全国英语二级 2007年3月笔试真卷
第一部分 听 力(略）
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
从[A]、[B]、[C]和[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1
将该项涂黑。
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Example:
It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
[A] however [■] whatever [C] whichver [D] whenever
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21. –Where is John?
–He has been busy ______ his homework.
[A] to do [B] doing [C] do [D] done
22. –I’m afraid I’ve broken the window.
–________, I can easily get it fexed..
[A] Not at all [B] Never mind [C] What a pity [D] How dare you
23.When we met Mr. Smith last year, he ______ in that school for ten years.
[A] taught [B] was teaching [C] had taught [D] would teach
24. News writers know their readers have limited time and usually give the ________ develop-
ments of an event first.
[A] newest [B] latest [C] nearest [D] earliest
25.My present job is _______ too much of my study time.
[A] taking up [B] getting away [C] giving up [D] holding on
26. This radio is not working. I’ll have it ______.
[A] reparing [B] to repair [C] repaired [D] be repaired
27. Perhaps you ______ leave now. Your friend may be waiting for you outside.
[A] must [B] could [C] should [D] will
28. I know that you are extremly busy, so I won’t ______ any more of your time.
[A] bother [B] spend [C] waste [D] cost
29. Bob had yet ______ idea for a successful New year party, the thire one that evening.
[A] other [B] another [C] the other [D] other one
30. –I think I’d take the doctor’s advice and start running every morning.
–Really? ______.
[A] Good for you [B] That’s something [C] Thst’s Ok [D] What a pity
31. My friend Mr. Black has come to China every year ______ he was a boy.
[A] since [B] when [C] before [D] after
32. – Coild you give me a lift home, please?
–Sorry, ______.
[A] I have visited my sister [B] I visited my sister
[C] I am visiting my sister [D] I visit my sister
33. It is clear how much English students can learn ______ the Internet.
[A] in [B] with [C] by [D] through
34. Fighting has stopped and things are changing for ______.
[A] better [B] the better [C] the best [D] best
35. What want to tell you is ______: Paul will come to work as your assistant.
[A] it [B] these [C] that [D] this
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。
In 1941,when my father joined the U.S. Army, he was told that, on a written test, he had showed 36 for preparing food. Army officials offered him a course in becoming a cook. My father 37 because he thought he could 38 the battles. As things turned out, he got good
39 and became head cook of an army kitchen.
All went well 40 he had to deal with spinach(菠菜)。Because spinach is good for health,
the army 41 it several times per week. 42 , the soldiers refused 43 to look at spinach
on their plates. After hours of cooking spinach, my father 44 that, at the end of the meal, he
was throwing al of it away. To save time and effort, he decided simply to throw away the 45
vegetable it was cooked.
One day an army officer saw the 46 spinach in the rubbish. He blamed my father, 47
that he was destroying government property(财产) 48 my father explained that he was simply
49 the army the trouble of cooking the unwanted vegetable, the army officer insisted on 50 him by taking five dollars from his pay for the next three months.
Later, one officer told him that fresh spinach was government property, but cooked spinach was not. 51 if the spinach were cooked, it 52 be thrown out. Froom then on, my father 53 all
the spinach and then immediately 54 it into a rubbish can to keep everyone 55 . The govern-
ment did not have its property thrown out, and the soldiers did not have spinach on their plates.
36. [A] a sill [B] an interest [C] a gift [D] an advantage
37. [A] wondered [B] understood [C] accepted [D] admitted
38. [A] take part in [B] carry on with [C] catch up with [D] stay away from
39. [A] chance [B] records [C] experience [D] grades
40. [A] until [B] as [C] when [D] so
41. [A] prepared [B] supplied [C] checked [D] ate
42. [A] Carefully [B] Unwillingly [C] Certainly [D] Unfortunately
43. [A] evern [B] still [C] only [D] just
44. [A] ized [B] agreed [C] allowed [D] considered
45. [A] faviyred [B] hated [C] new [D] expensive
46. [A] dry [B] clean [C] cold [D] fresh
47.[A] saying [B] telling [C] warning [D] punishing
48. [A] While [B] Since [C] Although [D] As
49. [A] showing [B] causing [C] saving [D] leaving
50. [A] correcting [B] punishing [C] forgiving [D] refusing
51. [A] For example [B] In this case [C] In other words [D] Under this condition
52. [A] could [B] would [C] had to [D] should
53. [A] bought [B] kept [C] hid [D] cooked
54. [A] turned [B] make [C] put [D] knocked
55. [A] happy [B] healthy [C] safe [D] quiet
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳答案，并在
答题卡１上将该项涂黑。
A
There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearrly
Shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson’s is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-conditioned(空调)comfort. For all these, we pay a little extra.
