聊城大学大学英语(二)期末考试复习题及参考答案

大学英语（二）1/67写作题（15分）Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

"StudyorSocialActivities".Youshouldwritenolessthan100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow.

1.Studentsareconfusedatwhichismoreimportant

2.Somesaystudyismoreimportantwhileothersdisagree.

3.Myopinion

解答StudyorSocialActivitiesIncurrentsociety,

withtheincreasinglysevereemploymentpressureshowingon,theproblemofstudyorsocialactivitieshasbeenbroughtintofocus.Shouldwestudyorsocialactivities?Usstudentsareconfusedatwhichismoreimportant.

Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsthisissue.Somestudentsassertthatstudyismoresignificantforus.Intheirview,studying,inthefirstplace,isourmaindutyatcollege.Apartformthat,duingtotheshortageofexperience,socialactivitiesmaywasteourtimeandenergyaswell.Furthermore,theysayonlybystudyinghardtodaycanwelayastrongfoundationforourfutureinthelongrun.

2~8/67阅读理解题（7分）TheModernOlympicGamesTheModernOlympicGamesmighthaveremainedjustapartofhistorywithoutthedreamofoneFrenchman,PierredeCoubertin.Coubertinbelievedthatsportandexercisewereveryimportantforthehealthandhappinessofeverymanandalsoforthenation.Hethereforetried,in1892,tointerestotherFrenchmeninhisdreamofstartingamodernformoftheearlyGreekGames.Hisideaswerestronglycriticizedbymanypeople,whodidnotreallyunderstandwhathewastryingtodo.ItisperhapssadthatthegreatworkPierredeCoubertindidtobringbacktheGameswasneverproperlyrecognizedduringhislifetime.Gradually,however,peopleallovertheworldbecameinterestedinhisideasandatameetinginParisin1894,withrepresentativesfromtwelvedifferentcountries;plansweremadetoholdthefirstmodernGamesinAthensin1899.OrganizingthefirstmodernGames,however,wasnotwithoutproblems.TheGreekgovernmentwasunhappywiththedecisiontoholdtheGamesinAthens,astheyhadseriouseconomicproblemsatthetimeanddidnotfeeltheywereinapositiontospendthenecessarymoney.ItseemedthereforethattheGameswouldbefinishedbeforetheyhadevenbegun.PrinceConstantineofGreece,however,gavehissupporttoCoubertinandthenewly-formedOlympicCommitteeandotherrichGreekssoonfollowedhisexample.EnoughmoneywascollectedinGreeceandabroadtobuildanewstadiumandpayalltheothercosts.On5thApril,1896,acrowdofover60000peoplewatchedtheKingofGreeceopenthefirstmodernOlympicGames.Therewere,however,veryfewcompetitors

