大学英语2期末考试

1 By then our experiment had reached A stage A a profound B an ultimate C a perpetual D a very important 2 The boy s bad behavior at school D his parents as well as his teachers A sat on B handled C worry D bothered 3 She promised to give me whatever help I B A will need B would need C had needed D was needing 4 He jumped onto the train just as it was pulling C A out B from C away D off 5 It s no use thinking too much about one s C youth A lose B to lose C lost D losing 6 The old couple decided to move out of town to a quiet B where they had spent several years immediately after their marriage A space B suburb C neighborhood D area 7 If I had C in business I might be a very wealthy man today A done B gone C stayed D stopped 8 Henry is very talkative while his twin brother is a man of A words A few B a few C little D a little 9 Though the job requires a great deal of effort the D is quite low A protest B salary C advertise D incompetent 10 Born into a rich family he has no idea of B to be a poor man A what s B what it s like C it feels D how feel 11 Unfortunately the hat you had just bought was no longer A fashion A in B for C upon D to 12 If you want him to C you the money you have to prove that you will be able to give it back A give B lent C lend D borrow 13 Going C sleep for a long time makes me feel very tired A with B within C without D no 14 The boss raised everyone s D last year A money B spend C payment D salary 15 Let s hang up some paintings on these A walls A bare B empty C blank D vacant 16 A good hunting dog is D every sound and movement in the field A pass on B live on C shrug off D alert to 17 While it may be more convenient to B a car it is also expensive and troublesome at times A owned B possess C had D owning 18 Consumers should do D than simply complain about the poor quality of goods A much less B some more C far less D far more 19 Jane s dress is similar in design B her sister s A with B like C to D as 20 A plate dropped from her fingers and B into pieces on the kitchen floor A hazard B crash C gave off D smashed 21 We saw the ship emerge in the distance We could even see its mast which stuck up about three meters at its head 22 Is the elephant the biggest land animal in existence today 1 A man of words and not of deeds is A a garden full of weeds A like B as C seem D similar 2 When the clouds moved in the moon was no longer A sight A in B for C on D to 3 If you go on doing that kind of thing you ll B in prison A come to B end up C bring back D catch hold of 4 Though the job requires a great deal of effort the D is quite low A protest B salary C advertise D incompetent 5 Unfortunately the hat you had just bought was no longer A fashion A in B for C upon D to 6 I m not at all D with the service at the restaurant A satisfy B satisfying C satisfactory D satisfied 7 On the B night he had promised not to say a word but the next day the whole class knew the secret A following B previous C next D other 8 His B income is 36 000 that is to say he earns 3 000 a month A year B annual C monthly D total 9 It s no use thinking too much about one s C youth A lose B to lose C lost D losing 10 They have developed techniques which are D to those used in most factories A more talented B better C greater D superior 11 The time table says that the plane B off at 8 30 every morning A took B takes C is taking D had taken 12 A company may C its products by mean of newspapers magazines television or even skywriting A protest B salary C advertise D incompetent 13 Man must stop C the earth s atmosphere A filling B emitting C polluting D wasting 14 A it is you ve found you must give it back to the person it belongs to A That B What C Whatever D However 15 Let s hang up some paintings on these A walls A bare B empty C blank D vacant 16 The British naturalist went all the way to India so that he could B first hand A find B get C search D learn 17 If you give up music you ll waste your C A devise B academic C talent D register 18 Don t C to let me know if there is anything I can do for you A reject B prevent C hesitate D refuse 19 You ll cut yourself if you walk around in C feet A empty B bare C naked D clean 20 He talked in detail about the C of setting up an experimental school in which each child works at his or her own pace A ease B suitability C practicability D possibility 21 She has gone out of her way to help me At least I owe her my thanks 22 Actions speak louder than words 23 No one is denying now that smoking is a hazard to health 23 All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car 1 How long did the whole thing 2 Three minutes five eight No 3 how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it I know there is no way to 4 for the next time no intelligent response to a gun The fat cop was right There s 5 luck The next time I might 6 up dead And I m sure there will be a 7 time It can happen anywhere anytime to 8 Security is an illusion there is no safety in 9 or in guns Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong but they re 10 themselves 答案 1 window 2 last 3 matter 4 prepare 5 only 6 end 7 next 8 anyone 9 locks 10 fool 24 You should not resent criticism It will only do you good if you learn to take it wisely 25 The Yangtze River widens as it flows further east 1 Beth California in 1981 and in Texas ever since A left worked B has left has worked C left has worked D has left worked 答案 C 2 Though the job requires a great deal of effort the D is quite low A protest B salary C advertise D incompetent 3 You ll cut yourself if you walk around in C feet A empty B bare C naked D clean 4 The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them D