2020-2021《大学英语》（二）期末课程考试试卷A（含答案）

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2020.2021《大学英语》（二）期末课程考试试卷AC.ShewantstomeetDavidandsendhimhome.

D.ShewantstosendDavidasignal.

适用专业：考试日期：时间：120分钟

SectionB

闭卷。总分：100分。

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearoneshortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillhear

请清楚填写考生姓名、专业班级以及学号,答案请一律写于答卷纸上。

somequestions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

PartI:Listeningcomprehension(20%)markedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.Thepassagewillbespokentwice.

SectionA

Question9-Uarebasedonthepassageyourvejustheard,

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

9.A.Onebillionpeopleintheworldcouldnotgettherenewablefreshwater.

oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

B.AsiaandthePacificareahasthelowestwateravailabilityamongtheworld.

willbespokenfwice.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

中C.Theworld'spoorestcountriesusemostwaterforindustry.

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

科D.IndustrialwateruseinChinahasbeenasharpdecreaseintenyears.

翔correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

10.A.Lackofwaterforagriculturaluse.

B.Thereareanumberofpoorcountriesinthisarea.

I.A.Atabookstore.

C.Lackofsafedrinkingwater.

B.Atahospital.

D.Developmentinthisareahasbeenslowered.

C.Atarestaurant.

11.A.Theclimatechange.B.Floodsanddroughts.

D.Atacinema.

C.Environmentaipollution.D.Theincreaseindiseaseofdiarrhea.

2.A.Themanwanttochangefortheothertastesoffood.

B.ThemanistiredofworkingonSaturdaynight.

SectionC

C.ThewomanheldanItalianrestaurant.

KDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

D.Themanishungry.

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

3.A.Hewilldefinitelynotcometotheparty.

.lime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom12to18withtheexactwordsyouhave

.B.Hewillcometothepartyifhehadtime.

.justheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom19-20youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

.C.Hethinksthepartywillbeboring.

.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavejustwritten.

D.Hedidn'tcatchthewoman'swords.

s4.A.Forayear.B.Forafewdays.C.ForseveralweeksD.Forjustamoment.

Thejudgementthatcigarettesmokingishazardoustohealthistheresultofmorethan30

堞5.A.Hehopestorentahouseforhimself.

yearsofresearch(12)onbyhundredsofscientistsinthiscountryandabroad.The

B.Hehopestofindagoodroommatetosharethehouse.

(13)thatcigarettesmokingisasignificanthealthhazardis(14)byeverymedicaland

C.Hehopestowriteapaperforhisdegree.

healthagencyintheworldwhichisknowntohaveexpressedanopiniononthematter.

D.Hehopestoformanadvertisementcompany.

Whilecigcirettesmokerstendtohavehigherdeathratesthannon-smokers,80%oftheexcess

6.A.Thewomanshouldattendhercousin'swedding.

deathsassociatedwiththis(15)arecausedbythree(16)diseases.Theyarelung

B.ThewomanshouldmakeatraveltoCalifornia.

cancer,coronaryheartdisease,andemphysema.Lungcancerwasararedisease50yearsago.Today,

C.Thewomanshouldplanashortertrip.

itis(17)that60,000menandwomenperyearintheUnitedStateswilldieofthisdisease.

席D.Thewomanshouldcancelthetriptovisithercousin.

Amongmenitisthemost(18)causeofdeathfromcancer.Cigarettesmokingisthemajor

7.A.Hewillofferthewomanaglassofwaler.

causeoflungcancer.Althoughchronicirritationfromcertainchemicalsubstances,radiation,

B.Hewillaskthewomantoleavetherestaunmt.

viruses,occupationalhazards,airpollution,andotherenvironmentalfactorshavebeenimplicated

C.Hewillaskanotherwaitertocome.

inthisdisease,(19).

D.Hewillnotbringthewomananythingbecauseheisnotawaiter.

Tothosewhosmoke,however,theycanbeimportantinincreasingtherisksstillfurthe匚A.quickB.fastC.sharpD.serious

Approximately,(20).35.Thenewlybuiltcafe,thewallsofarepaintedlightgreen,isreallyapeacefulplacefbr

Laboratorystudieshaveisolatedfromtobaccosmokeanumberofchemicalcompoundsthatcanus,especiallyafterhardwork.

causecancer.Inaddition,thereareelementsinsmoke,butinteractwithothercompoundstoA.thatB.itC.whatD.which

promotecancerproduction.36.Shehasbeenagainsttheillnessformanyyears.

