省大学英语二级全真试题集答案试题一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. Then click on the corresponding button.16. Which is the largest number of the following? _______（得分：1分）A) Zero point eight B) Fifty percentC) Two divided by three D) Seventy percent17. Which is the smallest number of the following? （得分：1分）A) One-fifth B) Two-thirds.C) Zero point five D) A quarter.18. If you don’t go, ______ I（得分：1分）A) so do B) so don’tC) neither do D) nor shall19. The officer gave the order that soldiers ______ to go out at night（得分：1分）A) should not allow B) be not allowedC) mustn’t be allowed D) not be allowed20.Everything ______ if Albert hadn’t called the fire brigade（得分：1分）A) would have been destroyed B)would be destroyedC) will be destroyed D)will have been destroyed21. ______ he was in error will scarcely be noticed by his friends（得分：1分）A) That B) Which C) Though D) What22. The little baby was left alone, with ______ to look after it（得分：1分）A) no one B) not one C) someone D) anyone23. You ______ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of thing（得分：1分）A) needn’t have done B) must not have doneC) cannot have done D)shouldn’t have done24._______terrible weather we’ve been having these days! （得分：1分）A) What B) How C) How a D) What a25.Young _____ he is, he knows what is the right thing to do（得分：1分）A) as B) whatever C) however D) that26. He went to work so late ______ the manager had to send for him again before he arrived（得分：1分）A) that B) for C) when D) as27.I won’t lend any money to Joe because I am afraid ______ he will forget to pay it back （得分：1分）A) that B) when C) of D) whether28.Today’s libraries differ greatly from ________（得分：1分）A) those of the past B) that past C) those past D) the past29.The family never agree about ______ shares of the property（得分：1分）A) their B) her C) his D) its30. The middle-aged man was seen _____ out of the house on the afternoon of the murder （得分：1分）A) to come B) came C) have come D)comeSection B (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this partFor each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D)You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentenceThen click on the corresponding button.31.The sports meet was _____ because of the heavy rain（得分：1分）A) called off B) called on C) called for D) called up32.He died before he had _____ his last novel in January（得分：1分）A) completed B)compared C)competed D)complained33.Tom has checked in at the hotel with the ______ of his credit card（得分：1分）A) use B) help C) pay D)buy34.They have _____ out of paper, I will give them some（得分：1分）A)spent B)finished C)used D)run35.The heavy rain ______ the flood in Shanxi Province this summer（得分：1分）A) resulted to B) brought to C) led to D) caused to36.All employees are given three weeks of _____ each year（得分：1分）A) freedom B) occasion C) vacation D) travel37.The manager _____ the business very successfully（得分：1分）A) contacts B) conducts C) contest D)connects38.Mary’s _______ is to get a college education in China（得分：1分）A) positive B)objective C) active D) effective39.One of my _____ sentences is: There is no smoke without fire（得分：1分）A) favorite B)faithful C)favorable D) famous40.When I punished him he ____ by bursting into tears （得分：1分）A) reacted B) did C) acted D) made41.She appeared at the front door____ her finest jewel（得分：1分）A) wearing B) putting C) dressing D) having42.The meeting ____ at midnight and we all went home late（得分：1分）A) broke up B) broke off C) broke out D) broke down43.They usually _____ themselves by listening to light music（得分：1分）A) relax B) release C) relate D) rely44.His only________ now is how to earn enough money to support his family（得分：1分）A) concern B) task C) business D)care45.China has launched a number of________satellites since the 1970s（得分：1分）A) Communications B) information C) message D)TV46.When I got up this morning, I felt the temperature had__________（得分：1分）A) dropped B)sunk C)lowed D)fallen47.Jack was ill and had to_________in bed for six days（得分：1分）A) stay B) keep C) sleep D) lay48.Harry and Susan met at the restaurant and they liked each other _______（得分：1分）A) at first sight B) in sight C) out of sight D)within sight49.The manager will visit your parents ________ person（得分：1分）A) in B) for C) by D) of50.Please answer my question with your own ________ information（得分：1分）A) personal B) perfect C) probable D) pleasantPart III: Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are five 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 click on the corresponding button.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Passage 1Two businessmen were invited to dinner at the home of a college professor. One of the men did not have much education and was worried that he might make a fool of himself, but his friend said, “Don’t worry, just do what I do, and don’t talk anything that you don’t really understand. ”The first man managed to get through the dinner successfully, but by the end of the evening he had had a lot to drink, and began to get careless.A guest asked him whether he liked Shakespeare, and he answered confidently, “It’s very pleasant, but I prefer SCOTCH格兰威士忌酒.”There was an uncomfortable silence in the room, and soon people began to leave.When the two friends were out of the house, the second man said to his friend, “ You certainly made a fool of yourself making that silly remark about scotch. ”“What do you mean? ” asked his friend, “What was wrong with it? ”“Everybody knows that Shakespeare isn’t a drink, ”the second man replied. “ It’s a kind of cheese.”51. Why was one of the businessmen worried? （得分：2分）A) Because he talked only about business.B) Because he was afraid of making a fool of himself.C) Because he did not do as his friend did.D) Because he was not familiar with the host and the guests.52. How did the first man answer the guest’s question? （得分：2分）A) He answered the question pleasantly.B) He didn’t like Shakespeare, a drink.C) He answered the question successfully.D) He didn’t like Shakespeare, the great writer.53. Why did the guests leave? （得分：2分）A) Because the two businessmen would leave.B) Because the first man was making fool of himself.C) Because the host was not warm-hearted.D) Because the guests were not interested in the drinks.54.What was the second businessman’s opinion on the