2018年全国英语等级考试二级冲刺试题及答案
(1)—I had a very good weekend at my uncle’s. —Oh，really? ______
A. That will d0.
B. Cheer up!
C. It’s a pleasure.
D. Glad to hear that.
(2)We can give you a lift to the post office.We are going that way______.
A. nearly
B. either
C. anyway
D. however
(3)Bob made a mistake but I don’t hold______against him—we all make mistakes.
A. one
B. it
C. this
D. that
(4)Put your seat belt on.The plane will be______in a few minutes.
A. taking off
B. taking away
C. taking up
D. taking down
(5)John thought l was blaming him，______in fact，1 was blaming myself.
A. as
B. whether
C. unless
D. while
(6)I’d like to fix______date for our next meeting，but selecting______suitable day is not easy.
A. the;the
B. a;a
C. /;a
D. the;/
(7)______a supporter of this basketball club for many years now.
A. will be
B. was
C. was being
D. have been
(8)It would seem to be a general truth______nothing is as straightforward as it at first seems.
A. that
B. when
C. because
D. if
(9)Just give me a______yes or no.I don’t need any explanations.
A. sharp
B. strict
C. straight
D. small
(10)The guards______to see her I.D.before they allowed her in the building.
A. demand
B. demanded
C. had demanded
D. will demand
(11)Both sides could make these talks succeed______seeking common ground.
A. with
B. at
C. for
D. by
(12)—I usually go to Cambridge by train. —Why not______by coach for a change?
A. trying to go
B. to try going
C. try going
D. to try to go
(13)I bought this computer two weeks ago，but it isn’t working as it______.
A. can
B. would
C. need
D. should
(14)Steven，______very popular with most members，was asked to be the chairman of the tennis club.
A. considered
B. considering
C. having considered
D. to be considered
(15)—Don’t push me too hard.I’ll do it as fast as I can. —okay，______.But we only have about half an hour.
A. mind your business
B. watch out
C. take your time
D. come on
(1) :D句意：——我在叔叔家度过了一个愉快的周末。——真的吗?听到你这么说我很高兴。本题考查的是情景英语中的对话，故答案选D。
(2) :C句意：你可以搭我们的车去邮局，反正我们都要经过那儿。根据句意，可以直接排除其他答案，either是“也”用于否定句中，故答案选C。
(3) :B句意：鲍勃犯了错误，但我不会因此而反对他——我们每个人都会犯错。本题中it代指上句中的“Bob made a mistake”。故选B。
(4) :A句意：系好你们的安全带，飞机将在几分钟内起飞。take off意为“(飞机)起飞”，take away意为“带走”，take up意为“占据”，take down意为“拿下，记下”。故选A。
(5) :D句意：John认为我在怪罪他，但其实我在责怪自己。本题的四个选项中，只有while 表示转折，故选D。
(6) :B句意：我想为咱们下次会议选个日期.但选个合适的Et子不太容易。题中所指的日期都是不确定的，非特指，故都用不定冠词a。故选8。
(7) :D句意：到现在，我已经赞助这家篮球俱乐部多年。本题中时间段是从过去到现在的时间，因而选择现在完成时。故选D。
(8) :A句意：“所有事情看起来似乎都不如初见时简单”似乎是一个普遍真理。本题中it为形式主语，that引导的从句为后置的主语从句。故选A。
(9) :C句意：只直接给我肯定或否定的回答，我不需要任何解释。straight表示“直接的”，sharp表示“尖锐的”，strict意为“严格的”，small意为“小的”。故选C。
(10) :B句意：在他们进楼之前，保安查看了他们的身份证。本题中用的是过去时态，检查身份证发生在进楼前，时间在过去的过去，而c为现在完成时，A为一般现在时，D为一般将来时，只有B为一般过去时。故选B。
(11) :D句意：双方可以通过寻求共识来促成谈话的成功。选项中by表示借助于某种手段。故选D。
(12) :C句意：——我经常坐火车去剑桥大学。——你为什么不换种方式，坐长途公车去呢?本题中“why not”相当于“why do not you”，因此其后用廿y的原形。故选c。
(13) :D句意：我两周前买了这台电脑，但它操作起来并不像它应该那样。后半句为省略句，完整的句子应是“but it isn’t working as it should work”。故选D。
(14) :A句意：大家认为史蒂文在员工中很受欢迎，因而被推选为网球俱乐部的主席。本题中consider和主语是被动关系，因而用动词的被动形式，D选项为动词不定式的被动形式。故选A。
(15) :C句意：——不要催我催得这么紧。我会尽快做的。——好，不着急。但是我们只有半个钟头的时间。本题考查的是情境交际，根据上下文语境，应该选择C：不着急，慢慢来。其余几项均无此意，故选C。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作Linda was a few minutes late. Wilson 16 the office when she got there. His secretary told her he 17 back in a few minutes. She 18 sit down and wait for a few minutes in outer office.
