Simulating Test Two
（本试题共50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）
Part OneVocabulary and Structure
Directions:
In this part there are ten incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
1. We should ____ our human and material resources if we are to succeed in the joint venture.
A. pourB. plungeC. poolD. pick
2. ____ I like the color of the hat, I do not like its shape.
A. WhileB. IfC. WhenD. Because
3. At the gathering, he talked ____ about the matter, dampening everyone´s spirits.
A. in detailB. with easeC. on endD. in a confusing way
4. In order to be a good scientist, ____.
A. mathematics is vitalB. one must master mathematics
C. mathematics is important to understandD. one to understand mathematics
5. All flights ____ because of the heavy storm, we decided to take the train.
A. having canceledB. being canceled
C. having been canceledD. canceled
6. This singer is always very ____ to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.
A. sentimentalB. sensibleC. positiveD. sensitive
7. ____ the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit.
A. WhateverB. WhicheverC. WhereasD. Because
8. They were just about to give up the question, ____ suddenly they found the answer.
A. asB. whileC. whenD. the moment
9. His ____ and experience make him an excellent person for this job.
A. complacencyB. compensationC. cooperationD. capability
10. In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to ____ despite the shortage of food.
A. liveB. surviveC. bearD. endure
Part TwoReading Comprehension
Directions:
In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:
In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk, because they hoped to find gold and jewels. Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships, but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves, or parts of them. The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years, it may be worth a great deal. |