every night this week A practice B to practice C practiced D practicing 5 They have invented a new A of washing machine A type B indicate C original D proceed 6 Most westerners coming to China are curious A Chinese culture A about B of C on D for 7 In spite of the hard winter the roses in our garden are still A A alike B alive C asleep D awake 8 A plate dropped from her fingers and B into pieces on the kitchen floor A hazard B crash C gave off D smashed 9 A company may C its products by mean of newspapers magazines television or even skywriting A protest B salary C advertise D incompetent 10 Man must stop C the earth s atmosphere A filling B emitting C polluting D wasting 11 The bridge club A his application for membership A refused to consider B refused to use C refused to give D refused to believe 12 第 17 题 They are tearing B these old houses to put up a new shopping center A away B down C up D off 13 The market was full of salted fish A the worst smell that you can imagine A sending up B sending off C sending ou D sending down 14 He jumped onto the train just as it was pulling C A out B from C away D off 15 They have developed techniques which are D to those used in most factories A more talented B better C greater D superior 16 Larry said it was C that made his father ill A overeat B overload C overwork D overpopulation 17 The British naturalist went all the way to India so that he could B first hand A find B get C search D learn 18 She can D sing well she is also a good dancer A more B more just C only D more than just 19 It took Jane a whole hour to D this problem A work at B work on C work over D work out 20 It was because the applicant was too conceited B he failed in the interview A that B so that C so D therefore I Fill in the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary 1 You should not reject criticism It will only do you good if you learn to take it wisely 2 Conflicting interests drew the two friends apart 3 George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson to be his secretary of state 4 Is the elephant the biggest land animal in existing today 5 Action speak louder than words 6 She has gone out of her way to help me At least I owe her my thanks 7 I was brought up to think that a person should not hesitate to speak the truth 8 Since he is unable to obtain financial support going to college remains a dream for him 9 The Yangtze River widens as it flows further east 10 There is a faint smell of gas Let s open the windows II For each of the following blanks four choices are given Choose the most appropriate one 11 They have invented a new type of washing machine 12 Does it cost a lot to have the recorder repaired 13 A plate dropped from her fingers and smashed into pieces on the kitchen floor 14 You ll cut yourself if you walk around in bare feet 15 Shouts of protest sprang up from the angry crowd 16 The man s eyes widened with fear when he saw the robber s gun 17 The two brothers are only alike in appearance 18 In spite of the hard winter the roses in our garden are still alive 19 I don t want to influence you You must act on your own judgment 20 Though the job requires a great deal of effort the salary is quite low 21 Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed with 22 It was because the applicant was too conceited that he failed in the interview 23 I am afraid I won t have any influence over my 18 year old daughter since her mind is made up 24 The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them practice every night this week 23 Excuse me but it is time to have your temperature taken 24 Jane s dress is similar in design to her sister s 25 Whatever it is you ve found you must give it back to the person it belongs to Consumers should do far more than simply complain about the poor quality of goods 26 Frank had worked for two years to be a carpenter but found his progress unsatisfactory and discouraging 27 Beth left California in 1981 and has worked in Texas ever since III Complete the Dialogues with the Best Choice 31 Would you mind closing the window Of course not 32 What can I do for you A pound of meat please 33 I m afraid I ve lost your English book Don t worry about it 34 What s your mother She is a teacher 35 Would you like something to drink Yes please 36 How is everything Very well thank you 37 Happy birthday to you Tom Thank you 38 Let me introduce myself What a pleasure 39 Can I help you I d like to buy a pen 40 What s the matter with you I feel rather tired III Reading comprehension Passage 1 While I was waiting to enter university I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful I applied fearing as I do so that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim However three days later a letter arrived asking me to go to Croydon for an interview It proved an awkward journey a train to Croydon station a ten minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous The school was a red brick house with big windows The front garden was a gravel square four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door He was short and fat He had a sandy colored moustache a wrinkled forehead and hardly any hair He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone Ah yes he grunted You d better come inside The narrow sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage the walls were dirty with ink marks it was all silent His study judging by the crumbs on the carpet was also his dining room You d better sit down he said and proceeded to ask me a number of questions what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate how old I was what games I played then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boy