Test 2 for Unit 2

Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary.

Section A

Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

1.??–I’d like to buy a car made in Shanghai.

--Okay, Sir. You have several models ????????.

A. to choose ??B. to be chosen from ??C. to choose from ??D. for choosing

2. It’s time ???????rice.

A. for transplant ??B. of transplanting ??C. to transplant ???D. to transplanting

3. ?_____, the man opened the letter.

???A. Nervous ??????B. To be nervous ????C. He was nervous ?D. Be nervous

4. People need homes ???????and food ??????.

?A. to live; to eat ??B. to live in; to eat

C. live; to eat ????D. to live in; to eat for

5. Columbus was the first ???????the New Continent.

A. to have discovered ?????????B. to discover

C. discovering ???????????????D. having discovered

6. How ???????the problem will be discussed some time later this afternoon.

A. to solve ??B. to be solve ??C. being solved ??D. solving

7. At the moment, Jason is considering ???????next.

A. to do what ??B. what to do ??C. doing what ??D. what doing

8. If there is a lot of work ??????, I’m happy to just keep on until it is finished.

??A. to do ???B. to be doing ??C. done ???D. doing

9. ?Don’t get your schedule?______; stay with us in this class.

????A. to change ???B. changing ???C. changed ??D. change

10. ?When I caught him _______, I?stopped buying things there and started dealing with audience.

????A. cheating ????B. cheat ??C. to cheat ??D. to be cheating

11. With the world changing fast, we have something new ???????with all by ourselves every day.

A. deal ?????????B. dealt ????C. to deal ??D. dealing

12. We are invited to a party ???????in our club next Friday.

A. to be held ?????B. held ?????C. being held ??D. holding

Section B

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

??In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of devastation(毀滅),?a father rushed to the school __13_____his son was supposed to be, only __14___(discover) the building was a flat as a pancake. After the unforgettably initial shock , He remembered the promise he had made to his son, “____15_ ?______ _______happens , I’ll always be there for you. “ Tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins ___16___once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept __17___(remember) his commitment to his son.

??Remembering his son’s classroom was in the back right corner of the building , he rushed there and started digging through the ruins. As he __18____(dig), other helpless parents arrived , and tried to pull him off what _19____(leave) of the school , saying , “ It’s too late ! You can’t help !” But he continued.

???He dug for 8 hours-----24hours------36hours-------then, in the 38^th?hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ ARMAND”, ?He heard back , “ Dad? It’ s me. Dad! I told the other kids not to worry . I told them if you were alive, you ‘d save me and __20___would be saved , too! You’ve promised !”

Section C

Directions:?Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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This I Believe

I believe in the challenge to accomplish something out of the ordinary. I have ___21__ this belief from the Guinness Book of World Records. That book showed me the value of equal ____22__and competition. It proved to me, early on, that I could rise above anonymity and ___23___ remarkable things.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me to believe in the “accessibility of the “___24__”. I was attracted by the descriptions in the book: the fastest, the longest, the widest, the most …whatever you can imagine. It opened up the possibility of what I might be able to do.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me tenacity and perseverance and, more __25___, the desire to do something unexpected. So many people in the book were __26___ by family and friends for what they were doing. Yet they did it. I see them as success stories --- the ___27____ people who did something extraordinary.

I am not saving the world. I am not the best at what I do, but I am only 24 --- there is still time.

The Guinness Book of World Records helped give me a different ___28___ on the impossible, and encouraged me to try something__29__. I believe in making the “dream ” a ___30____, and I hope to someday break a few records myself.

Part II、Reading Comprehension

Section A：(15分)

Directions:?For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

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Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first __31__ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an education,?he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the __32_ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done between his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities because he didn't have the time or the __33__. He had only one good suit. He tried __34__ the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too __35__. During this period Dale was slowly __36__ an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could __37__ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the debating team, believing that __38__ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts __39__ made it. This proved to be a __40__ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the __41__ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __42__. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __43__,?were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to __44_ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to __45__ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

31．A.admitted　　　B．filled???????C．supplied D．recognized

32．A.training ???????B．board??????C．teaching D．equipment

33．A.permit????????B．interest C.talent D．clothes

34．A.on???????????B．for????????C．in D．with

35．A.light?????????B．flexible????C．optimistic D．outgoing

36．A.gaining???????B．achieving???C．developing D．obtaining

37．A.prevent???????B．protect????C．save D．free

38．A.presence??????B．practice???C．patience D．potential

39．A.hopefully?????B．certainly???C．finally D．naturally?

40．A.key?????????B．breaking????C．basic D．turning

41．A.progress?????B．experience??C．competence D．confidence

42．A.horse-riding ??B．football???C．speech D．farming?

43．A.in return??????B．in brief???C．in turn D．in fact?

44．A.convey???????B．overcome??C．understand D．build

45．A.express???????B．stress?????C．contribute D．repeat

Section B (18分)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

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?Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old boy student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鳴曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studied law and music.

Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note.” says Samuel.

Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, “It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”

However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now,he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

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46．What is special about Samuel Osmond?

A．He has a gift for writing music.

B．He can write down the note he hears.

C．He is a top student at the law school.

D．He can play the musical piece he hears.　?

47．What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

B．Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

C．Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

D．Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

48．What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

A．He became famous during a special event at his college.

B．He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

C．He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

D．He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.　 ?