It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslo-
vakian glass butter-dish from Robinson’s for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. “How much can you offer?” he shouted at me. I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the
article and his reply was shockingly rude(粗鲁). I opened my bag, showed him my receipt, stared
at him and walked out of his shop.
A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly shown, or, to be told exactly what the price its. He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted. If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford, he shrugs(耸耸) his shoulders and walks away. He does not attempt to
bargain with the shopkeeper. Even if he showed annoyance or surprise, he would expect to be told that if the price was unacceptable, he should try elsewhere.
56. The underlined word”haggling”(line 2, para.1) in the text most probably means ______.
[A] accepting the prices immediately
[B] fixing the right cost for some goods
[C] arguing about the price of something
[D] paying extra for comfortable shopping
57. We can learn from the text that Robinson’s is a store which sells ______.
[A] expensive goods
[B] air-conditioners
[C] Czechoslovakian goods
[D] goods at a bargain price
58. The writer asked about the price of a glass butter-dish in Change Alley because he wanted
to ______.
[A] buy it at a lower price
[B] change his dish for something else
[C] find out if the shop assistant is polite
[D] compare the prices of the dish in two stores
59. Which of the following words best describes the feeling of a British customer when “he
sarugs his shoulders and walks away”(line 3, para. 3)?
[A] Frightened.
[B] Worried.
[C] Annoyed.
[D] Disappointed.
60. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?
[A] The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
[B] The customer would get thd goods at a lower price.
[C] They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
[D] They would quarrel about the price of goods.
B
We all believe that words of a language evolve(进化) gradually over the centuries, rather as
animals and plants evolve over millions of years. Sometimes the change is so slight as to be almost unnoticeable—finger, for examole, means the same today as it did 1,000 years ago. Other words have changed out of all recognition. For example, modern English”lord”, a perston with high social posittions, comes from Old English”hlaford”. It used to mean“guardian of the bread”, a person who protects the bread. But not all work meanings change like this. Just as now and different types of animals and plants can be reproduced, we can call completely new words into being.
Anyone can make a word. The difficukt part is to make it stay in the language. To stand the
best chance it should probably relate to a partivular and fairly specialized subject. That cuts down the number of people who need to agree to use it. Chemists are often having to find expressions for
new findings. Once that is achieved, there may be a chance for wider recognition if the experssion
comes to be of interest to the general public.
Ordinary people can make long-lastiug words, though, In 1924, a competition(比赛) was held
to make a word for a drinker of illegal liquor(非法出售的酒).A prize of US $ 200 was offered, and there were reportedly over 25,000 suggestions.The winners were Henry Irving Dale and Kate L.
Butler, who both came up with “scofflaw”. And that word exists in american English to this day, in the rather wider sense “someone who disoberys the law”.
61. What can we learn from the text?
[A] It is the duty of specialists to make now words.
[B] People are encouraged to make now words.
[C] Words evolve faster than animals and plants.
[D] New words are usually made by chemists.
62. New words are usually not accepted until they ______.
[A] can express common iedas
[B] are included in school subjects
[C] are proved useful by scientists
[D] gain public agreement
63. According to the text, making a new word is less difficult than ______.
[A] determining how to pronounce it
[B] having a new chemical product
[C] organizing a competition
[D] making it long-lasting
64. The underlined word “scofflaw” (line 4, para, 3) originally meant the person who ______.
[A] drinks illegally
[B] wins prize for drinking liquor
[C] disobeys the law
[D] destroys illegal liquor
C
The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大规模的）development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why.
