2023年浙江广播电视大学春季学期成人专科期末考试

浙江广播电视大学春季学期成人专科期末考试《综合英语2》期末复习自测题7月I．Vocabularyandstructure.Choosethebestanswerontheanswersheet.（每题2分，共30分）1.HetriedtomakewithJohnwhoworkedinNewYorkA.contactBcentralCcenter2.Theshipssailverylateatnight,butwentonwiththeirwork.AitBtheyCthese3.Ihavetimemoneytotravel.Ihavetoworkduringthissummer.Aeither…or…Bnotonly…butalso….Cneither…nor…4.youmeetwithdifficulties,youcanaskhimforhelp.A.WheneverBAlthoughCHowever5Doyouknowhowmuchthissmallbox?A.linesBweighsCreflects6Somewildanimalshumanbeingswithoutcause.AfillBdigCattack7Youdon’tunderstandmodernart.doI.ANeitherB.soC.both8Thisdressistoolong.Willyoupleaseitforme?AbuyBshortenCwait9applesandbananas,orangesarequitejuicy.AallowBkickCUnlike10FootballbeganinChina,thoughwearenotsure.AcontrolBmainlyCprobably11.Maryisthekindofpersonwhoalwaysseemstobe____ahurry.A)onB)inC)withD)for12.ThistimenextweekI’llbeonvacation.ProbablyI____onabeautifulbeach.A)amlyingB)havelainC)willbelyingD)willhavelain13.____,wewentswimmingintheriver.A)ThedaybeingveryhotB)ItwasaveryhotdayC)ThedaywasveryhotD)Beingaveryhotday14.Shedidn’tgotothecinemalastnight,____shehadtofinishhertermpaper.A)asB)ifC)tillD)though15.Ihavefoundsomearticles____theharmfuleffectsofdrinking.A)beingconcernedB)concernedC)toconcernD)concerning16.Soloudly____thatpeoplecouldhearitoutinthestreet.A)didthestudentsplaythemusicB)thestudentsplayingthemusicC)thestudentsplayedthemusicD)havethestudentsplayedthemusic17.Attheinternationalconference,thefamousscientistgaveanexcellentreport____onhisrecentexperiment.A)basingB)basedC)tobebasedD)tobase18.TherearesomanydressestherethatIreallydon’tknow____tochoose.A)whetherB)whenC)whichD)why19.IthinkthatAnnais____farthemostactivememberinourgroup.A)withB)atC)asD)by20.I’mstillunabletomakemyself____inthediscussion,whichworriesmealot.A)tobeunderstoodB)understandingC)understoodD)understand21Hasthedateofthemeetingbeen?AsettledBsetCfixed22Tolearnaforeignlanguageastudentmayneedtomanywords.AnoticeBmemorizeCtranslate23helpweachievedsuccessinthatwork.AInfactBForinstanceCThanksto24Waterinseas,riversandlakes.AstaysBexistsCkeeps25ItisnowagreedthatChinaisdevelopingquickly.AgenerallyBusuallyCoften26.Thisisanicecar,butwecannot_______it.A)provideB)supplyC)affordD)manage27.Themeetingwillbeginat9:00accordingtothe________.A)calendarB)scheduleC)columnD)diagram28.Thecompanyissmallbutpromising.________,I’lltakethejob.A)InsomecasesB)IncaseC)InthatcaseD)Inanycase29.Thenoticewaswritteninseverallanguages_____foreigntouristsshouldmisunderstandit.A）sothatB）LestC）ifD）otherwise30.Itwasnotuntilshearrivedinclass_____realizedshehadforgottenherbook.A）andsheB）whensheC）sheD）thatsheII.Closetest.Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearethreechoicesmarkedA,B,andC.ChoosethebestoneandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.（每题2分，共20分）Canyouimaginewhatlifewouldbe1iftherewerenotelephone?Youcouldnotcallyourfriendsonthephoneandtalktothem.Iffire2outinyourhouseyoucouldnotcallthefiredepartment.Ifsomebodywere3,youcouldnotcalladoctor.Inourdailylifeweneedtocommunicatewithoneanother.Wedothismostlybyspeakingtootherpeopleandlisteningto4theyhavetosaytous,andwhenweare5tothemwecandothisveryeasily.However,our6willnottravelveryfarevenwhenwe7,anditisthankstothe8ofthetelephonethatwearestillabletocommunicatewithoneanotherandholdconversationswhenwearefarapart.Wecan9eachotherasclearly10wewereinthesameroom.1.[A]as[B]like[C]to2.[A]broke[B]took[C]looked3.[A]excited[B]tired[C]sick4.[A]that[B]this[C]what5.[A]friendly[B]close[C]nice6.[A]noises[B]lectures[C]voices7.[A]speak[B]smile[C]shout8.[A]invention[B]discovery[C]experiment9.[A]see[B]hear[C]lookat10.[A]asif[B]evenif[C]onlyifTelevisionbroadcastsarelimitedtoanareathatiswithinthe