s education I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them He grunted I had said the wrong thing The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common 41 The author applied for the teaching post because he C a needed money and wanted to do something useful 42 When the author applied for the job he thought that a he had little hope of getting it 43 When the author arrived at the school for the interview he felt a very low in spirits 44 The headmaster looked at the author disapprovingly a as an officer might look at a carelessly dressed soldier 45 The author thought that the headmaster used his study as a dining room because it a had bits of bread on the carpet My mind went numb when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage This can t be happening to me Then I felt the gun cold against my head and I heard my friend Jeremy saying What do you want Take my wallet but at the time I thought of nothing I remember being vaguely annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair I remember the walk to the house Jeremy me the two men with two guns I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen s voices because Jeremy was being slow and I was wondering why he was being so slow I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the shrubbery But I remember the sound of the gun hitting Jeremy s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger But I was already running and upon reaching the car across the street I didn t crouch behind it but screamed instead I remember thinking there was something absurdly melodramatic about screaming Help help at eight o clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea to the more specific Help let me in please let me in But the houses were cold closed unfriendly and I ran on until I heard Jeremy s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys In a group they were very brave We waited for the cops to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were cold and I said politely Please go and eat We re O K I was happy to see them go They had been talking of stiffer sentences for criminals of bringing back the death penalty and how the President is going to clean up the country I was thinking they could be saying all of this over my dead body and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn t change a thing In a rush all the rage I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm cozy homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me 46 When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window a she lost consciousness 47 When the gunman pulled her from the car by her hair a the writer felt somewhat angry 48 The writer changed her plea to a more specific one because she realized the general call for help a would sound foolish and unreal 49 When the author called for help the neighbors didn t come out immediately because D a they were scared 50 The author was happy to see the neighbors go because a she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock Passage 3 You go shopping for a new refrigerator and you re on a budget 手头拮据 Are you sure that the best buy is the fridge with the lowest sales price Not necessarily When you buy the lowest priced refrigerator you may end up spending more than if you buy a more expensive one The reason is that the cost of owning a home appliance consists of three components the initial purchase price the cost of repairs and maintenance and the cost to operate it To figure out how much you ll spend over the lifetime of the appliance you have to look at all these costs The appliance with the lowest purchase price or even the best repair record isn t necessarily the one that costs the least to operate Suppose you re in the market for a new refrigerator Different models of refrigerators with the same capacity can vary dramatically in the amount of electricity they use For example the annual electricity consumption varies from a low of about 600kilowatt hours a year to a high of more than 800 kilowatt hours a year That means the annual cost to operate refrigerators can range from about 50 to 80 A 30 difference in annual operating costs might not sound like much but remember that you will enjoy these savings year after year for the life of the appliance otherwise As a result you may actually save money by purchasing the more expensive more energy efficient model 51 the cost of owning an appliance may include a both A and C 52 Annual cost for running a refrigerator may reach c from 50 to 80 53 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage a A more expensive appliance saves you more money 54 What are energy efficient appliances b Those with a low energy consumption 55 What can be a conclusion from the passage d To buy an expensive but energy saving appliance can be the choice V Translate the following sentences into Chinese 56 It is obviously his young assistant who is running the book store 很明显是他 的年轻助理在打理这家书店 57 She got a post as a cashier at a local bank But she was soon fired because she proved to be incompetent 她在本地银行得到一个做出纳员的职位 但是由于她不能胜任 很快就被解雇了 58 Being short of funds they are trying to attract foreign capital 由于资金短缺 他们正在尝试引入外资 59 Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship but his chances of getting it are slim 比尔已经申请了哈佛大学的临时教学工作 但是他得到这个工作的可能性很小 60 No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest 这项建议在会上一宣布 她就站起来提出异议 61 Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful I applied fearing as I do so that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim 由于资金短缺 所以想做点有利的事情 虽然有点害怕自己不自量力 但还是申请了 但是因为没有学历 没有教学经验 是我要得到这份工作是很渺茫和不足的 62 For the first time Venusia