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1、英语二试题及答案 (答案附后)阶段测验一一、单项选择题1. Sarah hopes to become a friend of shares her interestsA. anyone BwhomeverC. whoever Dno matter who2. Charles Smith， was my former teacher, retired last year A. which B. who C. mat D. as 3. Two-thirds of his property lost in the fire.A. was B. wereC. are D. have been4. L
2、ook at this group of people beach volleyballA. played B. is playedC. playing D. is playing5. It rained hard yesterday, prevented me from going to the park.A. that B. whichC. as D. it6. The meeting nest week will be of great importanceA. to be held B. heldC. holding D. is held7. After months of voyag
3、e, Columbus arrived in later proved to be a new continent.A. where C. whichB. which D. that8. He would have given you more help，if he so busy.A. have not been B. had not beenC. not have been D. not had been9. It is Shakespeare Theatre you are doing to watch the play The Merchant of Venice?A. where B
4、. thatC. which D. as10. The new discovery be of great service to mankind.A. is bound to B. is bound forC. be bound to D. be bound for11. for you laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.A. Had it not been B. It were not C. Werent it D. Had not it been12. At any rate I did not succeed
5、myself understood by you.A. making B. madeC. to make D. in making13. We are all concerned her safety.A. about B. madeC. of D. with 14. It me three years to draw the beautiful horses.A. took B. paidC. spent D. cost15. The boy complained a pain in his stomach.A. with B. forC. in D. of二、完形填空Last evenin
6、g 1 was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific discovery: I forgot what it was. The announcer, l name was Ralph story, reported something that caught my 2 . “All great discoveries.” he said “are made by people between the ages of 20 and 30. 3 a little over
7、 30 myself 1 wanted to disagree with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The nest day I 4 to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 5 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.First I looked at some of the scientific disc
8、overies. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different weight fall 6 the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madame Curie started her research that turned to a Noble prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing
9、Theory of Relativity. Well,enough of that. Yet I 7 if those “best years” were true in other fields.Then how about the field of 8 ? Surely it takes the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it does，but look when these people started their careersWinston Churchill was elected to the House of Co
10、mmons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln began the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.But why dont best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 9 ,most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Pica
11、sso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, 10 the latter was enjoying trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still hope for me .1. Awith Bfor Cin Dof2. A. mind B. notice C. attention D. thought3. A. As B. Being C. Not D. Beyond4. A. happened B. wa
12、nted C. missed D. managed5. A. names B. ages C. addresses D. education6. A. by B. at C. in D. with7. A. believed B. trusted C. wondered D. society 8. A. agriculture B. politics C. industry D. society 9. A. believe B. know C. guess D. agree10. A. since B. because C. if D. while 三、阅读理解 “Fingers were m
13、ade before forks”en a person gives up good manners，puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food，someone is likely to repeat that saying The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, But for centuries one thought of eating with itNot until the eleventh century, when a young 1ady from Constantinopl
14、e brought her fork to Italy did the custom reach EuropeBy the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in ItalyThe English explanation was that Italians were opposed to eating food touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not all alike clean, English travelers kept their friends laughing while describing this ridiculous Italian custom.Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to