subject? （得分：2分）A) Shakespeare was not famous.B) Shakespeare was a kind of cheese.C) Shakespeare was a great writer.D) Shakespeare was not his favorite.55. Which of the following is true according to the passage? （得分：2分）A) The first businessman is more foolish than the second one.B) The guests know for sure who Shakespeare was.C) The guests do not know who Shakespeare was.D) The second businessman is more foolish than the first one.Passage 2Some people like to live in houses of the past. They may choose to live in a wooden house. They say these kinds of houses are easy to build and warm in winter. Others like to live in houses of the future. They may live in a house which gets its energy from the sun.A few other people like to live in houses that have characteristics特征of both the past and future. These people may live in a house under the ground. Many people think underground houses are cold and dark, but that is not true. These houses have special windows in the roof or large windows on one side. These windows give the houses a lot of light.The idea of underground houses is very old. People in the past lived in underground houses and underground cities in China, Japan and Canada. Some countries also build underground factories and store-houses(仓库)to hold things.In the United States, more people are beginning to build underground houses since they save open land for parks, gardens and sport fields. Underground houses also save energy. They use only a little energy to stay warm or cool.Owners of these houses like them. John Bonard is an architect (建筑师) who built an underground house in New York. His wife, Barbara, is an outdoor person, but she likes her underground home. “It’s perfect. I love it,”she says.56. One example of houses of the past is ____________ houses. （得分：2分）A) sunny B) wooden C) warm D) cold57. Underground houses are _____________. （得分：2分）A) houses of the past B) neither cold nor darkC) not real houses D) both cold and old58. People in the United States begin to build underground houses because _______.（得分：2分）A) people there hate to live in citiesB) underground houses can save open land and energyC) people there like sportsD) it’s easier to build such houses in the United States59. Underground houses are all of the following EXCEPT ____________. （得分：2分）A) built under the ground B) both warm and coolC) more and more popular in the United States D) using less energy than ordinary houses60. The example of the Bonards shows that ____________. （得分：2分）A) people don’t really like to go out of their homesB) underground houses can make nice homesC) many people have underground homesD) underground cities will be built by John BonardPassage 3Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges anduniversities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all.61. The oldest university in the US is _________. （得分：2分）A) Princeton B) HarvardC) Yale D) Columbia62. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, ______. （得分：2分）A) students studied only some languages and scienceB) colleges and universities were almost the sameC) people, young or old, might study in the collegesD) graduates became lawyers or teachers63. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________. （得分：2分）A) American history and German B) French and GermanC) Latin, Green, French and German D) Latin and Greek64. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______. （得分：2分）A) everything that was known B) many new subjectsC) law and something about medicine D) the subjects that interested students65. On the whole, the passage is about___________. （得分：2分）A) how to start a university B) how colleges have changedC) the world-famous colleges in America D) what kind of lesson each college teachesPassage 4What if you were in a boat that stopped running? You might be far from land, How would you get back? You could call for a towboat.Towboats are small boats that move bigger boats. People on towboats can tie a line to a big boat. Then the towboats can pull from the front or sides. Or they can push from the back. Sometimes they don’t have to move the big boat at all. They might just bring someone to fix it. After it is working again, the big boat can go on its way.There are flat boats that can’t move without towboats pushing them. These flat boats carry goods over the water. They are very big. So they can hold a lot of things.Some flat boats carry wood. It comes from trees. People cut these down and saw them into logs. Then they put the wood on a flat boat. That’s where the towboat comes in. Itpushes the flat boat along. This is how the wood gets to a city that needs it.People who run boats are called captains. Captains of towboats know how to do many things. They have to get very close to a big boat to tie a line to it. At the same time, they must take care not to run into it. And they must know their way around the sea. Rocks may be just under the water. Captains must know how to keep their boats away from them.66. What you would probably do is to__ _if your boat stopped according to the first paragraph. （得分：2分）A) wait until somebody comes to you B) call for a towboatC) try to fix the boat D) row life-boat to the shore67. According to the passage a towboat is used to___. （得分：2分）A) be tied to a flat boat B) move bigger boatsC) carry wood D) bring somebody to a big boat68.The word “captain”in paragraph 5 refers to___. （得分：2分）A) an officer in the army B)a leader of crew on a shipC) a leader of a football team D)an officer in the police69. Which of the following is true according to the passage? （得分：2分）A) The towboat is one part of the flat boat.B) A towboat is usually smaller than a flat boat.C) The captain on a towboat can hardly locate under-water rocks.D) The captain on a towboat can keep carrying goods over water.70. What is mainly discussed in this passage? （得分：2分）A) Captain B) Towboat C) Flat boat D) Big boatPart IV: Translation (10%)Directions: There are five sentences in this part. For each sentence, five suggested Chinese translations are given. There are five choices marked A), B), C) , D) and E). You are expected to make the best choice. Then click on the corresponding button.71. Sometimes there are some foods you can not eat at a meal, you’d better explain it to your host clearly.A)就餐时有你不能吃的食物，你最好向你的主人解释原因。