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二级试题及答案

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CollegeEnglishAchievementTest

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试题册

（120分钟）2004.6

PartIIReadingComprehension

PassageOne

WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?

TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandconveniencefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethaneverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.

Todayabouthalfofthecountry’smarriedwomenareemployedoutsidethehome.But,unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.Insteadmanyhavebecome,inasense,prisonersofthecompletelycookedconveniencemeal.Itiseasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortotakethefamilyoutforpizzas,orburgersthantostartopeningcansorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.

Also,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanaspartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercookingforone.

Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireanydressingup,anditoffersa“fun”break.

21.Americanwomenlefthometoworkinlargenumbersbecauseof_____________.

A）theimprovedlivingstandardB）theincreaseinfoodprices

C）theneedofwar-timeindustryD）themodernizationofthekitchen

22.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaningto____________.

A）“offerhelporsupport”B）“eatwithgoodappetite”

C）“offercompliment”D）“disagreewith”

23.Whatisaworkingmother’sbestchoiceifshedoesnothavetimetopreparedinnerforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?

A）Makingamealoutofcannedfood.

B）Buyingsomechickenonthewayhomeandfryingit.

C）Takingthefamilytodinneratapizzaplace.

D）Heatingupfrozendinners.

24.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofAmericansaremostlikelytocooktheirownmealathome?

A）Singleworkingmothers.B）Unmarriedmaturepeople.

C）Elderlypeoplelivingalone.D）Unemployedwomenwithfamily.

25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A）Women’sliberationinAmerica.

B）ChangesintheAmericanfamilyduringWorldWarII.

C）ReasonsforthepopularityoffastfoodinAmerica.

D）RisingdivorcerateinAmericatoday.

PassageTwo

Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication;thenmistakesaresecondaryconsiderationsthatmaybedealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincrease.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistakes.Thelanguagelearnermayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying"Idoit"toexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteracting（交际）withnativespeakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeakersactuallysay"I'11doit".Theresultingdiscrepancy（差异）canserveasabasisforthestudenttomodifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbytrialanderror.

26.Accordingtothepassage,thepresenttenseinEnglishis_________.

A）notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefuture

B）usedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintention

C）basicallythesameinEnglishasitisinSpanish.

D）notthemostdifficultproblemforforeignstudents

27.Accordingtothepassage,languagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheirmistakesby________.

A）askingnativespeakersforexplanations

B）readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguage

C）comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers

D）speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakers

28.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentswhodonotinteractwithnativespeakerswi11NOT_______.

A）learnverymuchabouttheforeignculture

B）learnaboutthehistoryoftheforeignlanguage

C）havetoworryaboutmakingmistakes

D）takeadvantageofavailablelanguagemodels

29.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentsshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakesbecause________.

A）nativespeakerslikeforeignstudentswhotrytolearntheirlanguage

B）communicationistheprimarygoaloflanguagelearning

C）nativespeakerswillignoretheirmistakes

D）everyonemakesmistakeswhentryingtocommunicateinastrangerlanguage

30.Theauthor'smajorconclusionaboutthefunctionofmistakesinforeignlanguagelearningisthat_________.

A）mistakesarenotimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage

B）learnersareoftenveryafraidofmakingmistakes

C）makingmistakescanhelpthelearnerdiscovertherolesofthelanguage

D）nativespeakersoftendonottellforeignlanguagelearnersabouttheirmistakes

PassageThree

Itisestimatedthatsomesevenhundredmillionpeopleareunabletoreadandwrite,andthereareprobablytwohundredandfiftymillionmorewhoselevelofattainmentissoslightthatitbarelyqualifiesliteracy（读写能力）.

Recentlytheattackonilliteracyhasbeensteppedup.AworldplanhasbeendrawnupbyacommitteeofUNESCOexpertsinParis,aspartoftheUNESCONationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternationalconferenceonthesubjecthasalsobeenheld.UNESCOstressesthatfunctionalliteracyistheaim.Peoplemustlearnthebasicskillsofresponsiblecitizenship:

theabilitytoreadnotices,newspapers,timetables,letters,price-lists,tokeepsimplerecordsandaccounts,tosortoutthesignificanceoftheinformationgathered,andtofillinforms.