－onlytwohundredandeighty-five.Australia,Austria,Britain,Bulgaria,Chile,Denmark,France,Germany,Hungary,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUSA,weretheonlycountriestosendathletestotheGamesandmostoftheathleteswhodidcomehadtopayfortheirowntravelandothercosts.Thereweretensportsinthefirstprogram－cycling,gymnastics,tennis,swimming,athletics,fencing,weight-lifting,rowing,wrestlingandshooting;therewerealsoothernon-sportingevents,suchasconcertsandballet,justastherehadbeenattheearlyGames.AtthefirstmodernOlympicsalmostallthegoldmedalswerewonbyAmericansportsmen,butthemostfamousofallthefirstmedalwinnerswasayoungGreeknamedSpyrosLouis,whocamefromasmallvillageinthemountainsnearAthens.Itwashewhowonthelonganddifficultrace,theMarathon,andgavetheGreeksthenationalwintheyhadhopedfor.TheGreekswouldhavebeenhappytokeeptheGamesinGreecebutCoubertinbelievedstronglythattheOlympicsshouldbetrulyinternationalandwouldnotallowthistohappen.ItwasthereforedecidedtoholdthenextGamesinParisin1900.Sadly,however,theParisGamesandthefollowingGames,heldinSt.Louis,America,in1904,werepoorexamplesofCoubertin\'sdreamandCoubertinhimselfdidnoteventraveltotheSt.LouisGames.ForthesetwoGamesweremorelikecircusshowsthanseriousinternationalsportsmeetings.Onlyfifteennon-Americanswenttothe1904Games,mainlybecausethehightravelcostspreventedothersfromcompeting.Olympiceventsweremixedwithothersportsandevents,andtheGameswereorganizedtocontinueovermanymonths,sothatasmuchmoneyaspossiblecouldbemadebytheorganizersfromthesellingoftickets.Itwasnotuntil1908,whentheGameswereheldinLondon,thatinternationalrulesanddistanceswereintroduced；untilthentheeventshadbeenthedecisionoftheorganizingnationalone.TheLondonGameswerefarbetterorganizedthananyoftheothermodernGamesbutittookmanymoreyearsbeforeCoubertin\'sdreamofatrulyinternationalmeetingofsportsmenbecameareality.ItwasnecessarytomakemanychangesbeforetheOlympicGamesbecameaswell-organizedandaspopularastheyaretoday.Since1896theGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryears,exceptforabreakduringtheyearsofthetwoWorldWars.GraduallythenumberofcompetitorswhotakepartineachGameshasgrownandsohasthenumberofcountries.In1896,onlythirteencountrieswererepresentedandonlytwohundredandeighty-fivecompetitorstookpart.Today,however,asmanyasonehundredandtwenty-twocountriessendathletestotheGamesandmorethanseventhousandmenandwomencometotheGamestotakepart.Inrecentyears,thenumberofeventshasgrowntotwenty-one,elevenofwhicharealsoopentowomen.ItisinterestingthatCoubertin,whoseideaswereborninthelatenineteenthcentury,probablyneverimaginedthatwomenwouldeverplayapartinthenewOlympics.WomenhadnevercompetedintheearlyGreekGames;indeed,formanyyearstheywerenotevenallowedtowatch.Inmoderntimes,theLondonGamesin1908werethefirstinwhichwomentookaseriouspart

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36womencametotheGamestocompete.ThefirstwomantowinanOlympiceventwastheBritishTennisPlayer,CharlotteCooper,whowonatenniseventin1900.From1908,however,thenumberofeventsbegantogrowwiththeintroductionofladies’gymnastics.Athleticseventsforwomenwereintroducedin1928attheGamesheldinAmsterdam.Today,womenareashighly-trainedandasfitasmen.Althoughinalmosteverysportwomenandmencompeteseparately,inhorse-ridingeventstheycompeteagainsteachotherandwomenhaveshownovertheyearsthattheyarejustasgood.TheInternationalOlympicCommittee,whosehomeisinLausanneinSwitzerland,isresponsibleforalltheimportantdecisionsoftheOlympicMovement.Themembersofthiscommitteearechosennotbytheirgovernmentsbutbymembersalreadyonthecommitteeandtheyarethereforeabovepoliticsorgroupinterests.MostofthemembersaresimplyrichmenwhowishtokeepCoubertin’sideasalive.Noteverycountryisrepresented,therefore,becausethiswouldmeanmorethan120membersandnodecisionswouldeverbemade.However,eachcountrymustformaNationalOlympicCommitteebeforeitisallowedtosendcompetitorstothegamesandthiscommitteemustberecognizedbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee.Atpresent,morethan136countrieshaveformedsuchacommittee.TheNationalCommitteesareresponsiblefororganizingthenationalteamsandfordecidingwhichcompetitorstosend.CompetitorscannotchoosetogototheGames

