英语二级选择题200道
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Vocabulary and
Structure
Directions: Choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
1.?
I'd like to take
__________ of this opportunity to thank all of you
for your efforts.
A. profit
B.
benefit
C. occasion
D. advantage
Correct answer:
D
2.?
In copying
this paper, be careful not to leave __________ any
words.
A. out
B. alone
C. off
D. behind
Correct answer: A
3.?
?
4.?
?
5.?
?
6.?
When doing the wash, it is important to
_______ white and colored clothing.
A.
compare
B. separate
C. establish
D. contrast
Correct answer: B
We finally __________ an
agreement after a lot of hard argument.
A. reached
B. did
C. arrived
D.
drove
Correct
answer: A
It is desirable that the
airplane ___________ as light as possible.
A.
is
B. were
C.
be
D. had been
Correct answer:
C
We came finally __________ the
conclusion that she had been telling lies all the
time.
A. of
B. into
C. to
D. at
Correct answer: C
7.?
I am not used to speaking _________
public.
?
8.?
?
9.?
?
A. in
B.
at
C. on
D. to
Correct answer: A
He didn't live up to __________ had
been expected of him.
A. what
B. which
C.
that
D. all
Correct answer: A
She
did not feel ____________ going out, as she had a
slight headache.
A. about
B. like
C.
after
D. for
Correct
answer: B
10.?
The price of
gold rose again, partly __________ news about the
war.
?
A. result in
B. go with
C. because
D. due to
Correct answer: D
11.?
Responsibilities
____________ becoming a father.
?
A. charge for
B. go with
C. save for
D. go through
Correct answer: B
12.?
If you
__________ in your payment for the house again,
you may get thrown out.
?
A. fall behind
B. account for
C. charged for D. come to
Correct answer: A
13.?
The country has ____________ too many
wars in the past few decades; its people are
longing for peace so much.
A.
prevented from
B. resulted in
C. gone
through
D. gone with
Correct answer:
C
14.?
She wouldn't even
take a short rest there, ____________ stay for the
night.
A. much more
B. much few
C. much lesser
D.
much lessCorrect answer: D
15.?
The president has ____________ his
political advisors over the slow pace of economic
change.
?
A. prevented from
B. charged for
C.
accounted for
D. clashed with
Correct answer: D
16.?
Unless we get more
money, we'll be ____________ finishing this
project.
A. separated
from
B. recovered from
C. prevented
from
D. charged from
Correct answer: C
17.?
The painter lived more
than a decade in Europe, __________ he could be in
close contact with other cubists
(
立体派艺
术家
).
?
A. where
B. in which
C.
that
D. in that
Correct answer: A
18.?
_______ Tom is supposed
to make an appointment with the dentist, he says
he is too busy.
?
A. However
B.
Whoever
C. Whenever
D. Whatever
Correct answer: C
19.?
I won't make a _______
mistake next time.
?
A. like
B. same
C. near
D.
similar
Correct
answer: D
20.?
Life
insurance (
保险
), _______
available only to young, healthy persons, can now
be obtained for old people.
?
A. before
B. after
C. former
D.
previously
Correct answer: D
21.?
He _______ lives in the house where he
was born.
?
A. already
B. yet
C. still
D.
ever
22.?
?
Correct answer: C
A. very much
B. so much
C.
far too
D. highly
Correct answer: C
23.?
?
A. far too much
B. much the more
C.
too hard
D. the
hardest
Correct answer: A
24.?
The officials in the
_______ at the London Heathrow Airport were very
polite.
?
A. Custom
B. Customs
C. custom
D.
customs
Correct answer: B
25.?
There _______ a lot of
_______ on the roads yesterday.
?
A. was... traffic
B.
were... traffics
C. was... traffics
D. were... traffic
Correct answer: A
26.?
England is an island
country. _______ consists of three big islands,
and _______ climate
is generally wet
and windy.
?
A. It... its
B. She... her
C. He... his
D. She... its
Correct answer:
27.?
That man looks familiar
to me. He reminds me _______ Dr. Richards.
?
A. to
B. on
C.
for
D. of
Correct answer: D
28.?
It seems very difficult
_______.
?
A. to stop the child to cry
B. protecting
the child from crying
C. to keep the
child from crying
D. holding the child's
crying
Correct answer: C
29.?
He thought he could
talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive
equipment.