ThemajorareasofilliteracyareinAsia,Africa,andCentralandSouthAmerica.InAfricathereareatleastonehundredmillionilliterates,comprisingeightytoeighty-fivepercentofthetotalpopulation.InEuropethefigureisabouttwenty-fourmillion,mostoftheminSouthernEurope,withSpain,Italy,Portugal,andYugoslaviaheadingthelist（theUnitedKingdomhasaboutsevenhundredthousand）.

31.Studyingcarefullythecluesinthepassage,welearnthatthetotalpopulationofAfricais.

A）approximatelysevenhundredmillion

B）approximatelyonehundredandtwenty-fivemillion

C）approximatelyeightoreightpointfivethousandmillion

D）exactlytwenty-fourmillion

32.ThefigureofilliteracyinBritaincomprises.

A）zeropointonepercentofthatofilliteracyintheworld

B）zeropointtwopercentoftheworldadultpopulation

C）thirty-fivepercentofEurope’spopulation

D）threepointfivepercentofthatoftheilliteracyinSouthernEurope

33.ItisobviousthatUNESCO.

A）isacompanyinFrance

B）isaworldorganizationattachedtotheU.N.

C）worksmainlyatcombatingilliteracy

D）hasmanyexpertswhoselevelofattainmentisfarfromliteracy

34.Aworldplanmentionedinthepassageaimsat.

A）trainingresponsiblecitizens

B）enforcingthefunctionsofUNESCO

C）helpingilliterateslearnhowtoreadandwrite

D）urgingSouthernEuropeancountriestotaketheleadinattackingilliteracy

35.Theauthorimpliesthatthisworldplanisto.

A）becarriedoutinthemajorareasofilliteracylikeAfrica

B）berealizedintenyears

C）bedrawnupbyParisianexperts

D）bedebatedataninternationalconference

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Thereare25incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

36.Youcanhangupwhatyoulikeonthese__________walls.

A）bareB）emptyC）blankD）vacant

37.Itseemsthatthereis__________thatIcan’tdo.

A）nothingB）anythingC）everythingD）none

38.________agoodbeginningismade,theworkishalfdone.

A）AssoonasB）WhileC）AsD）Once

39.Heglanced________thenewspaperquicklybecausehewasinahurry.

A）inB）atC）throughD）among

40.Theboxwassoheavythatitwasdifficultfortheoldladyto______it.

A）liftB）reachC）riseD）touch

41.Theyhaveaskedusto___________inthenegotiations.

A）involveB）bemixedC）participateD）takeplace

42.Jeanoften____________storiestoamuseherlittlebrother.

A）makesupB）makesoutC）sendoutD）putsup

43.Idon’tthinkwe’vemetbefore.Youareconfusingmewith________.

A）someotherB）someoneelseC）otherpersonD）oneother

44.WhenJanefellofftheslide,theotherchildren___________.

A）couldn’thelplaughingB）weren’tabletostoplaughing

C）couldnotavoidtolaughD）couldnotstopbutlaughing

45.Thepicturecouldbeofa__________fromaplayoropera.

A）viewpointB）sceneryC）viewD）scene

46.LastyearMaryearned___________hisbrother,whohasabetterposition.

A）twiceasmuchasB）twicemorethan

C）twiceasmanyasD）twiceasmoreas

47.Therehasbeenanupsurgeofinterestinchambermusic.________,operaisreceivingaboostfromincreasedrecordsales.

A）AlikeB）LikelyC）LikewiseD）Liking

48.Hewouldoftenbeworking_________onhiswordprocessorlateintothenight.

A）alongB）awayC）farD）awhile

49.Whenyou'reolderIthinkyou'rebetterequippedmentallytocopewith___happens.

A）whateverB）whichever

C）nomatterhowD）nomatterwhen

50.HegotamessagefromMr.Johnson__themanagercouldnotseehimt