新概念英语２册期末测试题（１－１８课）Ⅰ、单项选择（２０分）1. We hadn’t met for nearly 20 years, but I recognized him ______ I saw him in the street.A) at once B) the moment C) at first D) right after2. You can borrow my tape-recorder _____ you return it to me tomorrow.A) unless B) as soon as C) until D) provided3. I couldn’t help but _____ that it was a mistake to let him go alone.A) think B) thought C) to think D) thinking4. Mrs. Parks, who lost both her husband and son during the Second World War, is now in poor health and expects to _____ care of.A) be taking B) have taken C) take D) be taken5. Emily wrote to ______ of her parents last week, but she has written to _____ of them this week.A) both, either B) both, neither C) neither, both D) either, both6. We haven’t seen our neighbors for over a week. They _____ on a trip abroad.A) could B) must go C) may have gone D) should have gone7.—When do you usually every morning ?—At 6:30 and then have breakfast .A. get upB. gets upC. get togetherD. got up8．—Which of the twins will succeed?—The one works harder, I think.A.whomB.whoC.whichD. whose9. —Tom is taller than Tim but not so tall as Bob. Which of them is ?—Bob, of course.A.tallB.tallerC.tallestD.the tallest10.—He bought English book not Chinese one.A.a, aB.the ,aC.a ,anD.an ,a11.—useful information it is for me!A.WhatB.What aC.What anD.How12. If you ____ the book tomorrow, you will be very happy.A. will readB. will readingC. will be readingD. read13.—Excuse me, would you mind passing me that English-Chinese dictionary?—Sorry, it’s my reach.A.overB.withinC.far awayD.beyond14．The movie was very___ she was really ___ in it.A. interest; interestingB. interested; interestedC. interesting; interestedD. interest; interests15. Jean spent fifty hours ___ the book.A. readingB. to readC. in readD. read16. There is ____ milk in the bottle, but there is ______ fly in it.A. a; aB. some, aC. some, aD. any, a17. He _______ TV when his father came in.A. was watchedB. watchingC. was watchD. was watching18. Helen arrived ___ London airport ____ the morning of June 7.A. in, onB. at, onC. at, atD. at, in19. We are not ____ touch that machine.A. allowedB. allowed toC. allow toD. allowing20. To _______ he won the match at last.A. my surprisedB. my surprisingC. my surpriseD. my surprisesⅡ、完形填空（１０分）Mr. White works in an office. He liked 1 in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he has near sight. But he wouldn't like anybody else to know about _2_and he never wears a pair of glasses, and it often _3_ him some trouble.One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He _4_the bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to _5_ there. The road to the village wasn't smooth(平坦). He fell over some times and it made his clothes dirty. When he_6_ got to the village, it began to blow and it got _7_. He was looking for the school while his _8_was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn't get it. He couldn't understand why his hat ran into a house as if it had __9__. And he ran into the house, too.A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, "_10_are you running after my hen for?"1. A. reading B. dancing C. singing D. writing2. A. these B those C. them D. it3.A. follows B takes C. brings D. carries4. A. took off B got off C. got on D. come on5.A. ride B drive C. walk D. fly6.A. At first B .At home C. At times D. At last7.A. hotter B. warmer C. colder D .cooler8. A. clothes B. bag C. hat D. glasses9. A. legs B. hands C. shoes D. arms10. A. What B. Why C. Which D. WhoⅢ、阅读理解（２０分）（Ａ）Some ants make their homes under a stone. If the weather is warm, you may see many ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They look for food and take care of theyoung ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen ant doesn't work. She is important because she lays eggs. Those eggs will become baby ants.There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too.These ants move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can eat wooden houses. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they will see no other insects or snakes.（）1. Where can you find ants on warm days?A. Under the ground.B. On the ground.C. Inside people's houses.D. Under a stone.（）2. Why is a queen ant more important than a worker ant? Because _- __A. a queen ant produces the youngB. a queen ant is stronger than all the other family membersC. a queen ant finds food for all the other family membersD. a queen ant does more work than all the other family members（）3. Where can you find many kinds of ants according to the passage?A. In America.B. In China.C. In Canada.D. In Britain.（）4. Why are people glad after the dangerous ants pass through?A. Because they are goneB. Because they are not dangerous any moreC. Because there are no other insects or snakesD. Because the ants can be eaten（）5. Which of the following is true?A. People are not afraid of any kind of ant.B. Big animals are not afraid of any kind of ant.C. An elephant can kill and eat a kind of very strong ant.D. One kind of ants moves in groups.（Ｂ）Tom Green spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life.“The secret of a long life is happiness,” Green said. “If you are happy, you will live a long time.”“Are you married?” a reporter asked. “Yes,” Green answered. “I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for my third wife, I would have died years ago.”“What about smoking and drinking?” another reporter asked. “Yes, they are important,” Green said. “Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two gla sses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy. ”（）1. Some reporters visited Green becauseA.he did something peculiarB.he was a friend of themC.he had lived much longer than most peopleD.he had married three times（）2. Green thought that was the most important to life.A.his third wifeB.gladC.happinessD.smoking（）3.Green thought his third wife helped him to live years longer.A.12B.14C.16D.18（）4.The writer wants to tell usA.drinking a great deal is good for our healthB.drinking within a limit is helpfulC.smoking and drinking are indispensable to good healthD.we should quit smoking or drinking.（）5.The best title for this passage isA.Drinking and SmokingB.The Secret of a Long LifeC.Happiness in LifeD.Astonished ReportersⅣ、用所给词的正确形式填空（２０分）enjoy spent salary waste appear polite afford lift proud famous1. It is a _________ of time to do that kind of thing.2. She ___________ five days on the work.3. We w aited and waited, but the little mouse didn’t ________.4. Hugh didn’t _____ watching that film.5. John works in a foreign company but he doesn’t get a good ________.6. Chong qing is ______ for its hot pot.7. When he was driving along the mountain road, a boy asked him for a ____.8. The house is so expensive that Sherry can’t _____ it.9. Sharon is a ______ girl. She always smiles when she speaks to others.10. The boy’s parents are ________ of him; he always studies hard .Ⅴ、短文改错（１５分）After I finished the school this year, I began1. 1.to look fir work. Now several month later, I still 2.hadn’t found the job that I was interested. Last Sunday 3.morning I received a phone call from a man calling him 4.Mr Smith. He said to me on the phone, “I hear that you do 5.very well in your studies. I may have a job for you.” 6.I entered his office with a beaten heart. How I hoped 7.that I will go through the job-hunting talk today and he 8.would take me on as a lab assistant. But to my surprised 9.what he said disappointing. He only needed a model. 10.________ Ⅵ、写作（１５分）Read this note from your friend Tom. Reply to this note.Let’s meet for dinner near your house on Saturday.Where shall we eat? What time can you come? Where can I park my car?。