?
A. to
B. about
C. into
D.
on
Correct answer: C
30.?
When Laura finally
arrived she apologized _______ so late.
?
A. for to come
B. that she was coming
C.
for coming
D. to come
Correct answer: C
31.?
When people admire his
________ achievements, they seldom think of the
frustration he has experienced.
32.?
33.?
A. single
B. singular
C. small
D. easy
Correct answer: B
Everyone is amazed at the _________
growth of this city; it has been so different from
what it was five years ago.
A.
explosive
B. expanding
C. expensive
D. excessive
Correct answer: A
Jack is a strong __________, but you
could beat him if you perform at your highest
level.
Correct answer: A
A. opponent
B. partner
C.
friend
D. mate
34.?
Though he didn't answer my questions
quickly, the look on his face ___________ that he
was satisfied with me.
A. indicated
B. input
C. increased
D.
interacted
Correct answer: A
35.?
Having lost his job and
his family, Jerry felt himself __________ by anger
and sadness.
A. experienced
B. overcome
C.
experience
D. overcame
Correct answer: B
36.?
37.?
In the
geography class, the teacher explained wind and
water might cause soil ____________.
A. pollution
B.
excellence
C. explosion
D.
erosion
Correct answer: D
The
__________ of this recipe
(
烹饪法
) was made public one
year after it was put into the market.
A. formula
B. form
C. flavor
D.
frown
Correct
answer: A
38.?
Lots of
birds were flying among the trees branches. What
a(n) ___________ view!
A. explosive
B.
amused
C. amazing
D.
terrified
Correct answer: C
39.?
The woman with golden
hair was taken away by the security guards on
__________ of being a criminal.
A.
suspect
B. suspicion
C. doubt
D. belief
Correct answer: B
40.?
We will spare no
efforts to provide more ___________ products to
our customers.
A. competitive
B. competing
C.
competed
D. competition
Correct answer: A
41.?
Having been on the
____________ for the whole month, the criminal
decided to turn himself in to the police.
A. escaped
B. caught
C.
way
D. run
Correct answer: D
42.?
The man with
____________ strength could lift a heavy rock
without any difficulty.
A. powerful
B. strong
C.
intelligent
D. phenomenal
Correct answer: D
43.?
Seeing that the last
bus was leaving, he made a ____________ for it
while shouting
A. drive
B.
dash
C. race
D. relay
Correct answer:
B
44.?
We all ___________
violence against women, old and young.
A. unfair
B. against
C. condemn
D.
persist
Correct answer: C
45.?
There is no
____________ that he was once a thief. But it
doesn't mean you can always regard him as a thief.
A.
deny
B. denied
C. denies
D. denying
Correct answer: D
46.?
Hearing a _____________
noise in the backyard, Pamela went there to have a
look.
A.
cracking
B. crack
C. cracked
D. cracker
Correct answer: A
47.?
If we carry out our
plan with _____________, we will surely achieve
our goal sooner or later.
A. conditions
B. determination
C.
competition
D. frowns
Correct answer: B
48.?
Some of the passengers
escaped serious ____________ in the traffic
accident.
A.
enquiry
B. wound
C. inquiry
D. injury
Correct answer: D
49.?
Having ___________ the
bear in the woods for one week, the man was almost
out of food.
A.
caught
B. shot
C.
trailed
D. seeking
Correct answer: C
50.?
Jessica ____________
her father on the knee and asked him not to worry
about his health.
A. patted
B. struck
C.
stroked
D.
paced
Correct answer: A
51.?
I was surprised to see
the little girl play the piano so skillfully; she
must have a(n) ___________ future in
music.
A. promised
B.
processed
C. promising
D. processing
Correct answer:
C
52.?
Sherry is a member of
a(n) ___________ dramatic club. She goes there
after work for practice twice a week.
A. grateful
B.
amusing
C. assertive
D.
amateur
Correct answer: D
53.?
With the price
___________, the fruits are selling much better
now.
A. lowering
B. is lowered
C. having been lowered
D.
is being lowered
Correct answer: C
54.?
Our university celebrated its 100th
___________ the year before last.
A. anniversary
B. birthday
C. year
D.
birth
Correct
answer: A
55.?
Jane
sometimes complains
that
her
husband
is
not
___________
enough.
He
never
thinks
of
buying
her
any
gift
on
special days.
