英语二级期末考试（A卷）I．Multiple Choices :( 30%)1. She chose to learn the violin in __________ to the piano.A. preferenceB. favorC. comparisonD. liking2. Hard as he tried, he had no ________ of solving the problem.A. methodB. useC. wayD. sense3. Oranges are _______less sour than lemons.A. noticeablyB. notifyinglyC. notifiablyD. notionally4. After a long hunt for him, we saw him ________the crowdA. emerged fromB. emerging intoC. emerged intoD. emerging from5. It’s one thing to learn, and _______to teachA. the otherB. anotherC. the othersD. another thing6. The country _______,most of the Americans hurry home before the night falls.A. metB. being metC. having metD. having been met7. His _______for his loyal support of the Party was s seat in the CabinetA. rewardB. repaymentC. recompenseD. compensation8. In computer programming, this model is ______to any of the others we have in the department.A. the most superiorB. superiorC. betterD. more superior9. He was deeply __________over his son’s financial difficulties.A. troubledB. anxiousC. concernedD. careful10. Listening, speaking, reading, then writing ______ the fundamental order in language learning.A. constituteB. constructC. contentD. constituent11. Having said how much he liked football, he then _______to explain how he had come to like it.A. followedB. gotC. wentD. proceeded12. The boy has _____the local accent while staying with his grandparents.A. picked upB. breakdownC. breakD. breakthrough13. There is not much in complaining; they never take any notice.A. reasonB. pointC. meaningD. spot14. There is no limit ________ what you can do if you try.A. ofB. toC. withinD. for15. Please state your name, age and______.A. fieldB. tradeC. workD. occupation16. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.A. revealB. exhibitC. expoundD. demonstrate17. Years of _____ labor had hardened his muscles..A. menuB. bodyC. figure-buildingD. manual18. So far as we know, the original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays are no longer in _______.A. evidenceB. practiceC. progressD. existence19. We all like the teacher because of his ________ of humor.A. mannerB. feelingsC. natureD. sense20. For lack of sufficient security, the bank had its thousands of dollars_____A. rob ofB. be robbed ofC. to be robbed ofD. robbed21. The bad weather ________ the small attendance to the meeting.A. is responsible forB. is responsible toC. is in charge ofD. takes charge of22. I am sorry to _____ you while you’re working but I must ask you a question.A. violateB. interfereC. botherD. annoy23. You must obtain _____from the landowner to fish in this river.A. agreementB. rightC. allowanceD.permission24. His great grandfather was among the first to settle in _____ is now the famous mountain resort.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. that25. A new hospital is __________ construction.A. inB. onC. overD. under26. I hope to finish the work________.A. until he will arriveB. until he arrivesC. before he will arriveD. before he arrives27. Everyone I invited _______ at my wedding.A. showed aroundB. showed offC. showed upD. showed down28. _______ a certain doubt among students as to the necessity of the work.A. It existedB. There existedC. They haveD. There had29. He studied hard at school when he was young, ______ contributes to his success in later life.A. thatB. whichC. so thatD. as30. He said he would consider our proposal and that we would _____ him within twenty-four hours.A. hearB. hear ofC. hear aboutD. hear fromII. Point out and correct the mistakes:（15%）1.Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when being seena b c d alone.2. When he found he hadn’t enough money to pay for the meal, he was very mucha b c embarrassing.D3. We are all for your suggestion that a special board will be set up to examine thea b c d problem.4. I remembered clearly to see Ann talking with Mr. Benson at the Christmas party thea bprevious week but now she denied seeing him there.c d5. Men suppose to be at the peak of their creative powers at the age of forty-five.a b c d6. Most of the freshmen in our college have made far more greater progress in theira b cstudy of English than we first expected.d7. Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pickpockets.a b c d8. Don’t take for granted that all those who score high in the entrance examinationsa b cwill prove to be the most competent at college.d9. Just like opera was the typical form of the eighteenth century, so film seems likelya b c dto become the representative art form of the twentieth century.10. Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pickpockets.a b c dIII. Cloze :（10%）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。