2023年二级试题及答案.doc

[A卷]
College English Achievement Test
--- Band Two ---

试 题 册
（120 分钟）2023.6

Part II Reading Comprehension
Passage One
What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home? The answers lie in the way Americans live today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range. Then, in the 1940s, work in the wartime defense plants took more women out of the home than ever before, setting the pattern of the working wife and mother.
Today about half of the country’s married women are employed outside the home. But, unless family members pitch in with food preparation, women are not fully liberated from that chore. Instead many have become, in a sense, prisoners of the completely cooked convenience meal. It is easier to pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way home from work or to take the family out for pizzas, or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a long, hard day.
Also, the rising divorce rate means that there are more single working parents with children to feed. And many young adults and elderly people, as well as unmarried and divorced mature people, live alone rather than as part of a family unit and don’t want to bother cooking for one.
Fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn’t require any dressing up, and it offers a “fun” break.
21. American women left home to work in large numbers because of _____________.
A) the improved living standard B) the increase in food prices
C) the need of war-time industry D) the modernization of the kitchen
22. The phrase “pitch in” in Line 2, Paragraph 2, is closest in meaning to ____________.
A) “offer help or support” B) “eat with good appetite”
C) “offer compliment” D) “disagree with”
23. What is a working mother’s best choice if she does not have time to prepare dinner for the family according to the passage?
A) Making a meal out of canned food.
B) Buying some chicken on the way home and frying it.
C) Taking the family to dinner at a pizza place.
D) Heating up frozen dinners.
24. Which of the following groups of Americans are most likely to cook their own meal at home?
A) Single working mothers. B) Unmarried mature people.
C) Elderly people living alone. D) Unemployed women with family.
25. What is this passage mainly about?
A) Women’s liberation in America.
B) Changes in the American family during World War II.
C) Reasons for the popularity of fast food in America.
D) Rising divorce rate in America today.
Passage Two
In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication; then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increase. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying "I do it" to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting (交际) with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say "I'11 do it". The resulting discrepancy (差异) can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.
26 . According to the passage, the present tense in English is _________.
A) not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
B) used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention
C) basically the same in English as it is in Spanish .
D) not the most difficult problem for foreign students
27. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by ________.
A) asking native speakers for explanations
B) reading good books in the foreign language
C) comparing their speech with that of native speakers
D) speaking without regard to native speakers
28. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not interact with native speakers wi11 NOT _______.
A) learn very much about the foreign culture
B) learn about the history of the foreign language
C) have to worry about making mistakes
D) take advantage of available language models
29. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because ________.
A) native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language
B) communication is the primary goal of language learning
C) native speakers will ignore their mistakes
D) everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a stranger language
30. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that _________.
A) mistakes are not important in learning a foreign language
B) learners are often very afraid of making mistakes
C) making mistakes can help the learner discover the roles of the language
D)native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes
Passage Three
It is estimated that some seven hundred million people are unable to read and write, and there are probably two hundred and fifty million more whose level of attainment is so slight that it barely qualifies literacy (读写能力).
Recently the attack on illiteracy has been stepped up. A world plan has been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO experts in Paris, as part of the UNESCO Nations Development Decade, and an international conference on the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional literacy is the aim. People must learn the basic skills of responsible citizenship: the ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, price-lists, to keep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered, and to fill in forms.
The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, comprising eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million, most of them in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Yugoslavia heading the list (the United Kingdom has about seven hundred thousand).
31. Studying carefully the clues in the passage, we learn that the total population of Africa is .
A) approximately seven hundred million
B) approximately one hundred and twenty-five million
C) approximately eight or eight point five thousand million
D) exactly twenty-four million
32. The figure of illiteracy in Britain comprises .
A) zero point one per cent of that of illiteracy in the world
B) zero point two per cent of the world adult population
C) thirty-five per cent of Europe’s population
D) three point five per cent of that of the illiteracy in Southern Europe
33. It is obvious that UNESCO .
A) is a company in France