A
. acceptable
B. romantic
C.
assertive
D. restless
Correct answer: B
56.?
If you are always
____________ to others' troubles, you won't get
any help whenever you are in trouble yourself.
57.?
58.?
A. indifferent
B. regretful
C. romantic
D.
phenomenal
Correct answer: A
Having walked in the hot sun for most
of the day without any water, the man felt
____________.
A. fatiguing
B. having
fatigued
C. fatigued
D. to have fatigued
Correct answer: C
After a(n) ___________ rise in prices
of daily purchases, people feel that money is
tight.
A.
acceptable
B. expensive
C. massive
D. explosion
Correct answer: C
59.?
They took a taxi to
meet you at the hotel just now, so they will
arrive ____________ half an hour later
if there is no
traffic on the way.
A. hardly
B. approximately
C. instantly
D.
lately
Correct answer: B
60.?
The ____________ army
was commanded by a general who had always been
dissatisfied with the king.
A. romantic
B. determining
C.
rebellious
D. competitive
Correct answer:
C
61.?
First of all, I would
like to express my ___________ to my parents, who
have cared about me all the time.
A. satisfaction
B. regret
C. attitude
D. gratitude
Correct answer: D
62.?
The athlete refused to
accept the silver medal, ____________ that the
judgment was unfair.
A. asserting
B.
to assert
C. having been asserted
D. being
asserting
Correct answer: A
63.?
Laura lost her patience finally and
asked her mother to stop ____________ .
A.
to make a fuss
B. fussing
C. to fuss
D. fussing up
Correct answer: B
64.?
Do you know who is the
chairperson of the conference now in ____________?
A. running
B. ending
C. session
D.
meeting
Correct answer:
C
65.?
The stepmother was kind
to her own daughters but cruel to Cinderella. But
the poor girl could do nothing about the
____________ treatment.
A. fair
B.
diffucult
C. unfair
D. indifferent
Correct answer: C
66.?
Admired by people in
many nations, Mr. Zhou Enlai is ___________ among
the world's greatest leaders.
A. regarded
B.
considered
C. believed
D. ranked
Correct answer:
D
67.?
If the bad weather
___________, the farmers will suffer great loss
this year.
A. persists
B. insists
C.
purchases
D. explores
Correct answer: A
68.?
The young man gave a
speech with great ___________ and moved all those
who were present.
A. direction
B.
passion
C.
indifference
D. regret
Correct answer: B
69.?
After the little girl
lost her parents in the traffic accident, she kept
__________ all the time and never smiled
again.
A. frowning
B.
to frown
C. frowned
D.
having frowned
Correct answer: A
70.?
A(n) ____________ of
anger drove him almost mad and then he really did
something stupid.
A. burst
B.
outburst
C. occasion
D. output
Correct answer:
B
71.?
A
dancer has
to practice hundreds of times to achieve
___________ in performance.
A.
successfully
B. excellence
C. amazingly
D. high
Correct answer: B
72.?
A
strong
___________ between state and church is an
interesting phenomenon in this nation.
?
A. fight
B. bond
C.
break
D. oppose
Correct answer: B
73.?
___________ the effects
of inflation (
通货膨胀
), the
government has announced some new policies.
?
A. To counter
B. Counting
C. Having
countered
D.
To be countered
Correct answer: A
74.?
The football match had
to be _________ owing to
(
由于
) the bad weather.
?
A. cancelled
B. advanced
C. arranged
D.
held
Correct answer: A
75.?
The starter
(
赛跑发令员
) gave the ________
for the race to begin.
?
76.?
?
77.?
?
?
79.?
?
80.?
A. advice
B. signal
C. glow
D.
attention
Correct answer: B
This lovely old town has a _________
you couldn't find in a big city.
A.
condition
B. standard
C. situation
D. charm
Correct answer: D
They were under the _________ that the
company was doing well, but in fact it was in
serious trouble.
A. conclusion
B.
expression
C. enjoyment
D. illusion
Correct answer: D
A. appeared
B. happened
C. occurred
D.
emerged
Correct
answer: C
Pipes made of plastic are
now widely used in building as they are light and
do not become _________ in water.
A.
ripe
B. instant
C. rotten
D. mature
Correct answer:
C
We watched the plane _________ behind
the clouds.
78.?
I didn't
know what to do, but then an idea suddenly
________ to me.
?