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onatelephonedial,hecouldchoosethelanguageortheeditionofthepaperhewantstoread.1.A．rangeB．viewC．milesD．distance2.A．EvenB．AlthoughC．UnlessD．Whenever3.A．coverB．spreadC．helpD．pass4.A．ThenB．ThereforeC．SoD．If5.A．watchedB．seenC．spottedD．protected6.A．lessB．moreC．anotherD．others7.A．thisB．thatC．itD．such8.A．whichB．whoC．thoseD．whom9.A．onB．inC．byD．for10.A．becauseofB．becauseC．forD．fromIII.ReadingComprehension。Thereare2passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearethreechoicesmarkedA),B),andC)，Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.（每题2分，共20分）Areallyourphotographsgood？Behonestwithyourself.Aren’tsomeofyourpicturestoodark,andotherstoolight？Howmanytimeshaveyouthrownawayaphoto？We,theFinePhotographClub,canhelpyou.WemeeteveryWednesdayinourcomfortableclubroominBridgeStreet.At7:30p.m.amemberofthecluboravisitorwouldgiveatalk,andthenwehavecoffee.Ourmemberswilladviseyouonallthelatestcamerasandfilms.Theywillhelpyoutodevelopyourfilmsorenlargeyourpictures.Whatdoesitallcost？Only5poundsayear.

Photographyisnowabigbusiness.Doyouknow,forinstance,thatthereare15millioncamerasinourcountry？Andthat700millionphotographsaretakenayear,morethanone-thirdofthemincolor？Thinkoftheamountofphotographyintelevision,thecinema,newspapers,books,advertisementsandsoon.Inmodernlifepeoplelearnalotfrompictures,sophotographyismoreandmoreimportant.Itisalsomorecomplicatedandmoreexpensivethanitusedtobe.Youmayonlywanttotakegoodphotographsoffacesandplaces.Ifso,wecanhelpyoutogetbetterresults.Youneedn’twasteanymoremoney.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutphotographyandhowitisused,jointheclubplease.Youwon’tbedisappointed.WritenowtotheSecretary,FinePhotographClub.BridgeStreet.1.Thepurposeofpassageisto_____.A.showpeoplehowtotakefinepicturesB.tellpeoplephotographyisnowabigbusinessC.tellpeopletheclubcandomanythingsforyouD.encouragepeopletojointhephotographclub2.Ifyouwanttojointheclub,you_____.A.mustbegoodatphotographyB.mustknowaboutthelatestcamerasandfilmsC.mustpayalittlemoneyayear

D.mustbehonestwithyourself3.Youareabletobehonestsothatyoucan_____.A.sayifyourphotosaregoodorbadB.tellhowmuchmoneyyouwasteC.helptheFinePhotographClubD.knowthelatestdevelopmentincameras4.Theclubcangivethefollowingserviceexcept_____.A.coffeeB.amusementC.adviceD.information5.Whichstatementofthefollowingistrue？A.IfyouareamemberofFinePhotographClub,itwillcostyouonly5poundstobuyacamera.B.AllthemembersofFinePhotographClubcantakefreephotographsoffacesandplaces.C.Morethanathirdof700millioncolorphotographsaretakenayear.D.Ifyouwritetothephotographclub,youwillbeverygoodatphotographing.{ThestateofKansasiscalledthe"'BasketofAmerica"becauseitranksfirstinwheatgrowingandflourmilling.Inaddition,therearehundredsofcattleranches(牧场)inwesternKansas,someofwhich