"I’ll never get this job," she 19 herself. For a moment she wanted to 20 the building. Just then, Wilson came 21 the door and hurried into his office. A few minutes 22 his secretary took Linda in and introduced her,
Linda apologized 23 . Wilson didn’t seem to 24 .They chatted casually (随便地) for a few seconds and then 25 . He 26 her letter of application.
"You’ve never worked in radio or television before, 27 ? "he said. Now she was 28 that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her 29 questions.
30 he seemed impressed with her other qualifications(资格).She was 31 when he asked her if she could start soon. "I wonder if you’d mind 32 next month?" he asked 33 .
34 seemed she had got the job 35 .
16. A. had left B. has left C. was left D. would be leaving
17. A. had been B. came C. was D. would be
18. A. should B. had to C. would D. was able to
19. A. told B. spoke C. said D. talked
20. A. run out B run of C. run out of D. run away
21. A. through B. across C. cross D. along
22. A. latest B. last C. lateD. later
23. A. to being late B. for being late C. to be late D. for the late
24. A. mindB. listen C. noticeD. hear
25. A. took down with businessB. came down to business C. settled down with business D. got down to business
26. filled outB. took out C. sent out D. threw away
27. A. haven’t you B. do you C. have you D. don’t you
28. A. even more sure B. much sureC. even sure of D. sure of
29. A. a few such B. a few moreC. much a few D. more a few
30. A. As her surprise B. To her surprisedC. For her surprised D. To her surprise
31. A. even more surprise B. even much surprise C. even more surprised D. even much surprised
32. A. starting B. to startC. start D. started
33. A. by a smile B. with a smile C. by smile D. with smile
34. A. It B. ThisC. That D. He
35. A. not at all B. after all C. all D. after that
参考答案：
16-25ADBAC ADBAD
26-35 BCABD CABAB
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion.
Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger’s wrist (手腕)，he cried, "Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!" Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, "Oh, no! Oh! God!" and ran away. "If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. "said Mrs
West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger." When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas", she explained.36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______.
A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn’t bear the pain and had to ask for mercy
C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he couldn’t help doing so
37.If the incident hadn’t ended beyond expected conclusion,_______.
A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money
B. the mugger should have been defeated
C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back
D. the mugger should have cried and run away
38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______.
A. a boy of about 20 B. a dark-haired young man C. an ill man D. a rather weak fellow
39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true?
A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church.
B. The mugger knew little about judo.
C. Mrs West was a single woman. D. The mugger didn’t get punished in the end.
答案：
BACD
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作A study comparing prices in l50 major cities has found that cities in Western Europe have become more expensive to live in since the full introduction of the euro currency(货币).The report also noted a fall in living costs in cities where there are economic(经济的)or political problems such as Buenos Aires in Argentina and Harare in Zimbabwe. The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit，a business research organization based in London.The information is meant to help big firms set payments for people working away from their home country.As in last year’s study，two Japanese cities，Tokyo and Osaka，were found to be the most expensive places to live.The report also says that cities in the euro zone(欧元区)，have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins.For example，Paris now has the tenth highest costs;it was in fourteenth place a few years ago.Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty.first place.Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their prices.But as in past years，the highest costs in Europe are outside the euro zone.London，for example，is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in.New York，which has the highest prices in America，is in 11th place.The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aims.That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency，following the country’s inability to pay the money it owes.The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare，capital of Zimbabwe.
(13)What is the text mainly about?
A. The economic development in Europe.
B. The results of a study.
C. Living costs outside the euro zone
D. Changes in world currencies.
(14)The Economist Intelligence Unit has tried its best to______.
A. introduce the euro to more countries
B. help people choose places to live in
C. provide information about living cost
D. offer suggestions for economic growth
(15)Some European cities have become more expensive probably because______.
A. businesses took advantage of the new currency
B. living cost dropped in non-European countries
C. economic growth slowed down in the world
D. problems occurred in other cities
(16)What can we learn from the text?
A. Buenos Aires is the cheapest city in the world.
B. Tokyo and Osaka are the most expensive cities.
C. Paris and Berlin have the highest prices in Europe.
D. London and Harare are as expensive as they were.
(13) :A 主旨题。通读全文，我们可以看出作者探讨的主要是西欧欧元区的经济发展和生活消费，所以正确答案是A。
(14) :C细节题。从文中第二段可以看出经济智能协会提供各城市的生活消费信息，帮助远离故乡的劳动人员做决策，所以C是正确答案。
(15) :A细节题。从文中第二段“cities in the euro zone，have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins”一句可以看出，一些欧洲城市生活成本增长是由于引进欧元的缘故，所以正确答案是A。
(16) :B细节题。从文章第二段可以看出，东京和大阪是物价最高的两座城市，所以正确答案是B。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作"New York City is not America. " That’s what American friends are sure to you when you ar- rive. "You must see Boston, visit Niagara Falls, go to Virginia, fly down to Florida, and so on; but first, of course, you will want to see New York. It is not the capital city of the United States(that is Washington, D.C. , where the President lives) or even the capital city of New York State(that is Albany), but many people call it ’the greatest city on earth’."