B) is a world organization attached to the U. N.
C) works mainly at combating illiteracy
D) has many experts whose level of attainment is far from literacy
34. A world plan mentioned in the passage aims at .
A) training responsible citizens
B) enforcing the functions of UNESCO
C) helping illiterates learn how to read and write
D) urging Southern European countries to take the lead in attacking illiteracy
35. The author implies that this world plan is to .
A) be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa
B) be realized in ten years
C) be drawn up by Parisian experts
D) be debated at an international conference
Part III Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
36. You can hang up what you like on these __________ walls.
A) bare B) empty C) blank D) vacant
37. It seems that there is __________ that I can’t do.
A) nothing B) anything C) everything D) none
38. ________ a good beginning is made, the work is half done.
A) As soon as B) While C) As D) Once
39. He glanced________ the newspaper quickly because he was in a hurry.
A) in B) at C) through D) among
40. The box was so heavy that it was difficult for the old lady to ______ it.
A) lift B) reach C) rise D) touch
41. They have asked us to ___________ in the negotiations.
A) involve B) be mixed C) participate D) take place
42. Jean often ____________ stories to amuse her little brother.
A) makes up B) makes out C) send out D) puts up
43. I don’t think we’ve met before. You are confusing me with ________.
A) some other B) someone else C) other person D) one other
44. When Jane fell off the slide, the other children ___________ .
A) couldn’t help laughing B) weren’t able to stop laughing
C) could not avoid to laugh D) could not stop but laughing
45. The picture could be of a __________ from a play or opera.
A) viewpoint B) scenery C) view D) scene
46. Last year Mary earned ___________ his brother, who has a better position.
A) twice as much as B) twice more than
C) twice as many as D) twice as more as
47. There has been an upsurge of interest in chamber music. ________, opera is receiving a boost from increased record sales.
A) Alike B) Likely C) Likewise D) Liking
48. He would often be working _________ on his word processor late into the night.
A) along B) away C) far D) awhile
49. When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with ___ happens.
A) whatever B) whichever
C) no matter how D) no matter when
50. He got a message from Mr. Johnson __ the manager could not see him that afternoon.
A) who B) which C) what D) that
51. A sacred site might be a mountain that is ________ some significance to a tribe.
A) with B) by C) of D) at
52. He said it was important that every member ___ his subscription by the end of the month.
A) send B) sent C) had sent D) would sent
53. I was made ________ two hours for an appointment in the chilly wind,
A) wait B) to wait C) waiting D) waited
54. He practices ______ English every morning in order to improve his oral English.
A) reading B) to read C) read D) to have read
55. Tom was absent yesterday because he had his tooth ______.
A) filling B) to fill C) filled D) fill
56. He suggested ______ to tomorrow's concert together.
A) we go B) we went C) we shall go D) we to go
57. Come here a moment, ______?
A) won’t you B) shall we C) shan’t we D) will you
58. This tape recorder is far ______ that one both in quality and in design.
A) superior than B) superior to
C) more superior than D) more superior to
59. In recent years the ______ of living has almost doubled and I can hardly make
both ends meet.
A) price B) expense C) charge D) cost
60. People can react badly ______ certain food additives.
A) to B) on C) against D) at
Part IV Cloze
Scientists had to find out many things 61 they could land men 62 the moon. They needed more 63 about space conditions and their effect 64 human beings. How long can man 65 in space? Would the astronauts be able to survive the travel 66 the moon? Would they be able to leave their spaceship and get back to 67 safely? Would they be able to walk about and work in a weightless 68 ?
There was only one way to discover the secrets. Men would have to fly into space and 69 experiments there.
It’s interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 70 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were 71 fifty of them. Many were 72 air pilots, others were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned 73 man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the dangers they might get in. They then asked him if he was 74 to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man refuse such an exciting 75 ?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course, it’s dangerous, but most exciting!”
61. A) before B) after C) first D) for
62. A) to B) at C) in D) on
63. A) data B) news C) information D) details
64. A) on B) to C) at D) against
65. A) survive B) live C) be D) remain
66. A) around B) to C) over D) through
67. A) the moon B) the earth C) it D) them
68. A) way B) situation C) occasion D) condition
69. A) carry on B) carry out C) carry off D) answer
70. A) between B) among C) from D) amidst
71. A) at B) just C) exactly D) about
72. A) inexperienced B) unskilled C) experienced D) considerate
73. A) individuals B) each C) single D) one
74. A) willing B) going C) unwilling D) planning
75. A) trip B) experiment C) outing D) exploration

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大 学 英 语 考 试
试卷二 (A卷)
Part V Translation from Chinese into English
76. 汤姆学习很刻苦。他想最大程度地运用学习旳机会。
77. 就我们学生而言， 我们想有更多旳时间来发展自己。
78. 由于缺乏技术工人，他们正在想措施吸引大学毕业生去那里工作。
79．是我旳英语老师指出了我旳缺陷并鼓励我加以改正。
80. 我很惊奇她能谈论这样长时间却不曾说任何有趣旳东西。

大 学 英 语 考 试 试卷二 (B卷) 2023
Part V Translation from Chinese into English
76. 临近学期结束时，同学们都忙着准备期末考试。
77. 就我们学生而言， 我们想有更多旳时间来发展自己。
78. 由于缺乏技术工人，他们正在想措施吸引大学毕业生去那里工作。
79．是我旳英语老师指出了我旳缺陷并鼓励我加以改正。
80. 我很惊奇她能谈论这样长时间却不曾说任何有趣旳东西。

[A卷]
College English Achievement Test
--- Band Two ---试 题 册
（120 分钟）2023.6

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%, 2 points each)
Passage One
In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship af