Module 2 Test
Part 1: Choose the best answer
1. They are not playing baseball today _____ the rain.
A. since B. as a result C. because of D. as 2. ----- What’s wrong with him?
----- He suffers with memory loss _____ his disease.
A. joined in B. related to C. connected with D. referred to 3. His father died _____ overwork.
A. of B. from C. for D. out
4. I’m used to _____ in the house which ________to keep books and magazines.
A. living; used B. live; was used C. live; used D. living; was used 5. The country life he was used to ______greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed
6. News reporters say peace talks between the two countries ______ with I agreement reached.
A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken into D. have broke up
7. How much must I pay you _____ the tickets ______ tonight?
A. of; of B. for; for C. for; about D. for; to 8. He followed his father’s advice that he _______ the car.
A. sold B. sell C. had sold D. would sell 9. _____ little water is not enough for ______many people.
A. Such; so B. So; so C. Such; such D. So; such
10. We don’t allow _____ in the office. But you are allowed ______ in the rest room.
A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smoke C. smoking; to smoke D. smoke; smoking
11. It was ______ that we went camping on the mountain.
A. such nice weather B. so nice a weather C. such a nice weather D. too nice weather
12. Please take away all the things in the room _____ to you.
A. to belong B. belonging C. belonged D. to be longed
13. People all around the world have been doing as much as we can _____ the people in Afghanistan.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped 14. We all got up early ______ we might start at six.
A. in order that B. though C. because D. as if 15. ----- Why did he make marks on some trees?
----- ______ his way back easily.
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A. Find B. To find C. Finding D. So as to find 16. The Northeast Tiger, which is ______ to people, is now_________.
A. dangerous; dangerous B. dangerous; in danger C. in danger; in danger D. in danger; dangerous 17. We _______ him $20000 for the house, but he refused.
A. provided B. supplied C. showed D. offered 18. The man at last _______ and handed over all the money he had stolen.
A. gave up B. gave away C. gave put D. gave in 19. The teacher told him to speak louder _______ by everybody.
A. so as to be heard B. so as to hear C. in order that heard D. in order to hear 20. In order to make our city green, _______.
A. it is necessary to have planted more tress B. many more trees need to plant C. our city needs more trees D. we must plant more tress
Part 2: Cloze Test
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle(城堡). They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses 21 __ flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的) ;They can 22 them and change them in any way they 23 .In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 24 for himself or herself and for 25 friends.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 26 around you; on the train you may have 27 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a 28 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the 29 side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded (侵犯) his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers 34 his case in order to read them. He immediately 35 his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me ! )
21. A. rather than B. as well as C. as a result of D. or rather 22. A. buy B. leave C. paint D. offer 23. A. make B. clear C. like D. prepare 24. A. only B. already C. ever D. even 25. A. unwanted B. unexpected C. sick D. invited
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26. A. towels B. sands C. papers D. flags 27. A. find B. give C. put D. store 28. A. plane B. train C. way D. street 29. A. opposite B. back C. wrong D. good 30. A. matter B. weight C. light D. space 31. A. angry B. hurt C. fearful D. busy 32. A. right B. only C. small D. whole 33. A. the table B. his case C. the seat D. his side 34. A. into B. for C. off D. out of 35. A. hid B. set C. moved D. kept
Part 3: Reading Comprehension
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Skin - diving
Skin - diving(潜泳) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin - diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea. Now you see that skin -diving is both useful and interesting. 36. Skin- diving is a new sport. It can take you to________.
A. the moon B. a new world of land C. the mountains D. deep water 37. In deep water________.
A. there is plenty of light B. there is no light at all
C. you can find a lot of blue fish D. everything looks blue and green 38. You can climb big rocks under water easily because________.
A. you are very heavy B. you are as heavy as on the land C. you are not as heavy as on the land D. you have no weight at all 39. With tanks of air on your back, you can________.
A. catch fish very easily B. stay under water for a long time C. climb big rocks D. have more fun 40. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Skin - diving is a new sport.
B. Skin - diving is like visiting the moon.
C. The only use of skin - diving is to have more fun.
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D. Skin - diving is not only interesting but useful.
B
Doctor and Robber
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon (外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
\way from Albany to save your boy.\
41. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because________. A. the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Eyck’ patient B. the boy needed his help
C. Dr. Haydon was not a surgeon D. Dr. Eyck was his assistant
42. The surgeon was late because________. A. he was stopped by a beggar B. the weather was rather terrible
C. Clens Falls was far away from Albany D. His car was taken away
43. Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls. b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital. c. The boy shot himself. d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital. f. Dr. Eyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.
A. c, e, f, a, b, d B. a, c, f, d, b, e C. c, a, f, e, d, b D. a, c, f, e, d, b 44. The boy died because________.
A. he was too far away from hospital
B. Dr. Haydon didn’t do anything to save him
C. Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time
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D. something was wrong with Dr. Eyck’s car
45. Who should be responsible for (对……负责) the boy’s death?
A. The boy’s father. B. The hospital. C. Dr. Eyck. D. Dr. Haydon.
C
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董)shops near my home. So I left my home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. So I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, \How much do you want for it?\\. \
Everything was going according to my plan and I was getting excited. \asked. \sold it to me.\- seven pounds for it.\me to repair your chair.\you to mend the chair?\and too much trouble. But! will mend this for you. Will you pay it for five? \was greatly amused (感到有趣)by the whole thing.
46. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer________.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair.
47. The underlined word\ A. plan for dealing with things B. decision to sell things C. idea of repairing things D. way of doing things
48. The expression\ A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer 49. How much did the writer pay for the repair?
A. 5. B. 7. C. 20. D. 27. 50. From the text, we can learn that the writer was
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
Part 4: Fill in the blanks according to the requirement.
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