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theymustbechosenandthismeanscompetingagainsttheirowncountrymen.Itisnotevenenoughtobethebestinthecountry,foreachcompetitormustbeabletoreachthestandardexpectedforentrytotheGames.Thesestandardschangeeachyearassportsmenandsportswomenimprove.Somecountriesarenotabletosendallthecompetitorstheywouldliketo,eveniftheyhavereachedtheexpectedstandard,becauseofthecost.TheNationalCommitteemustthendecidewhethertosendthecompetitorswhohavethemostchanceofwinningorwhether,instead,tosendcompetitorstorepresenteachsporteventhoughsomeofthemhavelittlehopeofdoingwell.Notonlythecompetitorsbutalsotheteammanagermustbepaidfor.Themanagerisanextremelyimportantmemberoftheteam；heisresponsibleforthecompetitorswhiletheyareattheGamesandhisjobincludes,forexample,gettingthecompetitorstoeacheventontimeandhelpingwithmedicalorpersonalproblems.Mostcountriesaskthepeopleformoneytohelppayforthecostsoftravelandtraining.Alotofmoneyisgivenbybusinessesandcompanieswhoalsogive,forexample,clothes,shoesanduniforms.ThecitywheretheGamesaretobeheldischosenbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee；thisisusuallydecidedfiveyearsbeforetheGamesaretotakeplace.SeveralcitiesmaywishtoholdtheGamesinanyoneyearandtheCommitteedecidesonlyafterithaslistenedtoandseentheargumentsandplansofeachcity.Oncechosen,thecitythenhasfiveyearstoprepare.（2/67）单选题（1分）1.CoubertinplannedtoholdthefirstmodernOlympicGamesin_________inAthens.

1894

1896

1899

1900（3/67）单选题（1分）2。ThecompetitorsofthefirstOlympicGamescamefromallofthefollowingcountriesEXCEPT__________.

UK

Hungary

Switzerland

Norway（4/67）单选题（1分）3.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTpartofthefirstOlympicGames?

concerts

circus

fencing

boxing（5/67）单选题（1分）Accordingtothepassage,themostsuccessfulmodernOlympicGameswastheoneheldin_________

A、Athens,Greece

B、St.Louis,America

C、Paris,France

D、London,UK

参考答案：D（6/67）单选题（1分）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、WomenwerenotallowedtoparticipateintheancientOlympics.

B、WomenwerenotallowedtowatchtheOlympicGamesinthepast.

C、WomenappearedintheAmsterdamOlympicGames.

D、Before1908therewerenowomenintheOlympicGames.

参考答案：D（7/67）单选题（1分）Womenandmenalwayscompeteseparatelyexceptin_______

A、tennis

B、racing

C、swimming

D、horse-riding

参考答案：D（8/67）单选题（1分）WhatdowelearnabouttheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)?

A、tennis

B、racing

C、swimming

D、horse-riding

参考答案：D9/67填空题（1分）Itwas____________thatareresponsiblefororganizingthenationalteamsandfordecidingwhichcompetitorstosend.解答参考答案：NationalCommittee10/67填空题（1分）Boththecompetitorsand___________mustbepaidfor.解答参考答案：Teammanager11/67填空题（1分）EverycitychosentoholdtheOlympicGamesusuallyhave___toprepare.解答参考答案：fiveyears12~16/67阅读理解题（10分）

FourmonthsagoMrs.B.orderedarugfromastorewhichpromisedtodeliveritinabouttwoweeks.Threeweekspassed,buttherugdidnotarrive.WhenMrs.B.telephonedthestoretoaskaboutit,shewastoldthattherughadbeenlostandthatthestorewouldsendheranother.

Weekslater,whenMrs.B.telephonedagain,thestoreclaimedthatthesecondrughadbeendeliveredandleftonherfrontporch.Shedidn'tbelievethisstory,asshehadbeenathomeasusual,andherdoorbellwasingoodworkingorder.However,thestorepromisedherthatathirdrugwouldbedeliveredwithinaweek.Itwasn't.Whatcouldshedo?Howcouldshegetaction?

Mrs.B.didwhatmanyotherAmericanshavedone--withexcellentresults.Shewrotealettertothenewspaperinhertown,explainingherproblem.Afewdayslaterherletterappearedinthenewspaper,andthissentencewasprintedbelowit:

Thestorefoundawaytosafelydeliveryourrugimmediatelyafterhearingfromus.

