新概念2 63-70测试卷

新概念2阶段性测试一．单项选择（20分）1. He bought a knife and fork ________.A. to eatB. to eat withC. for eatingD. to eat by2. ----______ you ever ________ Tom before ?---- No, I _____ him just two minutes ago.A. Did, know ; metB. Have, known ; have metC. Have, known; metD. Did, know; had met3．------May I come in, sir? I’m sorry I am late.------Come in, please. But could you please tell me______?A. why you are late againB. what you were doing thenC. who you talked withD. how do you come to school4. --- Excuse me, sir. You’d better not park your car here. Look at the sign. --- Sorry, I _______ it.A. don’t noticeB. didn’t noticeC. hadn’t noticeD. noticed5. Many boys and girls are made _____ what they are not ______.A. to do, interestedB. doing, interestedC. do, interestedD. to do, interested in6. Great efforts have been ____to improve people’s living conditions in China in the past two y ears.A. gotB. wonC. madeD. did7. When he came back with plenty of money, his father ____ three days before.A. had diedB. was deadC. diedD. had been dead8. The fire was finally ______ after the building had ______ for two hours.A. put off; caught fireB. put away; been on fireC. put out; caught fireD. put out; been on fire9. He did everything he could _______ the old man.A. to saveB. saveC. saving D saved10.—Shall I give you a hand with this as you are so busy now?—Thank you.__________A. Of course you canB. If you likeC. it’s up to youD. It couldn’t be better11. –Do you know _______?--Next year.A. when he came hereB. when did he come hereC. when he will come hereD. when will he come here12. Look! How heavy the rain is! You’d better ______.A. don’t go nowB. stay here when it stopsC. not leave until it stopsD. not to leave at once13. --______ the man there be our new teacher?--He ______ be, but I’m not sure.A. May; mustn’tB. Can; mayC. Must; can’tD. Can; can’t14. _______ Chinese are looking for ways to learn English well before Beijing 2008 Olympics.A. ThousandB. ThousandsC. Thousand ofD. Thousands of15. –When _______ you _______ your homework?--I had finished it before he _______ back.A. have; finished; cameB. have; finished; was comingC. did; finish; cameD. did; finish; was coming16. Hurricane(飓风) brought down a great number of houses, _____ thousands of people homeless.A. to makeB. makingC. madeD. having made17. ---- ______ the sports meeting might be put off.---- Yes, it all depends on the weather.A. I’ve been toldB. I’ve toldC. I’m toldD. I told18. They never asked ________.A. what would happen to the worldB. what will happen to the worldC. what the world would happenD. what was happened to the world19. My memory is not good enough. Could I have a piece of paper to _____ your e-mail address on?A. put awayB. put intoC. put downD. put up20. China lies _______ the east of Asia and ______ the north of Australia.A. to; toB. in; toC. to; inD. in; on二．完型填空（30分）Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. 36 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 37 qualities. First of all, I respected his 38 to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he 39 what he taught Further more, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 40 way, introducing such aids (辅助) to 41 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he 42 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. 43 , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 44 the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 45 a student to a game of chess (国际象棋) 46 he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 47 : agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for 48 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was 49 by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success 50 , during it, the students and the professor 51 at least one loud 52 . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 53 and more lasting, If it is 54 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 55 my friend is indeed a wise man.36. A. Although B. When C. Even if D. Now that37. A. basic B. special C. common D. particular38. A. attention B. introduction C. relation D. Devotion39. A. insisted on B. talked about C. believed in D. agreed with40. A. imaginative B. ordinary C. opposite D. open41. A. listening B. understanding C. information D. discovery42. A. also B. nearly C. even D. only43. A. Later B. Secondly C. However D. Therefore44. A. with B. by C. from D. on45. A. invite B. lead C. prefer D. show46. A. As a matter of fact B. Later on C. Other times D. In general47. A. questions B. subjects C. matters D. contents48. A. support B. explanation C. experience D. advice49. A. disturbed B. moved C. attracted D. defeated50. A. for B. until C. since D. unless51. A. hear B. suggest C. share D. demand52. A. laugh B. cry C. shout D. question53. A. helpful B. enjoyable C. practical D. useful54. A. natural B. normalC. hopeful D. true55. A. so B. for C. then D. yetIV．阅读理解（20分）ADeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing—very, very slowly—as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that: have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.60. Many plants may survive in deserts when___________.A. the rain is spread out in a yearB. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a yearD. it is dry all the year round61. Sand dunes are formed when___________.A. sand piles up graduallyB. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the yearsD. pieces of rock get smaller62. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.A. too much sandB. more sand than beforeC. nothing except sandD. something else besides sand63 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.A. there is no rainfall throughout the yearB. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet highD. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatBWhen we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We don’t stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well.We make use of stereotypes (刻板的模式) as convenient ways to make quick judgements about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate, and they can often be dangerously wrong, but they are used regularly.The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy.In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets others tell at a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with.In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions（区分）, clothes, hairstyles, people’s pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.67. People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because __________.A.they do not wish to talk to other people B。