函授大专期末考试试卷英语2

1、英语（ 2）复习题structure and vocabulary 1. alice received an invitation from her boss, _c_ came as a surprise. a. it b. that c. which d. he 2. everybody in our city, men and women, the old and the young, _c_ sports and games now. a. enjoy b. were enjoying c. enjoys d. enjoyed 3. your dress doesnt _b _ wit

2、h your new hairstyle. a. suit b. match c. mix d. compare 4. a good reader is one who can read _a_ the lines. a. between b. under c. in d. above 5. tony prefers apples and bananas _c_ other fruits. a. than b. over c. to d. against 6. they usually have less money at the end of the project than _ at th

3、e beginning. a. which b. which was c. they have d. it is 7. im sure the letter wont arrive in time _d_ it is sent by air. a. if b. until c. because d. unless 8. the average speed of a ball hit by a pingpang racquet (球拍 )is the _c_ among all ball games. a. lowest b. highest c. quickest d. most full 9

4、. her mother gave her that beautiful necklace, which had been _d_ from her grandma. a. handed in b. handed over c. handed out d. handed down 10. the clerk was soon told _c_ he did was not well received. a. that why b. the reason why c. why what d. what that 11. if you have any trouble, you can turn

5、_c_ him for help. a. for b. at c. to d. in 12. it rains _a_ in shanghai than in shenyang. a. more often b. most often c. oftener d. often 13. there are few places in this country _a_ wheat cant grow well. a. where b. which c. when d. if 14. he was praised for _d_ such a contribution to the country.

6、a. make b. to make c. to making d. having made 15. my brother is three years _c_ than i. a. old b. older c. elder d. the elder 16. here _a_ a pen, a few envelopes and some paper for you. a. is b. are c. be d. being 17. yesterday when i was walking on the street, i _b_ to see an old friend of mine. a

7、. managed b. happened c. settled d. occurred 18. many a teacher in our department _a_ abroad. a. have been b. has been c. have go d. has go 19. a boy told the police man that he had seen a man _c_. a. to get on a car and drive off b. getting on a car and drove off c. get on a car and drive off d. ge

8、t on a car and drove off 20. beijing is _d_ city in china. a. largest b. second largest c. the second large d. the second largest 21. there are few places in this country _a_ wheat cant grow well. a. where b. which c. when d. if 22. weather _c_, well have an outing tomorrow. a. permits b. permitted

9、c. permitting d. permit 23. all the class burst _b_ laughter when they saw the funny picture. a. in b. at c. on d. into 24. ive made _a_ more mistakes than you have. a. a lot b. many c. very d. a lot of 25. _c_ still young, mr. george has had amazing achievement in cosmology. a. when b. as c. althou

10、gh d. since 26. the number of students in this college _b_ this year. a. have doubled b. has doubled c. have been doubled d. has been doubled 27. after i _c_ for half an hour, i realized that he was not coming. a. have waited b. waited c. had been waiting d. was waiting 28. there were then more than

11、 200 children _a_ music in the school. a. to study b. studying c. study d. studied 29. this is the second time that john _c_ in his final exam. a. has failed b. fails c. failed d. failing 30. the climate here agrees _c_ me and i feel pretty comfortable. a. in b. for c. with d. on 31. i, who _d_ a pa

12、rty member, will always try my best to help you. a. be b. is c. are d. am 32. our country is getting _c_. a. strong and stronger b. stronger and strong c. stronger and stronger d. strong and strong 33. i lost my bag the day before, but it _d_ now. a. has found b. was found c. has been found d. is fo

13、und 34. _c_ either of them taken part in the performance? a. have b. is c. has d. are 35. i expressed hope _a_ they would come to visit china again. a. that b. as c. although d. whether 36. the moment has came _c_ i can fully display my ability. a. that b. which c. when d. what reading comprehension

14、 passage one many american women are earning money outside their homes today. among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs. in general, working women have had more education than those who stay at home. of course those who work, thirty-two percent of them have attend

15、ed college, compared with twenty percent of those who do not have jobs. among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent take a vacation away from home during the past year. much of the traveling is by air. these figures come from a report which was written for advertis

16、ers. it offers a new picture of women today. for instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all american women have traveled by airalong with fifty-nine percent of all american men. the lesson for american business is that many women now have other interests besides their homes. they l

17、ike advertisements which show women in office, planes and cars. 1. after reading the passage we know that _c_ . a. all women in the u.s.a. have jobs b. all the women in the u. s. a. like to work very much c. half of the women aged 18 to 64 in the u. s. a. have jobs d. fifty percent of the u.s.a. wom

