2014年3月全国英语等级考试二级试题
第一部分 听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．What will the woman do about the dress?
[A] She’ll buy it. [B] She’ll return it. [C]She’ll change it. 2．What are the speakers talking about?
[A] Buying DVDs. [B] Sharing DVDs. [C]Borrowing DVDs. 3．What did the woman think of Dana’s speech?
[A] Well-prepared. [B] Important. [C]Boring. 4．What does the man mean?
[A] He will carry the boxes later. [B] He is unable to give help. [C] He refuses to pay for the boxes.
5．When is Simon supposed to arrive?
[A] 7:30. [B]8:00. [C]8:10.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6．Where do the speakers plan to go?
[A] A library. [B] A museum. [C]The woman’s home. 7．Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?
[A] To avoid the crowd. [B] To enjoy nice weather. [C] To sleep late in the morning.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第10题。
8．Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time?
[A] His computer was broken. [B] He needed it for his paper. [C] He used it for his computer class.
9．Why does the woman feel happy?
[A] The man can lend her a computer now. [B] The man will use his own computer. [C] The man will study better.
10．What has the man been doing with his new computer?
[A] Watching DVDs. [B] Doing homework. [C] Searching for information.
听下面一段对话，回答第11和第13题。
11．Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman?
[A] From his college friends. [B] From his high school teachers. [C] From the grown-ups around him.
12．How much does Tom own of the company he works for?
[A] 6%. [B]18%. [C]60%.
13．What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past?
[A] Producing simple things. [B] Wasting lots of materials. [C] Making all the products themselves.
听下面一段对话，回答第14和第17题。
14．What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply? [A] Writers.
[B] School teachers. [C] Newspaper reporters.
15．Where is Sharon most likely to go?
[A] New York. [B] Boston. [C] California. 16．What does James plan to do ifhe can’t find a job?
[A] Continue his education. [B] Start a newspaper. [C] Write a book. 17．Who are the speakers?
[A] Fellow students. [B] Laid-off workers. [C] High school teachers.
听下面一段对话，回答第18和第20题。
18．Why does the university offer the two programs?
[A] To keep students safe walking late or alone. [B] To provide better health care for students. [C] To help visitors tour around the college. 19．When can students call Campus Safety Office?
[A] From 7 pm to 7 am. [B] Anytime of the day. [C] From midnight to 7 am. 20．To whom is the speaker mainly talking?
[A] Tourists at the college. [B] New teachers. [C] Parents of students.
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节
从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．Sandy ____ be out of hermind to have spent that much money on an old car. [A] should [B]must [C] can [D] will
22．I’ll be in ____ next room, so give me ____ call if you need any help. [A] the; a [B]/; a [C] /; the [D] the; the
23．Ella has been complaining about the traffic ____her awake at night. [A] keep [B]to keep [C] keeping [D] kept
24．Frank was a wonderful teacher. Everyone agreed it would be hard to find _____ like him.
[A] other [B]the other [C] another [D] others
25．Maggie is ____about her tea, and often carries her favourite tea with her in her handbag.
[A] particular [B] curious [C]anxious [D] certain 26．We could do with a new car.The one we ____ is a bit too old.
[A] were getting [B] have got [C]had got [D] will get
27．Police are ____ trying to find out the exact cause of the accident. [A] still [B]yet [C] soon [D] even
28．—This cake's delicious! Did you make it yourself? —____ My sister got it from the bakery.
[A] Really? [B]Of course. [C] You must be joking! [D] You are welcome. 29．My mother was talking to Lisa on the phone ____ the doorbell rang. [A]while [B] when [C] since [D] as
30．Many great discoveries were made in ____ the 19th century.
[A] the second of half [B] second of the half [C] the half second of [D] the second half of
31．Joan sold the house anyway even though it was ____her father's wishes. [A]beyond [B] within [C] against [D] from
32．I hope ____ roundthe tourist sites by a specialist guide. [A]taken [B] taking [C] to take [D] to be taken
33．Ralph and Celia ____ alot of each other since they moved to the same city. [A] have been seeing [B] were seeing [C] had seen [D]saw
34．I walked slowly to the teacher’s office wondering ____ she decided to talk with me.
[A] which [B]why [C] where [D] who
35．Make a list of what you have to do, and put them ____ with the most important at the top.
[A]in fact [B] in public [C] in order [D] in surprise
第二节
从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A businessman owed a lot of money to others and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, __36__ if anything could save his company.__37__ an old man appeared before him. __38__ listening to the problem, he wrote out a check and said “Take this __39__. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can __40__ me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had __41__. The businessman saw in his __42__ a check for $ 500, 000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the __43__ men in the world! The money was more than __44__ to save his business. __45__, he decided to put the check in his safe. Just __46__ he had half a million dollars might give him the __47__ to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
Feeling __48__ and working hard, he was making money once again. One year later, he returned to the __49__ with the check, and the old man appeared. Just as the businessman was about to say __50__, a nurse came running up. “I’m so __51__ I caught him!” she cried. “He’s always __52__ from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” Then she led the old man away by the arm.
Suddenly, the businessman realized that it wasn’t that money, real or __53__ that had turned his __54__ around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to __55__.