A.strugglingB.seizingC.experiencingD.dragging

PartII.Vocabularyandstructure(20%)37.…Peter,wheredidyouguysgoforthesummervacation?

21.Sherefusedtoansweranyquestionsandinsilence.--Webusywithourworkformonths,sowewenttothebeachtorelaxourselves.

A.fallenB.remainedC.takenD.resultedA.wereB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.willbe

22.Ourpurposeofeducationistoourstudentsforlife.38.Japanlies____theeastofChina.

A.buildB.advanceC.fitD.(hinkA.inB.onC.toD.by

23.Ybu'dbetterchoosetoliveinthecountryside,nomatterexactly.39.Theexperimenthas________thepossibilityoftheexistenceofanylifeonthatplanet,butit

A.whoB.whatC.howD.wheredoesnotmeanthereisnolifeonotherplanets.

24.1askedthemanatthebookingofficeIcouldhavetwotickets.A.foundoutB.pointedoutC.ruledoutD.carriedout

40.Silkwithbright-coloredbirds,flowersandotheristhemostbeautifulmaterialever

A.ifB.whatC.whichD.that

seen.

25.1havealotofreadings___beforetheendofthisterm.A.patternsB.formsC.structuresD.shapes

A.completingB.tocomplete

C.completedD.beingcompletedPartIII.Readingcomprehension(25%)

26.Thecitygardensarewonderfulbecausetheyproduceflowersnearly.SectionA

A.allaroundB.allalongC.alltheyearroundD.allyearsDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

27.Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.wheneverthroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter

28.Ourschoolteamwasseverelyinthefootballmatch.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

A.defeatedB.decreasedC.developedD.experiencedcentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

29.Thegirlhadhardlyrungthebellthedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andherfriendrushedQuestions41to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

outtogreether.ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20th

A.beforeB.untilC.asD.sincecentury.Earlyinthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwas

3O.Thecity'sdevelopmentspeededupacertaindegreeinthe19thcentury.alwaysthe41ofatown.Thisstreetwaslinedonthebothsideswithmany42businesses.

A.withB.byC.inD.toHere,shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,

31.Thebuildingsstraightintotheskyontheeithersideofthestreet.groceries.Inaddition,someshopsoffered43.Thereshopsincludeddrugstores,restaurants,

A.raiseB.ariseC.riseD.aroseshoerepairstores,andbarberorhairdressingshops.Butinthe1950s,achangebeganto44

32.Inthisexperiment,ifthefishswamtowardstherightcircle,theyreceivedfoodasa.place.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreetwhiletoofewparkingplaceswere45to

A.repeatB.reportC.punishmentD.rewardshoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopen

33.----1havetriedveryhardtofindasolutiontotheproblem,butinvain.spacesoutsidethecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircardrivingcustomers46.Andopenspace

--whynotconsultwithFrank?Yousee,.iswhattheygotwhenthefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcenters,orrathermalls,_47

A.greatmindsthinkalike_asacollectionofsmallnewstoresawayfromcrowdedcitycenters.Attractedbyhundredsoftree

B.twoheadsarebetterthanoneparkingspace,customersweredrawnawayfrom48areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing

C.abirdinthehandisworthtwoin(hebush_49_ofshoppingcentersledinturntothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.Bythelate

D.it'sbettertothinktwicebeforedoingsomething1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditionto

34.Thehearingofafishhasbeenprovedbytwoscientistsinthisfield.providingthe50ofthestopshopping,mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks,with

benches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment.53.Theauthorintendsto.

A.stresstheadvantagesofTVtopeople'slives

B.persuadewomentobecomemoreindependent

[A]designed[F]convenience[K]cosmeticsC.encouragepeopletoimprovetheirreadingskills

[B]take[G]services[L]startedD.introducethereaderssomewebsitessuchasGoogle

[C]heart[H]fame[M]downtown54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

[D]needed[l]various[N]availableA.TVWillRuletheWorldB.TVWillDisturbtheWorld

[E]though[J]popularity[O]cheapnessC.TVWillBettertheWorldD.TVWillRemaininWorld

55..Whichofthesentencescanbestsumupthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

SectionB.A.Thegeneralinfluenceonpeoplemadebywatchingtelevision.

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorB.TheviolencescenesaretoomuchforTVprogrammes.

