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外教社大学英语第三版2级学业测试
大学英语(第三版)
二级学业测试
CollegeEnglishAchievementTest
forCollegeEnglish(ThirdEdition)
Band2
(2015年5月)
ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress
上海外语教育出版社
高等教育事业部
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthetopic:
MyViewsonExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.
1.大学都用考试来衡量学生的成绩;
2.考试可能带来的副作用;
3.我对考试的看法。
MyViewsonExaminations
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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
1.A.Atatrainstation. B.Atanairport.
C.Atatravelagency. D.Atabusstation.
2.A.Receptionistandguest.B.Salespersonandcustomer.
C.Doctorandpatient.D.Waiteranddiner.
3.A.Shehasgoteverythingready.B.Sheneverhesitatesoverwhattotake.
C.Shehatespackingbyherself.D.Sheneedsmoretimeforpacking.
4.A.Askfordirections.B.Tryadifferentroute.
C.Gobackforthemap.D.Canceltheirtrip.
5.A.Shelivesclosetotheman.B.Shechangeshermindatlast.
C.Shewillturntohermanager.D.Shedeclinestheman'soffer.
6.A.He’stoobusytocleanhishouse.B.Hepreferstokeephishouseinamess.
C.He’splanningtofindanewjob.D.Hehasalreadycleanedhisnewhouse.
7.A.Inthestreet.B.Onthephone.
C.Athome.D.Atanoffice.
8.A.Inthehospital.B.Atastore.
C.Intheclassroom. D.Atabank.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.ChangingsomeUKpounds.B.ChangingsomeUSdollars.
C.ChangingsomeHKdollars.D.ChangingsomeFrenchfrancs.
10.A.100Americandollarsto72pounds.B.700Americandollarsto405pounds.
C.700Americandollarsto400pounds.D.400Americandollarsto100pounds.
11.A.$400.B.$500.C.$700.D.$800.
12.A.100,5andsmallchanges.B.100,50andsmallchanges.
C.50,20andsmallchanges.D.20,5andsmallchanges.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A.Tothecinema.B.Tothehospital.
C.Totheshop.D.Tohishome.
14.A.Becausesheisgoingonholiday.B.Becauseshedoesn’tlikethefilm.
C.Becausesheisverybusywithherwork.D.Becausesheisgoinghometomeetherfriend.
15.A.Hegoestothecinema.
B.HesitsathomeandwatchesTV.
C.Heworksathiscompany.
D.Hegoestothecountryandenjoysthepeacethere.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Hishousewassurroundedbytheflood.B.Therewaswateralloverthefloor.
C.Hiscarwasupsidedowninthestreet.D.Bigrockscrasheddownonhishouse.
17.A.About17inches.B.About60inches.
C.About16inches.D.About70inches.
18.A.Howpeoplefoughtagainstanaturaldisaster.
B.Manypeoplehelpedthemrebuildtheirhometown.
C.Manypeoplediedinaseriousflood.
D.AbigfloodstruckPeter'shometown.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Onaplane.B.Inabus.
C.Onatrain.D.Atatouristsite.
20.A.Toavoidannoyingothers.B.Toshowrespectfortheguide.
C.Toguaranteepassengers’safety.D.Tokeepthecoachtidyandclean.
21.A.15to30minutes.B.Aboutanhour.
C.Abouttwohours.D.Aboutthreehours.
22.A.Stonehenge.B.TheRiverAvon.
C.TheRomanbaths.D.Theoldbuildingsinthecitycenter.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Ontheinternet.B.Attravelagents.
C.Fromguidebooks.D.Innewspapers.
24.A.Planes.B.Buses.C.Trains.D.Ships.
25.A.Hotelswithlowprices.B.Hotelsprovidingmeals.
C.Hotelsnearsightseeingplaces.D.Hotelswithfivestars.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery(26)________.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsof(27)________:
aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno(28)________.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea(29)________level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,(30)________booksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand(31)________thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith(32)________,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite(33)________notesorletterstoclosefriends.
Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfind(34)_______isthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember“Closethedoor,please,”buttoastranger,Iprobablywouldsay“wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?
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Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthevocabulary.Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthatbelonginformallanguageandothersthatare(35)_______.Let’ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfIamtalkingtomyfriendImightsay“Iamjustcrazyaboutsoccer!
”ButifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay“Ireallyenjoysoccer.”
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedona(36)________and,inthewinterespecially,wewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasits(37)________too.
Onebigdisadvantageis(38)________----itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma(哮喘),andattimestheairisso(39)________thatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravellinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthe(40)________jams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.
Ofcoursethereare(41)________.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment.Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreater(42)________ofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyof(43)________isverysurprising----and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.
Islifebetterthen,inthecity?
Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteensortwenties.However,asyou(44)________older,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopeto(45)________backtheresoon.
A)chances
B)traffic
C)money
D)dropouts
E)farm
F)advantages
G)released
H)goods
I)local
J)expensive
K)problems
L)move
M)bad
N)connection
O)get
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.
ThePrize
A)MynameisMara,I'ma23-year-oldathleteandI'mintrainingfortheOlympics.Irun5mileseverymorningandnightsothatIamwellpreparedformyrace.Iamgoingtorunthe1,500meterrace,it'stakenalotoftimetogetwhereIamnow.IhaveaspecificdietthatIhavetostickto;mydietisfullofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)andotherfood'stomakeitbalancedandhealthy.Mytrainerismydadasheusedtoruncrosscountryinhighschoolandalsowonraces.
B)ItwillmeanalottomeifIwingoldbecauseitwillmakemyfamilyproudandIwillfeellikeIhaveaccomplishedsomethingimportantandbiggerthaneverbefore.Itwillmakemydadandmumespeciallyproudofmebecausetheywerebothathletesinhighschoolbuthavenevermadeitasfarasme.IfI