Inthisageofmachines,itisoftenhardtogetactionfrombusinessesthathavemademistakes.Anindividualpersoncancomplain,buthiscomplaintsmayaccomplishnothing.Luckily,newspapersnowemploypeopletohelpwithsuchproblems,andtheresultsarepublishedinaspecialsectionofthepaper.

Mrs.B'sletterappearedinacolumncalledMR.FIX-IT.DuringthesameweekthefollowingletterfromMrs.J.wasprintedintheACTIONLINEcolumnofanothernewspaper

"ManyweeksagoIboughtsomelivingroomfurniturefromtheHouseandGardenShopinParkersville.Theyhavesetthreedeliverydates,andeachtimeIhadtostayhomefromworkandwaitforthetruck,whichnevercame.Ihavecalledthestoreatleastfifteentimes,andeachtimetheyhavesaidtheywouldlookforthefurniture.Thishasbeengoingonfortwomonths.Iguesstheyarestilllooking."TheACTIONLINEwriter'sreplywasprintedbelowMrs.J'sletter:"Theyfoundit.ActionLinemadeonetelephonecalltothepresidentofthecompany,whotoldus:'thecustomerwillgetsatisfaction.'Thefurniturewasfound,anditarrivedatyourhomeyesterday."（12/67）单选题（2分）11.HowlongwasitafterMrs.B.calledthestoreagainthatshewrotetothelocal

newspaper?

A、Threeweeks

B、Twoweeks

C、Aboutaweek

D、Fourmonths

参考答案：C（13/67）单选题（2分）12.Thepassagepointsoutthatinthemachineagepeople'scomplaintsusually______.

A、bringaboutmistakes

B、proveuseless

C、causemoreserioustrouble

D、proveeffective

参考答案：A（14/67）单选题（2分）13.Afterwritingtothenewspaper,______.

A、Mrs.B.foundherrug

B、Mrs.B.hadtowaitforanotherseveralweeks

C、Mrs.B'sproblemremainedunsolved

D、Mrs.B'sproblemwassolvedverysoon

参考答案：B（15/67）单选题（2分）14.Inthelastparagraph,thesentence"Thecustomerwillgetsatisfaction"means______

A、Mrs.J.willgetwhatshewants

B、Mrs.J.willbepaidforherloss

C、Mrs.J.willgetbetterfurniture

D、Mrs.J.willfindthatshewasmistaken

参考答案：A（16/67）单选题（2分）15.Thepassageimpliesthat______.

A、therearetoomanymistakesinbusinessestobecorrectednowadays

B、newspaperswillbetheonlymeansthatcanhelppeoplesolveproblemsofallkinds

C、customerscanfindwhattheyhavelostthroughthehelpofnewspaper

D、theinfluenceofnewspaperscansometimessolveproblemswhenindividualeffortsproveuseless

参考答案：D17~21/67阅读理解题（10分）Theonlywayyoucanbecomeagoodreaderisthroughpractice.YoucannotreadafewparagraphsinyourEnglishbookonceaweekandbecomeafluentreader.Youneedtoreadconstantly.Youshouldcarrysomethingtoreadwithyouwhereveryougo.

TakeanEnglishmagazine,forexample,andcarryitinyourpocket.Wheneveryouhavethechance,turnonapageandreadaparagraphortwo.Youshouldreadinasmanydifferentsubjectareasasyoucan.YoushouldtrytofindEnglishbooksondifferentsubjectsandreadafewparagraphsineachchapterineachbook.Youreyesandmindneedtopractise.Youreyesneedtopractisemovingquicklyacrossthepagefromlefttoright,andyourmindneedstopractisemakingquickassociationsbetweentheprintedwordandmeaning.

Whenyoubegintoreadyoushouldaskyourselfabasicquestion:whyamIreadingthis?IfyouarereadingtopractiseyourEnglish,youwillreadinacertainway.Youwillreadslowlyandconcentrateontherelationshipbetweenthewordsandthegrammaticalstructures.Ifyouarereadingforinformationaboutaparticularsubject,youwillreadinanotherway.Youwillfocusonmainpartsandsupportingfacts.Youusethegrammarofthepassageasameans,notanend.

