成人教育高起专《大学英语》期末考试复习题及参考答案

高起专《大学英语》二完形填空Thefour-minutemileItisthenatureofathleticrecordsthattheyarebrokenandtheirplaceistakenbynewones.Yetinmanysports(1),thereisamarkwhichisnot(2)initself,butwhichbecomesalegendasathletes(3)tobreakit.Themost(4)oftheseistheattempttorunthemilein(5)thanfourminutes.In1945,themilerecordwas(6)to4minutes,1.5seconds.Andthere,fornineyears,itstuck.Then,in1954,amedicalstudent(7)RogerBannisterdecidedtotryandbreaktherecord.Hehadbeen(8)forthisdaysincerunningthemilein4minutes,2secondsthe(9)year.Twootherrunnerssetthepaceforhim,and(10)250yardstogoheburstaheadforthefinish.Hewrote(11):‘Mybodyhadexhaustedallitsenergy,butit(12)onrunningjustthesame.Those(13)fewsecondsseemednever-ending.Icouldseethelineofthefinishingtape.Ijumpedlikeamanmakingadesperateattempttosavehimselffromdanger.‘Bannister’stimewas3minutes,59.4seconds.(14)thisrecordhasbeenbrokenonmany(15)since,Bannister’sachievementwillneverbeforgotten. 1. A)happeningsB)events C)games D)matches2. A)central B)major C)significantD)considerable3. A)try B)tryon C)tryout D)tryfor4. A)known B)public C)noticeableD)famous5. A)smallerB)less C)lower D)under6. A)brokendown B)lessenedC)decreased D)broughtdown7. A)entitledB)called C)nicknamedD)known8. A)trying B)studyingC)running D)training9. A)earlyB)previousC)past D)former10. A)on B)in C)with D)by11. A)afterwardsB)then C)next D)after12. A)went B)continuedC)ran D)got13. A)last B)late C)latest D)later14. A)But B)InspiteofC)HoweverD)Although15. A)times B)times C)occasionsD)incidentsThemysteryoftheMarieCelesteWespottedtheMarieCelestedriftinginmid-AtlanticonDecember5,1872.Sincetheshiplookeddamaged,thecaptainsaidthethreeofus(1)boardheratonce(2)investigateand(3)himbackanyinformationwecouldgetholdof.We(4)climbonboardwithouttoomuchdifficultybutwecouldn’tseeanysignoflifeanywhere.ThecrewoftheMarieCeleste(5)haveabandonedship(6)theship’ssmalllifeboatwasmissing.Somenavigationalequipmentwhichashipofthatkind(7)hadonboardwasalsomissing.Thecrew(8)hadmuchtimetoabandonshipbecausetheyhadnot(9)withthemmanyoftheirpersonalpossessions.Luckily,we(10)tofindtheship’slogwhichhelpedusagreatdealinour(11).ThelasttimethecaptainoftheMariaCelestehad(12)_entryintheship’slogwasNovember21.Somethingextraordinarymusthavetaken(13)betweenthisdateandDecember5.Thecaptainoftheship,BenjaminBriggs,hadextensive(14)ofthehighseassowhathadmadehim(15)thedecisiontoabandonshipinthemiddleofnowhere?1. A)have B)hadtoC)could D)ought2. A)inorderthatB)sothat C)inorderto D)forto3. A)take B)get C)carry D)bring4. A)couldn’t B)managed C)unable D)wereableto5. A)can’t B)must C)hadn’t D)could6. A)since B)onaccountofC)asaresultof D)owingto7. A)shouldn’t B)shouldhaveC)shouldn’thave D)shouldbe8. A)oughtnothave B)mustnotC)couldn’thave D)wouldhave9. A)taken B)fetched C)brought D)had10. A)could B)able C)knew D)managed11. A)informationB)solution C)suggestion D)investigation12. A)took B)passed C)wrote D)made13. A)part B)care C)place D)control14. A)qualificationB)education C)experienceD)travel15. A)bringB)choose C)have D)take完形填空1--5BCADB6--10DBDBC11--15AAADC1--5BCDDB6--10ABCAD11--15DDCCD三阅读理解ReadingPassage1Languagestudentsoftenthinktheyhavememoryproblems.Theyworrybecausetheycan’trememberwords.Infact，theproblemusuallyisn’twiththeirmemory.Theproblemiswithhowtheystudy.Torememberwordsbetter，youneedtounderstandhowmemoryworks.Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Whenyousee，hear，orreadsomething，itgoesfirstintoshort-termmemory.Butshort-termmemorylastsforonlyafewseconds.Youwillonlyremembersomethinglongerifitgoesintolong-termmemory.Yourlong-termmemoryislikeaverybiglibrarywithmany，manybooks.Andlikealibrary，it’sorganized（有条理的）.Whenyouputawayabook-ormemory-youcan’tjustleaveitanywhere.Youhavetochooseaplacewhereyoucanfinditagain.Howcanyoudothiswithvocabulary？