18、en have jobs outside their homes 2. _ of the working women in the u.s.a. have been to university. a. nearly one third b. about a quarter c. one fourth d. about a half 3. during the past years, most working women took vacation _c_ . a. by car b. by bike c. by air d. on foot 4. the report _a_ for adve

19、rtisers offers a. written, a new picture of women b. written, a new photo c. writing, a new book for persons d. writing, a new book for women 5. what is the lesson for american business? b a. many women still pay more attention to their homes. b. nowadays many women have other interests besides thei

20、r homes. c. many women have no interests. d. many women dont care of their homes any longer. passage two advertising has become more and more popular in modern times. in the business world of to day, supply is usually greater than demand. there is great competition between different manufacturers of

21、 the same kind of product to persuade customers to buy their own particular brand. they always remind the customers of the name and the qualities of their products. they do this by advertising. the manufacturer advertises in the newspapers and on posters (大幅广告 ). he sometimes pays for songs about hi

22、s product in commercial radio programs. he employs pretty salesgirls to distribute samples of it. he organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. he often advertises on the screens of local cinemas. most important of all, in countries that have television he has advertisements put into progr

23、ams that will accept them. manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. we buy a particular product because we think that it is the best. we usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. however, some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are te

24、lling the truth, 6. how many kinds of advertisements are mentioned in the passage? d a. 7. b. 5. c. 4. d. 6. 7. according to the passage which of the following is not true? c a. some people never have any doubts about what advertisements tell them. b. competition exists between different manufacture

25、s of the same products. c. the customer usually demands more than the manufacturer can supply. d. the manufacturer wants to persuade customers to buy brand of goods. 8. the do this in the end sentence in the first paragraph refers to _b_ . a. advertising in the newspapers b. reminding people of thei

26、r products c. employing attractive salesgirls to distribute samples d. organizing competitions with prizes for the winners 9. from the passage, we know if a customer buys a particular brand, he thinks that _d_ . a. he will get a prize b. its price is reasonable c. there is competition d. it is the b

27、est product 10. which of the following can be a best title for the passage? a a. advertising b. supply and demand c. the manufacture and customer d. the result of advertisement passage threetoday the game reserves (猎物保护区 )of east africa are facing a number of threats. al though they earn considerabl

28、e revenue (收入 )by attracting tourists, they take up land which is increasingly sought by the local people. while these reserves feed and protect animals, they are in danger of turning into barren areas or deserts. trees, shrubs and grass are gradually being eaten by grazing hems. another problem is

29、to be found in the changing attitudes of the animals themselves. many of them are losing their hereditary( 天生的 )fear of man. in this way they may become a danger to visitors and thus to themselves. attacks on vehicles are beginning to increase, and it is possible that the problems will become seriou

30、s in a few years time. the problem of shortage of land is not a simple one. as the population increases, more and more people look hungrily at the land set aside for game reserves. they claim that a government s first duty is to its inhabitants and not to tourists or to wild animals. despite the inc

31、ome obtained from tourism, this is an argument which it is difficult to answer satisfactorily. 11. the best title of this passage is _d_ . a. problems facing east african tourists b. african wild animals becoming more dangerous c. the increasing popularity of game reserves d. some problems of east a

32、frican game reserves 12. why may local people look hungrily at the game reserves? b a. they may wish to visit them frequently. b. they may seek land for their own cultivation(耕种 ). c. the animals may be a danger to them and their village. d. they may dislike living in a deserted place. 13. _b_ is ca

33、using soil erosion( 侵蚀 )in the game reserves. a. the bad weather b. the disappearance of vegetation which is eaten by the animals c. the violent storms d. the animals 14. as far as we can tell from the passage, why does the government bother to maintain game re serves? a a. to prevent the people fro

34、m using the land. b. to reserve the land for building development. c. to obtain income from tourism. d. to stop tourists from making a nuisance( 令人讨厌 )of themselves. 15. the word this refers to _b_ in the last sentence of the passage. a. the income obtained from tourists who park their cars in the t

35、own b. the revenue derived from tourists who visit the game reserves c. the problem concerning game reserves in east africa d. the claim put forward concerning the duty of the government passage four in the world in which we live today, a man may be one thing but appear to be another. this was impos

36、sible in indian society. an indians name told the world what he was - a coward, a liar, a thief, or a brave. when i was young, every indian had at least three names during his lifetime. his first name was given to him at birth. it described something that had happened at that time. each indian was s

37、upposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn money for himself. but his friends would always give him a name of their own. no matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen. the indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his

38、 first fight against the enemy, his life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. when he returned he would be given his tribal name by the chief. if he had done well, he would be given a good name. but if he had done poorly, he might be given a bad name. a man was given many chances