ReadingtopractiseEnglishisthewaymostforeignstudentsreadEnglish.InschoolyoudonotreadEnglishtolearnaboutaparticularsubject;forexample,youdonotreadEnglishtolearnhistory.YoureadEnglishtolearnhowasentenceisputtogether,howtheverbsagreewiththesubjects,whattheclauseis,etc.参考答案：CBCAD（17/67）单选题（2分）16.Tobecomeagoodreaderyouneedto___________.

A、havealargevocabulary

B、understandgrammar

C、readalot

D、moveyoureyesacrosspagesquickly

（18/67）单选题（2分）17.Withwhichstatementwouldtheauthoragree?

A、havealargevocabulary

B、understandgrammar

C、readalot

D、moveyoureyesacrosspagesquickly

（19/67）单选题（2分）18.Whenmoststudentsreadtolearnaforeignlanguage,_____________.

A、theyreadeveryword

B、theyonlyreadtheimportantwords

C、theykeepaskingthemselves"whyamIreadingthis?"

D、theyoftenlosepatience

（20/67）单选题（2分）19.Whenyouarereadingforinformation,youusegrammar_______________.

asatool,notasyourpurpose

asyourpurpose,notasatool

asbothyourpurposeandatool

asneitheryourpurposenoratool

（21/67）单选题（2分）20.WhenyoureadtopractiseEnglish,youhaveto_____________.

learnwhattheclauseis

learnhowtheverbsagreewiththesubject

learnhowasentenceisputtogether

doalloftheabove

22~26/67阅读理解题（10分）

ThefirstpostalserviceinNorthAmericabeganinNewEnglandinthe17thcentury.AllmailarrivinginMassachusettscolonywassenttothehomeofanappointedofficialinBoston.Inturn,hewoulddeliverthemailfromBostononhorsebacktoitsdestination,receivingonepennyforeachgoodarticleofmail.LaterinthecenturypostalserviceswereestablishedbetweenPhiladelphiaandDelaware.

In1691,theBritishcrownappointedthefirstpostmastergeneraltohavechargeofthemailforallthecoloniesinNorthAmerica.

Later,BenjaminFranklinservedasthepostmastergeneralfortheBritishgovernmentandthenwasmadepostmasterbythenewly-formedUnitedStatesgovernment.

FranklinwasresponsibleforestablishingtheUnitedStatespostalsystemonapermanentbasis.Heincreasedthenumberofpostoffices,introducedtheuseofstagecoachestocarrymail,andstartedapackageservicesystem.Later,inthenineteenthcentury,asrailroadandsteamboatsappeared,theywereusedtocarrymailintothetowns.

Somecommunities,especiallythoseoutwest,werefarfromtheservicesoftransportation.Toservethem,thepostofficedevelopedasystemcalled"starroutes".Privatecontractorswerepaidtodelivermailtothecommunitiesfromrailwaysbyhorseandwagon.Thepostalservice,whichwasstartedover3centuriesago,hasdevelopedintoanextensivegovernmentservicewithpostofficesineverycity,town,andvillageintheUnitedStates.（22/67）单选题（2分）参考答案：BBAAD21.Thesubjectofthepassageis_____________.

theU.S.postalsystem

thehistoryoftheU.S.mail

astoryofBenjaminFranklin

letterdelivering

（23/67）单选题（2分）22.ThefirstNorthAmericanpostalservicestarted_____________.

twocenturiesago

in1691

over300yearsago

inthe16thcentury

（24/67）单选题（2分）23.ForwhatdidBenjaminFranklindeservecredit?

HewasthefirstpostmastergeneralinNorthAmerica.

HeestablishedagovernmentpostalserviceforBritain.

HeservedboththeBritishandAmericangovernments.

HeestablishedthefirstpostalsystemintheU.S..

（25/67）单选题（2分）24.Starrouteswerestartedbecause_______________.

thehorseandwagonwereslowincarryingmails

thetrainsweretoofast

transportationwasdifficultforsometowns

thecommunitiesdidn'tlikeordinarypostoffices

（26/67）单选题（2分）25.Whateventuallyhappenedtothepostalservice?