A. disappearing
B. disappeared
C. diving
D.
dived
Correct answer: A
81.?
The
United
Nations
Conference
on
Global
Environment,
which
took
place
earlier
this
year
in
Vienna,
was
a
very
________
meeting.
?
A. productive
B. communicative
C.
aggressive
D. protective
Correct answer: A
82.?
The local government
tried its best to ensure each of its citizens a
_________ supply of food at regular intervals
(
时间
间隔
).
?
C. continuous
D.
numerous
Correct answer: A
A.
consistent
B. continual
83.?
It was difficult to guess what her
________ to the news would be.
?
A. reaction
B. excitement
C.
impression
D. opinion
Correct answer: A
84.?
There have been many ___________ in
their marriage but they still love each other.
?
A. ups and downs
B. from head to toe
C. time and
again
D. over and over
Correct answer: A
85.?
The father advised her
to avoid the mistake made by many couples of
marrying for the wrong reasons ________ he
found the young man charming and
intelligent.
?
A. as though
B. even though
C.
because of
D. due to
Correct answer: B
86.?
She _________ a new
idea for increasing sales.
?
A. came up with
B. came up at
C. came by
D.
came for
87.?
The rain
stopped and the sun __________ to shine.
Correct answer:
A
?
A. came down
B. came out
C.
came off
D. came on
Correct answer: B
88.?
After several days of
heavy rain the roof __________ with a loud noise,
crashing (
坠落
) onto the
ground.
?
A. came out
B. came down
C. came on
D.
came at
Correct answer: B
89.?
The boy __________ the
dog with a thick stick but the dog did not
yield.
?
A. came at
B. came with
C. won over
D.
won at
Correct answer: A
90.?
The lawyer __________
the jury (
陪审团
) by his moving
defense.
?
A. won at
B. won over
C. came at
D. came down
Correct answer: B
91.?
The government will
have to work hard to __________ the confidence of
the people after the terrible event.
win back
B. win through
C.
come up with
D. come at
Correct answer: A
92.?
Sally has made a
complete _______ influenza
(
流行性感冒
).
?
A. pass by
B.
decision against
C. recovery from
D.
care of
Correct answer: C
93.?
He does his work
carefully but he is terribly _______ it.
?
A. careful
about
B. good at
C. slow at
D. interested in
Correct answer:
C
94.?
A
teacher
should always be thoughtful _______ what's best
for his pupils.
?
A. in
B. by
C. of
D. at
Correct answer: C
95.?
On hearing the bad
news, she was _______ and didn't know what to do.
?
A. on her
guard
B. without a clue
C. over her head
D. in her time
Correct answer: B
96.?
To increase our working efficiency, it
is necessary to _______ every moment we have.
?
A. include in
B.
keep from
C. take advantage of
D. look up to
Correct answer:
C
97.?
My parents are not
interested in modern music. They are _______.
?
A. before the
date
B. behind the times
C. after the
fashion
D. against the tides
(
潮流
)
Correct answer: B
98.?
She has nothing to do
with the murder case. She is not _______ it.
A. concerned with
B.
related in
C. involved in
D. concerned in
Correct answer:
C
99.?
I _______ Alice, who
was on her way to see how I was getting along.
A. came up with
B. got out of
C. ran over
D. ran into
Correct answer:
D
100.? She invited 500 people __________
her beautiful ship.
A. abroad
B.
aboard
C. board
D. broad
Correct answer:
B
101.? The train's about to leave. All
__________!
A. aboard
B. on
C. off
D. abroad
Correct answer:
A
102.? Houston experienced a __________
growth after the war.
A. broad
B. mechanical
C.
wide
D. spectacular
Correct answer: D
103.? There were several wet __________
on the wall.
A. parts
B. decreases
C.
patches
D.
decks
Correct answer: C
104.? The aircraft vanished without
__________.
A. trace
B. trouble
C.
destination
D. product
Correct answer: A
105.? Anne __________ from outside her
home last Wednesday.
A. appeared
B. vanished
C. lost
D.
entered
Correct answer: B
106.? She couldn't __________ laughing
at him in those clothes.
A. decline
B.
reject
C. refuse
D. resist
Correct answer:
D
107.? I want you to succeed without
__________ and firmly believe that you will
succeed if you try hard enough.
A. failing
B. failed
C. fail
D. failure
Correct answer: C
A.