Leading figures from the arts circle have come togther to for the 21-year-old theatre.
Barbara Windsor, chairman o fhte Performing Art Society, said:” If they have to tear it down it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart.”
John Stevents, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. “There’s a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if
the Secombe goes.”
Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center eas not the
same as a theatre. “It’s silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They’re going to replace（代替）if
by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real thertre.”
Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said:” The Secombe has payed an outstanding role in the cultural life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists’workshops, and perfornamces.”
Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerslake said:” At some stage a building comes to the
end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress.”
65. The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be ______.
[A] replaced [B] closed [C] rebuilt [D] enlarged
66. Who would agree to have the therter replaced by a better one?
[A] Tony Kerslake. [B] Peter Geiringer.
[C] Hohn Stevents. [D] barbara Windsor.
67. The underlined word “it (line 3, para 6) refers to ______.
[A] the city government [B] the city committee for the arts
[C] Sutton Theatre Company
[D] Performing Arts Society
68. We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are ______.
[A] for the construction of a neighbourhood centre
[B] for setting up more artists’ workshops
[C] against closing the Secombe Theater
[D] against the plan to enlarge the theatre D（省略）
E
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Fleabag and the Ring’s End
Beth Webb
More stories of Fleabag, the talking cat—
star of this wonderful set of 3 boks.
Ages 8-13,208 pages, a-format paperback,
0 7459 4411 6,￡3.99
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The Little White Horse
Elizabeth Goudge
A classic fantasy(经典幻想小说) and
winner of the Carnegie Medal.
Age 8-12, 240 pages, B-format paperback,
0 7459 45783, ￡4.99
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My Very First Christmas Book
Lois Rock and Alex Ayliffe
A big, bright book, which presents the
story simply and delightfully for very young children.
Ages 0-3, 12 pages, 200mm X 200mm,
board,
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Star of Wonder
Pat Alexander
A wonderful collection of Christmas sto-
ries and poems. Full of lively pieces to read
and enjoy.
Age 7-12, 224 pages, paperback,
0 7459 3952 X, ￡4.99
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First festivals:Christmas
Lois Rock
An all-in-one book to help grown-ups and
children prepare their Christmas celebration to-
gether. Presents, activities and customs.
Ages5-8, 48 pages, 290mm X 250mm,
hardback,
0 7459 3907 4,￡8.99
The Not-So-Wise Man
Alan MacDonald and Andrew
Rowland
We all know about the 3 Wise Men who
Travelled to Bethlehem and discovered the baby
Jesus. This is the tale of another one, who always missed the point!
Ages 5-9 32 pages, 270mm X 210mm,
hardback,
0 7459 3892 2,￡8.99
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73. Which book tells stories of an animal?
[A] Star of Wonder. [B] The Not-So-Wise Man.
[C] first Festivals: Christmas. [D] Fleabag and the Ring’s End.
74. Which writter wrote the book explaining how to celebrate Christmas?
[A] Beth Webb. [B] lois Rock. [C] Pat Alexander. [D] Elizabeth Goudge.
75. Which number would you use to order a book for a 2-year-old child?
[A] o 7459 3892 2. [B] 0 7459 4056 0.
[C] 0 7459 3952 X. [D] 0 7459 4578 3.
第四部分 写 作
第一节 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，有该行
右边横线上画一个勾（∨）; 如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜
线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Today I visited the Smiths—my first time visit 76._______
to a American family. They live in a small 77._______
town. It was very kind for them to meet me 78._______
at the railway station and drove me to their home. 79._______
The Smiths did his best to make me feel 80._______
at home. They offered me coffee and other 81._______
drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing 82._______
together. They were eager know everything about 83._______
China and asked me lots of question. In fact, 84._______
they are planning to visit China in next year.
第二节 书面表达
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注意：
词数100词左右，开头结尾已为你写好；
请直接将书面表达写在答题卡2背面。
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