Itfailedtoservepeopleinremoteplaces.

Itdevelopedatransportsystem.

Itremainedthesameasitstartedmanyyearsbefore.

Itdevelopedalloverthecountry.27/67单选题（0.5分）CCADB26.

Whatwewouldlikeyoutoknowisthatwegreatly______yourtimelyhelp.

attach

thank

appreciate

compliment28/67单选题（0.5分）27.

Ican't__________tohaveaholidayabroadonmysalary.

spend

think

afford

help29/67单选题（0.5分）28.

Newspapersvarygreatlyintheir_________tothegovernment.

attitude

view

opinion

comment

30/67单选题（0.5分）29.

Theoldmanwishedtotraveland________studythecustomsofothercountries.

however

otherwise

though

thereby

31/67单选题（0.5分）30.

______goingstraighttowork,hetookabustotowntovisithisuncle.

Despite

Insteadof

Becauseof

Inspiteof

32/67单选题（0.5分）BCDDA31.Insomeareas,modernintensivefarmingis______________thereintroductionoftraditionalmethods.

givingbirthto

givingwayto

gettingridof

givingcreditfor33/67单选题（0.5分）32.

Doesthenewvice-president_________theworkoftheexportdepartment?

havegotto

haveanadvantageover

haveanythingtodowith

havenothingtodowith34/67单选题（0.5分）33.Profitshavedeclinedasa______________oftherecentdropinsales.

reason

purpose

fault

result

35/67单选题（0.5分）34.Today,mostcommunitycollegesoffertechnical,vocational,pre-professional,andadult-educationprograms__________generalacademicprograms.

exceptfor

butfor

inrelationto

inadditionto

36/67单选题（0.5分）35.Theyfeltinferior_________theothersuntiltheteam'sinternationalsuccessgavethemsomepride.

to

than

of

by37/67单选题（0.5分）CBBDC36.

Saltmayseemratherastrange_________touseasmoney,butincountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenanabsolutenecessity.

content

body

substance

weightiness

38/67单选题（0.5分）37.

Withlasersscientistscanexploremanyphysicalprocessesonce______ourunderstanding.

for

beyond

within

by39/67单选题（0.5分）38.Marywasshortandplump,in_______tohermother,whowastallandthin.

contact

contrast

comparison

contest40/67单选题（0.5分）39.Inhisnovelmanyordinarycitizens________theirlivestounselfishserviceofhumanity.

prefer

distinguish

isolate

devote41/67单选题（0.5分）40.A________skiniseasilyhurtbytoomuchsunshine.

severe

serious

sensitive

sensible

42/67单选题（0.5分）AABCD41.Impossible________itseems,thenewsturnedouttobetrue.

as

when

but

however

43/67单选题（0.5分）42.BothmybrotherandIareimpatient.Ithinkheis________fittobeateacherthanIam.

nomore

mor

other

rather44/67单选题（0.5分）43.

Agroupofdoctorswerestudyingthebacteriawhichcausedapainfulskin_________.

ill

disease

sick

influence45/67单选题（0.5分）44.

Ididn'tknowwhattodobutthenanideasuddenly________tome.

happened

entered

occurred

hit46/67单选题（0.5分）45.

Beingashygirl,Mariewas______whentheteacheraskedhertoreadheressaytotheclass.

shocked

surprised

pleased

embarrassed

47~66/67阅读理解题（20分）Directions:

Inthispart,youwillreadapassagewith20blanks.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.InAmerica,self-improvementisanationalpastime.Everyyear,moreandmoreAmericansspendtheirleisure__

46__tryingtoimprovethemselvesinonewayor__

47__.Onepopularformofself-improvementisthesearch__

48__physicalfitness.ThousandsofAmericanswho__49__exercisedarenowoutonthestreets,jogging__50__fashionablerunningsuitsandexpensivesneakers.Theyboastof__

51__manymilestheyruneachdayand__

52__howmanypoundstheyloseeachweek.Othersare_53__t