The five parts, or boroughs, of New York City are Manhattan, Queen, Bronz, Richmond and Brooklyn. Although Manhattan is not all of New York, it is the heart of the city. It is an island, which is only about 13 miles long and 2 miles wide. From the air its shape looks like a long finger, and from the sea it’s just like the picture we all know. Those tall, straight buildings--the skyscrap- ers-packed so close together on that island of rocks are sometimes seen in the distance through a veil of early morning mist. You have imagined it so often that now it’s difficult to believe this beautiful sight is real, and unless your heart is as hard as a stone, excitement will lake it beat a lit- tle faster.Perhaps "greatest", "tallest", "longest", "biggest", "brightest", are words you will find most often in the city guide books.
24.How many places in America are mentioned in this passage besides New York City?
A.6.
B.4.
C.7.
D.5.
25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Manhattan is the centre of New York City.
B. New York City is made up of five parts.
C. New York looks like a long finger from the air.
D. Manhattan is an island.
26. In the second paragraph, "excitement will make it beat a little faster" here "it" refers to________.
A. this beautiful sight
B. you
C. your heart
D. New York City
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篇章分析
本文是一篇描述地理的文章。第一段借朋友之口说明纽约城极好，第二段则重点说明了纽约城的中心区域一曼哈顿。
答案及解析
24.A
【题型】细节题
【解析】除了New York City，文中还提到了Boston，Niagara Falls，Virginia，Washington，D.C.和Albany。一共6个地方。
25.C【题型】细节题
【解析】由文章第二段一、二、三句可知，A、B、D项均正确。由第四句From the air its shape looks like a long finger.可知是Manhattan lookslike a long finger from the air，而非New York。
26.C
【题型】语义题
【解析】由文中…and unless your heart is as hard as a stone，excitementwill make it beat a little faster.可知，it是指your heart。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding.31 The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else.32Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we don’ t have any difficulty in .gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement.
The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely un- derstand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the reader’ s understanding.33Otherwise one per- son could never learn from another. Here "learning" means understanding more, not remembering more information.
What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding.34Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Sec-ond, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.
35It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for under- standing or information can probably be read for entertainment as well.
A. The writer should have a better communicating skill.
B. Such communication between unequals must be possible.
C. We can get access to the content of those materials easily.
D. The writer must be "superior" to the reader in understanding.
E. Thus, we can employ the word "reading" in two distinct senses.
F. Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information.
G. Besides gaining information and understanding, there’ s another goal of reading-enter-tainment.
答案及解析
31.E【解析】根据第二段第一句的“The first sense is the one...”和第三段第一句的“The second sense is the one in which we…”可知E选项符合题意。故选E项。
32.C【解析】下文中提到“Such materials may increase our store of infor-marion，but they cannot improve our understanding.”，而且选项C也提到了materials一词，故选C项。
33.B【解析】前面两句中说作家的作品中有些读者不知道的内容，是需要读者认真领会的，因而作家与读者在知识上是不对等的(une.quals)。空格后的句子Otherwise one person could never leam fromanother.表示“否则一个人不可能从另一个人那里学到东西”，该句也解释了unequals(两个水平不同的人)的含义。同时，从行文上看，空前一句提到了communicating，而只有B项中的suchcommunication与之衔接紧密。
34.D【解析】D选项The writer must be“superior”to the reader in under-standing(作者必须比读者的理解力强)与本段第二句“First，thereis inequality in understanding.”相符。故选D项。
35.G【解析】下文内容是上文内容的一个延续，与上文为递进关系，所以用besides开头。本段后面出现了两次entertainment也提示答案为G项。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页写作Direction:
A. Study the following paragraph carefully and write a letter of about 200 words.
B. Your name is Li Jin, a student of the Department of Applied Physics, Tsinghua University. You hope to further your study in Boston University (Massachusetts, USA) upon your graduation next year. Now you are writing to the office of graduate admissions to ask for the Application Form and other relative materials. The following points should also be covered by letter:
1. your personal information
2. the reason why you choose Boston University
3. a brief study plan
C. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET 2.
例文： Department of Applied Physics Tsinghua University Beijing, China Sept. 11th, 1999 Office of Graduate Admissions Boston University Massachusetts, USA Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing in the hope that I may obtain an opportunity to further my study in Applied Physics toward master degree in your unversity.
My name is Li Jin, an undergraduate student of the Department of Applied Physics, Tsinghua University(China). Next year in the summer, I will graduate and get my BS degree. I plan to continue my study and research in this field under the insructions of first-class professors and in a dynamic academic atmosphere. I chose Boston University because there are a congenial team of researchers, an array of databases and research projects in your School of Physics. I believe my interests are extremely congruent with the strengths of the School. And my solid academic background will meet your general entrance requirements for graduate study.
I will appreciate it very much if you could send me the Graduate Application Forms, the Application Form for Scholarships/Assistantships, a detailed introduction to the School of Physics, and other relevant information. My mailing address is shown on the top of this letter.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours, Li Jin