cover50,000acres}.Thestateislargerthanmoststates,butrathersparselypopulatedInpioneerdays,manysettlerspassedthroughKansasseekingrichlandandgoldfartherwest.LookinguponKansasasa"uselesswasteofland,"theyrefusedtosettlethere.However,whenKansasjoinedtheUnionin1861asafreestateopposedtoslavelabor,thepopulationbegantoincrease.Finally,therailroadshelpedtoattractsettlersbysellingtheminexpensiveland.1.ThestateofKansasisknownchieflyforits__________.A.richlandandgoldB.railroadsandhighwaysC.cheapslavelaborD.wheatandmeat2.HowcanKansasbestbedescribed?A.Thepopulationissmall,butthestateislargeB.Itisalargestatewithalargepopulation.C.Thestateissmallandithasfewpeople.D.Itssparsepopulationinhabits50,000acres.3.WhatdidearlypioneersthinkaboutKansas?A．TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.B．Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.C．Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.D．Theylikedtherichsoil.4.Howdidtherailroadsattractsettlers?A.Bygivingawaygold.B.Byconstructingflourmills.C.Byopposingslavelabor.D..Byofferingcheapland5.ThechiefoccupationofmostpeopleinKansasis___________.A.runningrailroadsB.miningC.farmingD.ManufacturingMostofusknowabouttheNobelPrize,especiallytheNobelPeacePrize,butfewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.HisnamewasAlfredNobel.Hewasagreatscientistandinventorhimself.Besides,hehadabigbusiness.Hisbusinessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives.Hiscompaniesevenmadeandsoldweapons.Isn’tthissomethingthatsurprisesyou?ThemanwhomademoneyfromweaponsshouldsetupthePeacePrize?ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweapons,hehatedwar.Hehopedthattherewouldbenowarintheworld.HewasoneoftherichestinEurope.Whenhediedin1896,heleftbehindhimalotofmoneyandhisfamouswill.Accordingtohiswill,mostofhismoneywasplacedinafund.Hewantedtheinterestfromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.WeknowthemastheNobelPrizes.TheNobelPrizesareinternational.AlfredNobelwantedthewinnerstobechosenfortheirwork,notthecountrytheycamefrom.AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohisstudiesandworkandtothebenefitsofmankind.Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.Hisinventionsandwealthstaywiththeworldforever.1.Alfred’sbusinesswas_____.A.makingandsellingexplosivesB.notmakingandsellingweaponsC.makingexplosivesandsellingweaponsD.makingweaponsandsellingexplosives2.NobelwantedtosetuptheNobelPeacePrizebecause_____.A.hemadeenoughmoneyB.hehatedwarC.hewantedtogetmoreinterestfromthefundD.helikedtoliveinapeacefulworld3.NobelPrizescomefrom_____.A.allNobel’smoneyinthefundB.allNobel’smoneyinhiscompanyC.alltheinterestfromthefundD.someoftheinterestinthefund4.Nobelwasa(an)_____personintheworld.A.interestingB.unselfishC.kind-heartedD.richest5.WhichstatementofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?A.Nobelsetuphiscompanytosellclothes.B.MostofNobel’smoneywasusedfortheworldWars.C.NobelPrizesareonlyforsomepeoplefromsomespecialcountries.D.Nobelworkedhardinhislifeandsavedlotsofmoneyfortheworldtoshare.{Whydon'tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsfromoneplacetoanother?Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey'rebeginningtofillintheblanks.}

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Adovehadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird'scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledsky.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight.

{Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theyapparentlyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses}.Butwhenit'stoodarktoseethese,thedovescirclehelplessly,unabletofindtheirway.1.Thereasonwhybirdsdon'tgetlostonlongflights________A.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyearsB.haveonlyrecentlybeendiscoveredC.areknownbyeveryoneD.willprobablyremainamystery2.Duringdaylighthours,bir