Theansweristoworkwiththewordandthinkaboutthewordinnewways.Youcandothisbywritingnewsentencesthatincludeit.Evenbetter，youcaninventalittlestoryabouttheword，withpeopleorplacesthatyouknow.Anotherwayistomakeapictureinyourmindwiththeword.Forexample，ifthewordisheight，youcanthinkofthetallestpersonyouknowandtrytoguesshisorherheight.Alloftheseactivitiesaregoodwaystothinkaboutwords.Theymakethemeaningofwordsstrongerinyourlong-termmemory.Andtheygiveawaytofindawordwhenyouneedit.1.Inthewriter’sopinion，studentscan’trememberwordsbecause_______.A.theyhavememoryproblems B.theyaretooworriedC.theydon’tuseaproperway D.theydon’tliketostudy2.WhichisTRUEaboutmemoryaccordingtothepassage？A.Short-termmemoryisseldomused.B.Whatweseegoesintolong-termmemoryfirst.C.Wewillforgetawordsoonifitgoesintoshort-termmemory.D.Wewillneverforgetawordifitgoesintolong-termmemory.3.Theunderlined（划线的）partinParagraph2meanslong-termmemory________.A.keepsmanybookslikealargelibraryB.workslikeawell-organizedlibraryC.providesanybookyouwantD.leavesmemoryanywhere4.Whichisoneexampleof“thinkingaboutthewordinnewwaysinParagraph3？A.Makingsentenceswiththeword. B.Listeningtosomefamiliarstories.C.Talkingwithpeoplethatyouknow. D.Drawingpicturesofthewordonpaper.5.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.languagestudents’problemsinstudy B.howtomakethemeaningofwordsstrongerC.short-termandlong-termmemory D.howtoimprovewaystorememberwordsThisismyfirstyearattendingWilsonMiddleSchool.LastyearIwenttoadifferentmiddleschool.Overthesummermyfathergotanewjob,soourwholefamilymoved.NowIgotoWilson.Iwanttomakesomecommentsbasedonmyuniqueperspectiveassomeonewhohasattendedtwodifferentmiddleschools.Forexample,IwassurprisedbyallthecomplaintsthatthestudentsatWilsonmakeaboutthefoodinthecafeteria.Eithertheydon’tlikeit,ortheywantmorechoices.ButIlikethefood.Thedishesareprettytasty.Andasforchoices,attheschoolIwenttolastyeartherewerenevermorethantwolunchoptionseachday.Sometimestherewasonlyone!However,Idon’twantanyonetothinkthatIhaveanegativeopinionoftheWilsonstudents.Actually,Ihavebeenimpressedwithhowinvolvedthestudentshereare.Iplantoparticipateinsomeofthespecialclubsherethatareorganizedbystudents,likethephotographyclubandthehikingclub.Atmylastschool,studentswerenotasactivelyinvolvedinformingclubs.6.WhyistheauthorastudentatWilsonMiddleSchool?ABecausehisfamilyrecentlymovedBBecausehisfatherisateacherthereCBecauseitisthebestschoolintheareaDBecausehejustcompletedprimaryschool7.Inthesecondparagraph,thewordperspectiveisclosestinmeaningto_______.AcauseandeffectBbackandforthCoutofdateDpointofview8.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“one”refersto_______.AdayBschoolCoptionDcafeteria9.WhydoestheauthorlikethefoodatWilsonMiddleSchool?AIttastesgood.BItisveryhealthful.CTheservingsarelarge.DStudentshelptomakeit.10.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutthestudentsathispreviousschoolcomparedtostudentsatWilsonMiddleSchool?ATheydidbetterintheirstudies.BTheyplannedfeweractivities.CTheybelongedtosportsclubs.DTheygavehimmorehelp.Passage3Cricket—howIdetestedthisgamewhenIwasyoung!MyfamilywouldspendhoursandhourswatchingitontelevisionwhileIangrilywaitedforittoend.Everygameseemedthesame.Yes,oneteamwonandtheotheronelost,butitwasalwaysthesamegame—somemenpitchingaball,somerunningbackandforth.Thensomethinghappened.Ibecameoldenoughtostartplayingcricketmyselfwiththeotherkidsinmyneighborhood.Wefoundaplacetoplaywhereverwecouldputupawicket.Weplayedonthestreet,inthebackyard—evenonthetopsofbuildings,believeitornot!Icanrecallsoclearlythesoundsoftheballhittingthebatandthequickrunningfeet.IcanstillfeelthesunonmyfaceasIplayedandthebruisesandscratchesfromfallingdown.Icanstillseetheblueskyfadingtodarknessbehindthebuildingsasourgamescontinuedintothenight.Itbecamemyfavoritethingintheworld.NowIwatchitnotwithanger,butwithfondmemoriesoftheendlessdaysandnightsspentplayingthegame.11.Whatt