49．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．The Qualities of a Musician

B．The Story of a Musical Talent.

C．The Importance of Early Education

D．The Relationship between Memory and Music

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B

He is regarded as having one of the brightest minds on the planet. But outstanding astrophysicist(天體物理學(xué)家) Stephen Hawking has admitted that he did not learn to read until he was eight years old.

In a public lecture at the Royal Albert Hall,Professor Hawking also admitted that he was not active in studying while at Oxford University,where he studied physics,and that only the diagnosis that he might die young from motor neurone(神經(jīng)元) disease made him concentrate on his work.

Professor Hawking said: “My sister Philippa could read by the age of 4 but then she was definitely brighter than me.”He said that he was unexceptional at school and was never further than halfway up his class.“My classwork was very untidy,and my handwriting was the despair of my teachers,”he said.“But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein,so presumably they saw signs of something better.”

But he said that it was when doctors told him that he probably only had a few years to live at the age of 21 that galvanized him into focusing on his work and a period of productivity that resulted in some of his early breakthroughs. He said,“When you are faced with the possibility of an early death,it makes you realize that life is worth living and there are lots of things you want to do.”

50．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Stephen Hawking is the second Einstein in the world.

B．Stephen Hawking couldn't read at the age of 7.

C．Stephen Hawking's handwriting was once terribly bad.

D．Stephen Hawking's sister once performed much better than him.??

51．What made Stephen Hawking devote himself to his work?

A．Patience. B．Knowledge.

C．Disease. D．Laziness.?

52．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Stephen Hawking didn't realize his dreams in physics.

B．It was possible for Hawking to face the early death.

C．The purpose of the doctor's diagnosis was to encourage him to work hard.

D．His life might be taken away by long hard work.

53．From whom did Hawking get a relatively just estimation when he was at school?

A．His sister. B．His classmates.

C．His teachers. D．His parents.

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Beach volleyball is one of those sports that can be an exciting game to play and watch, or, can just be about some friends getting together to have a great time. It’s really easy, and all you need is sand, a net and a group of people, of any age or fitness level, who want to have fun.
????Beach volleyball can be played with as few as two people on each team, making a total of four people. However, if you are less skilled and experienced in the game, it will be easier to play with a larger team. The more players you have, the less ground each person will be responsible(負(fù)責(zé))for covering and the more time they will have to recover in between shots. If you only have a few players, each of you will get quite a workout running for the ball after each volley. If you are looking for that relaxing, fun, low-key experience, choose larger teams.
???Beach volleyball is similar(相似)to regular volleyball in its rules. However, even experienced volleyball players do not realize how much more difficult it is to run and jump on sand. Since it is harder to move quickly on sand than a hard ground, play will be much slower than regular volleyball on a playground. When a player trains for beach volleyball, he will focus(專注)on building lower body strength as well as upper body. While he needs to be able to hit the ball with a great deal of power and accuracy(準(zhǔn)確性), strengthening his legs is extremely important.
???Whether you are in it for the competition, or just to have a great time with your friends, beach volleyball can be very exciting and fun. You may even start out with friends and fall in love with the sport.
53.When you join a large beach volleyball team, you’ll_________.

A．have as many shots as possible B．improve your volleyball skills

C．be responsible for more ground D．feel light-hearted(輕松)while playing

54.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You can hit the ball with much less power when playing beach volleyball.

B．The playground size of beach volleyball is much larger than that of regular volleyball.

C．You can run more quickly when you are playing regular volleyball.

D．The rules of beach volleyball are totally different from those of regular volleyball.

55.What does the writer think of beach volleyball?

A．It is a difficult sport to learn.

B．It is a very exciting and interesting sport.

C．It is a sport which needs less power.

D．It is a sport which needs more skills.

56.Why is it much slower to play beach volley ball than regular volleyball??

Because _________.

A．it is not an easy job to move on sand

B．it is a workout running for the ball

C．it is usually a larger team

D．the beach volleyball is heavier

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage and then complete the statements and answer the questions on the answer sheet.

??Let us suppose it is now about A.D.2060.Let’s make believe it is about sixty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.

??Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air conditioned, naturally. In order that every one can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old.

??What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven’t yet started to use supply of energy directly as electrical current or nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.

??Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated(灌溉)with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good. Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.

??People are now largely vegetarians(素食者).You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animals decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.

??Such would be our life in 2060.

57.The article was written in_______________________.

58.Why should hotels be built on the moon?

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59. In 2060, people may eat food in the form of ??????????????, and the food they eat comes from????????????????????????.

60. Why are people largely vegetarians in 2060?

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Part III、Translation.

Directions:?Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

61.這枚鉆石物有所值。 （worth）?

62. 這部電影真是太感人了,以至于Nancy 熱淚盈眶。 （ so----that）

63.這位市長(zhǎng)把這位孤兒（orphan）視為知己的女兒。（ regard ----as---）

64. 今日的勤奮（diligence） 會(huì)將你引入明日的成功。 （lead to ）

65.躺在沙發(fā)上看電視到半夜,真是一件樂事。（pleasure）

Part IV、Guided Writing (25分)

Directions:?Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

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66.是否某一位名人的名言或一件軼事曾讓你心中為之感動(dòng)、振奮。請(qǐng)就你欣賞的名人名言或名人軼事,談?wù)勀愕囊娊馀c看法。

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