39、to improve his name, however. if in a later battle he was ver y brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better name. some indians had as many as twelve names - all good and each better than the last. all names given to one indian belonged to him for the rest of his life. no one else coul

40、d use them. even he himself could not give them away. this was because no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so. 16. according to the passage, indian names were important because they _a_. a. described the character of a man d. described the appearance of a man

41、 c. were never used by other people b. told us his profession 17. _c_ gave the second name of an indian. a. the chief b. the tribe c. his childhood friends d. his parents 18. according to the fourth paragraph, we know an indians tribal name refers to his _d_. a. first name b. second name c. nickname

42、 d. life name 19. an indian could get better names if he _a_. a. did well in later battles b. got old enough c. became a coward d. became a liar 20. the sentence in the sixth paragraph ” no one could pass on his name may mean that _ b_. a. no one could change his name by himself b. no one could give

43、 his name to a son c. no one could give his name away d. no one could give up his name passage five to be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to hold the attention of your audience; you must be a clever speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fu

44、lly under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear. the fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a actor doesnt mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teachers

45、 work and actors. the actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. what he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt wor

46、ds and actions seem natural on the stage. a good teacher works in quite a different way. his audience takes an active part in his play; they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they dont understand something, they say no. the teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his a

47、udience, which is his class. he cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along. 21. the word gifts in line 1 means _d_. a. presents b. cleverness c. something belongs to a good actor d. the way a teacher should act in class 22. in what way is a teachers work different from an ac

48、tors? b a. the teacher must learn everything by heart. b. he knows to control his voice better than an actor. c. he has to deal with unexpected situations. d. he has to use more facial expressions. 23. which of the following is true? b a. a teachers voice must be nicer than an actor. b. a teacher ca

49、nnot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class. c. a teacher must have better memory than an actor. d. a teacher has to learn by heart what exactly ha is going to say in class. 24. there are some similarities between teachers and actors except _d_. a. a good, strong and pleasing voi

50、ce b. the ability to hold the attention of listeners c. you must be a clever speaker d. the ability to control unexpected situation 25. according to the passage, which is the best title? a a. teachers and actors b. how to become a good teacher c. a good teacher d. how to become a good actor passage

51、six the men work all week in the factory, and at the end of the week they get their pay. naturally enough, they open the envelopes and they all count the money. one man is standing in the comer. hes counting his money. suddenly he realizes that it is wrong. he counts the money again. no doubt about

52、it-there is a mistake. there is too much. five pounds too much. he puts his money carefully in his pocket and says nothing to the others. a week goes by. its payday again. the men are counting their pay. the same man is standing in the comer. suddenly he starts shouting. this time there isnt enough

53、money in his envelope. its five pounds short. he goes immediately to see the boss. he is very angry. look, he says, there isnt enough money in my pay envelope. thats right, says the boss. but didnt you notice last week? there was a mistake. there was too much. five pounds too much. yes, thats right,

54、 says the man(he is very angry). there was a mistake last week. for one mistake, i can shut my eyes-but for two mistakes, no, i cant. 26. the men get their pay _c_. a. once a month b. twice a month c. once a week d. every five days 27. what does the man do when he finds five pounds toe much? c a. he

55、 goes to see the boss immediately. b. he gives the five pounds back to the boss. c. he puts the money secretly in his pocket. d. he says something about that to others. 28. on the next payday, what happens after he counts the money? c a. there is much more money in his envelope. b. the money is exac

56、tly what he is given. c. there isnt enough money. d. there is no money in his envelope. 29. according to the passage, i can shut my eyes means _c_. a. i can close my eyes b. i cant see it c. i cant notice it d. i can stand it 30. the extra five pounds put in the mans envelope suggests that _b_. a. t

57、hey are put in the envelope by mistake b. the boss wants to give him a test c. the boss wants to make him glad d. the boss wants to increase his wage cloze ted sat next to me when we were in elementary school. he had serious problems in communicating 1 a people. one always had to guess 2 c he was sa

58、ying. 3 b , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always 4 a . i tried to let him know the importance of being clean by telling him c 5 times a day to wash his hands. but he just could not understand. one day, our teacher miss steel walked 6 a to ted. wi

59、thout saying anything, she took ted to the washroom. 7 b , miss steel washed his hands and told him that he should keep himself clean. she did that every day for one month. c 8 , ted understood. miss steel s love has given me a good example to 9 a when i am doing my job. i always 10 a to teach my st

60、udents by showing them the right ways to do things. and most important of all, i always remember to give them more time to learn and to grow up. 1. a. with b. to c. at d. on 2. a. why b. how c. what d. who 3. a. and b. besides c. when d. while 4. a. dirty b. busy c. clean d. large 5. a. one b. many