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldC.Somelanguagestaughtontelevisionshows.

decideonthebestchoiceandmark,thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelineD.Womenarcnotlikelytomakedecisionsovertheirchildrenandfamilies.

throughthecentre.PassageTwo

PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewas

ForgetTwitterandFacebook,GoogleandtheKindle.Televisionisstillthemostinfluentialalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病），Thomaswouldneedto

mediumaround.Indeed,fbrmanyofthepoorestregionsoftheworld,itremainsthenextbigthinginjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,

-----finallybecomesgloballyavailable.Andthatisagoodthing,becausetheTVrevolutionisblindness,andevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

changinglivesforthebetter.Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.Heleft

Acrossthedevelopingworld,around45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2（X）5thenumberCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,

hadclimbedabove60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.,wherearemoreTVsthanpeople,andandcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—a

wherepeoplenoweasilygetaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-Saharanplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.

AfricawillgelaTVoverthenextfiveyears.In2005,afterthefalloftheTaliban（塔利班）,whichJasonSwencki'sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisitthe

hadoutlawedTV,Iin5Afghanshadone.Theglobaltotalisanother150millionby2013-----onlinechildren'sforums（论坛）togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfrom

pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.allover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,sohe

Television'smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndia,researchersRobertdoesn'tfeelalone.'*

JensenandEmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillages,womenweremorelikelytogotoKodyisanythingbutalone:DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnited

themarketwithouttheirhusbandsapprovalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.TheyStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

weremorelikelytomakedecisionsoverchildhealthcare.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadultThesedays,Thomas'smainfocusishischarity（慈善机构），FightIt,whichprovides

education.IntheIndianstateofGujarat,ChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongsmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.

withwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsixmonths,viewershadmadeasmallbutsignificantFhasraisedabout$23,000一inproductsandincash.InMay,Thomaswillholdthefirst

improvementintheirreadingskills.TbomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolence,overweightannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

andloneliness.However,TVishavingapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwide.Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,

51.Theunderlinedword^outlawed"inparagraph2probablymeans"whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostare

A.allowedB.bannedC.offeredD.refusedputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstafsoriginalmembers."But

52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Christopheristheonlyperson1knowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

A.AmericansusedtogelaccesstotheInterneteasily.56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

B.Theworld'sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005.B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes

D.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.C.ThecamelandKangarooratcansurviveintheintenseheatbecausetheyhaveunique

57.Dwascreatedfor.characteristicofbody.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobsD.Lotsofdesertanimalscancitherstoreorproducewaterintheirbodies.

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^constant"inparagraphtwoprobablymean?

58.Accordingtothetext,Kody.A.regularB.extremeC.intenseD.various

A.fecilonelybecauseofhisillness63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

B.benefitsfromA.CamelsandKangaroorats.B.Thetemperatureandheatinthedesertarea.

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid'sforumsC.Waystosurviveinthedesert.D.Thefeaturesandcharacteristicsofdesertanimals

D.writeschildren'sstoriesonline64.WhichofthestatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?A.Thecamelcanendureanincreaseinthetemperatureofitsbloodof9℃.

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B.Darknessinthedesertprovidesgoodprotectiononlyfromtheradiationofthesun.

B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.C.Radiationisthemostdeadlyfactorfornearlyallofthedesertanimals.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.D.Mostanimalsmustfindwaystoreducewaterlossfromtheirbodiestoaminimum.

D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.65.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas.A.Thereasonwhymostofthedesertanimalsarenocturnal.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.Thesignificanceofprotectionfromotheranimalsandbirds.

B.employs22peopleforhiswebsiteC.Theimportancefbrthoseanimalstosearchforwaterandfood.

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.Thereasonwhytheyavoidthesun'sradiationandheat.

D.tiestofindacurefordiabetes

PartIV.Cloze(10%)

PassageThree

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

SomedesertanimalscansurvivetheintensesummerheatanddrynessbecausetheyhaveverymarkedA.B,CandDontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsinto

unusualcharacteristics.Thecamel,forexample,canstandanincreaseinthetemperatureofitsthepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

bloodof9℃.Inaddition,itcandrinkanenormousamountofwateratonelime,thenstoreacentre.

sufficientamountinitsredbloodcellsandotherpartsofitsbodytosupplyitsneedsfortwoweeksAnotherperson'senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.

ormore.Thekangaroorat,ontheotherhand,obtainsallthewateritneedsfromwaterthatitThatpersonwasmystepmother.

produceswhenbreathing.