英语上二

(一) 单选题 1. Jimmy (?) Father Christmas. (A) seemed as (B) looked like (C) looked as (D) seemed 参考答案： (B)   2. The newspaper did not mention the (?) of the damage caused by the fire. (A) range (B) level (C) extent (D) quantity 参考答案： (C)   3. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any(?) when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2009. (A) delay (B) effort (C) schedule (D) consideration 参考答案： (A)   4. If you are too (?) of your children, they will never learn to deal with difficulties in life. (A) respective (B) detective (C) protective (D) effective 参考答案： (C)   5. I mustn’t displease my boss because I can’t (?) to lose the chance to make big money here. (A) allocate (B) afford (C) announce (D) affect 参考答案： (B)   6.  Which of the following statements is NOT true? （？） (A) Children in immersion programs hear only the new language in the classroom. (B) Only seven of the fifty states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. (C) American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. (D) About seventeen percent of college students in the United States study foreign languages 参考答案： (D)   7. The demand for organic food is increasing (?) about one third every year. (A) by (B) at (C) to (D) with 参考答案： (A)   8.  The most popular foreign language taught in American colleges and universities is （？）. (A) Spanish (B) Chinese (C) Japanese (D) French 参考答案： (A)   9. The border police(?) the traveler to unlock his luggage. (A) acquired (B) required (C) inquire (D) inspire 参考答案： (B)   10. More and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children（？）. (A) between the ages of six and twelve (B) about thirteen years old (C) younger than five years old (D) about five years old 参考答案： (C)   11. Let Harry play with your toys as well. Clare, you must learn to (?). (A) support (B) care (C) spare (D) share 参考答案： (D)   (二) 填空题 1. Spell out the words with the help of the given definitions and first letters. 1) e ：productive 2) e：primary 3) i : add 4) s: middle 5) r: demand 6) a : declare 7) f : discovery 8) e: struggle 参考答案： ((1)effective (2)elementary (3)increase (4)require (5)secondary (6)announce (7)finding (8)effort)   2. Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. elementary  required  recently  secondary  effetctive  generally  educational  federal  immersion  association  increased  level 1) The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn’t encourage total. 2) Wego to the sea for our holidays 3) All other considerations are to his safety. 4) All passengers are to show their tickets. 5) He was visiting school and other establishments(机构). 6) Their efforts to improve their spoken English have been very . 7) First we have to lift the of instruction. 8) The book was published as as last week. 9) This method should lead to efficiency(效率). 10) Switzerland is a republic. 参考答案： ((1)immersion (2)generally (3)secondary (4)required (5)educational (6)effective (7)level (8)recently (9)increased (10)federal)   3. Rewrite the following sentences using “not…until”. 1) He waited in the office until the teacher came back. 2) Until you told me, I had heard nothing of what happened. 3) Man knew nothing about what heat was until the early years of the 19th century. 4) Only when I began to work did I realized how much time I had wasted. 5) People value health only when they become ill. 参考答案： ((1)He didn’t leave the office until the teacher came back.。 (2)I hadn’t heard anything of what happened until what you told me. (3)Man didn’t know anything about what heat was until the early years of the 19th century (4)I didn't realize how much time I had wasted until I began to work. (5)People don’t value health until they become ill.)   4. Give a brief answer to each of the following questions. 1) What is the most popular way to teach young children a foreign language? 2) What is the problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at an early age? 3) When do American schools generally begin to teach foreign languages? 4) In what law has the federal government increased support for foreign language study? 参考答案： ((1)Immersion. (2)Not many elementary schools continue the effort as the children get older. (3)Until secondary school. (4)In its education law called No Child Left Behind.)