《大学英语2》期末考试试卷含答案

《高校英语2》复习资料

一、单词或短语英汉互译

1.将下列词语译成中文

(l)economist(2)goods(3)profit

(4)consumer(5)Interest

1.经济学家；2.商品；3.利润；

4.消费者5.利息

(6)charge(7)affect(8)industrious

(9)package(10)machinery

6.收费7影响8.勤劳的

9.包装10机械

(11)concern(12)furniture

(13)strong-willed(14)snowstorm

11.关切12.家具

13.意志坚毅14.暴风雪

(15)cosmetics

15.化妆品

2.将下列词语译成英文

(16)投资(17)需求(18)炊具

(19)市场(20)制造商

16.investment17.demand18.cooker

19.Market2O.manufacturer

(21)破坏(22)受益(23)超过

(24)进口(25)资源

21.spoil22.Benefit23.Exceed

24.Import25.resource

(26)条形码(27)结账

(28)以防万一

26.universalproductcode27.checkout

28.Incase

(29)气候(30)免费

29.climate30.Free

二、单项选择题

1.Apparently,itwasn'tanaccident.Someonemusthavedoneit

on(B).

A.intentionB.determination

C.purposeD.reason

2.Theyoungdoctorcouldnotsleepatnight,theworsening

conditionofapatient(A)him.

A.disturbingB.disturbed

C.beingdisturbedD.todisturb

3.(D)Americanshavedifferentviewsonmanyissues,

theytendtoagreeononesubject:taxesaretoohigh.

A.DespiteB.Inspiteof

C.BecauseD.Although

4.Theselittlethingsaren'timportant(B)themselves,

butputtogether,theycancausetroubles.

A.byB.inC.forD.at

5.Iftherewereanyinhabitantsofthemoon,theywouldseeour

earthreflectingthelightofthesun,againlikeahugemirror

(C)inthesky.

A.hangB.hangedC.hungD.hangs

6.Whenwecallaword"learned/wedonotmeanthatitis

usedbylearnedpersonsalone,(C)simplythatits

presenceintheEnglishvocabularyisduetobooksandthe

cultivationofliteratureratherthantotheactualneedsofordinary

conversation.

A.soB.sinceC.butD.for

7.(A)isacceptedastrueoftenisrelatively,andnot

absolutely,true.

A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.It

8.1(D)awakeforabouttwohourslastnight.

A.lieB.liedC.laidD.lay

9.Intheory,everypersonwillhave(B)toanunlimited

amountofinformationwiththedevelopmentof

telecommunicationsatellites.

A.entryB.access

C.entranceD.opening

10.ItisinIran(A)thefamilymembersareinvolvedin

theweddingpreparations.

A.whereB.inwhich

C.thatD.fromwhich

ll.Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelpto

peoplelivinginisolatedareaswhere(A)isdifficult.

A.transportationB.instruction

C.applicationD.compensation

12.Aswehavebeenverybusyrecently,wegotothetheatre

only(D).

A.absolutelyB.frequently

C.ContinuallyD.occasionally

13.Wecancometothe(C)thatthemorewepractice,

themoreskillfulwewillbe.

A.traditionB.generation

C.conclusionD.fact

14.Sincetheroadiswetthismorning,lastnight(C).

A.itmustberainingB.itmustrain

C.itmusthaverainedD.itmusthavebeenrained

15.Afewyearslater,Ifoundmyhometowncompletely

(A).

A.changedB.changing

C.tobechangedD.tochange

16.Thisnovelisworthyof(D).

A.readingB.read

C.havingreadD.beingread

17.Itisverykind(C)seeme.

A.fromyoutoB.asC.asifD.likethat

18.Itlooks(C)it'sjoingtorain.

A.thatB.asC.asifD.likethat

19.Thestonewassoheavythatitwasdifficultfortheoldmanto

(A)it.

A.liftB.reachC.riseD.touch

20.Theylives(B)theothersideoftheroad.

A.inB.onC.forD.by

21.ShecanspeakJapanesebetterthan(C)else.

A.theoneB.nooneC.anyoneD.another

22.Thislessonis(D)thanthelastone.

A.moreeasierB.moreeasyC.veryeasierD.much

easier

23.Today'sweatherisnztascoldasitwasyesterday,

(B)?

A.wasnztB.isitC.wasitD.isnztit

24.Thisbookisforstudents(D)nativelanguageisnot

English.

A.ofwhomB.thatC.whichD.whose

25.Thesportsmeethasbeen(A)tillnextweekbecauseof

thebadweather.

A.putoffB.putaside

C.putupD.putdown

26.Eitheryouortheheadmaster(D)theprizeforthese

giftedstudentsatthemeeting.

A.ishandinginB.aretohandout

C.arehandinginD.istohandout

27.Theteacherandwriter(B)askedtomakeaspeechat

themeeting.

A.isB.wasC.areD.were

28.Four-fifthsoftheworkershere(C)workers.

A.iswomanB.arewomanC.arewomenD.is

women

29.Therestofthefood(D)intherefrigerator.

A.istokeepB.aretobekept

C.aretokeepD.istobekept

30.Thisroomismuchtoohot;itzslikea(D).

A.fantasyB.fossilC.fashionD.furnace

31.,Icouldn'tgetajobinthiscompany(B)

A.TryasImightB.AsImighttry

C.TrythoughImightD.Imighttry

32.Contrarypopularbeliefmoderateexerciseactually

decreasesyourappetite

(D)

A.onB.at

C.againstD.to

33.Whensheworkedwiththegovernment,shethe

difficulttaskofmonitoringelections(D)

A.overworkedB.overtook

C.underwentD.undertook

34.Ihopeyouwillbehigherspiritswhenwemeetnext

time(D)

A.toB.on

C.ofD.in

35.I'mwonderingwhyhehasn'tturnedatthe

meeting(B)

A.downB.up

C.outD.over

36.Itisawell-knownfactapersonwillmoveinacircle

whenhecannotusehiseyestocontrolhisdirection(A)

A.thatB.if

C.whenD.whether

37.,Marywentoutwithdelight(B)

A.WithherhomeworkdoingB.Withherhomeworkdone

C.HerhomeworkwasdoneD.Doneherhomework

38.thestorm,wehavetopostponetheflight(A)

A.OwingtoB.Thanksto

C.BecauseD.As

39.Tom'sfatherhomeuntilyesterday(D)

A.doesn'twriteB.don'twriteto

C.didn'twritetoD.didn'twrite

40.Areyousureyoudon'thaveadvicetogiveme?Ireally

need(D)

A.any;anyB.some;any

C.any;someD.any;some

三、改错

下列句子中有A,B,C,D四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的,

选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误:

1.Myparentswantedmakeascientistofme.

ABCD

2.Hehasabadhabitofinterruptingotherswhentheyarespeak.

ABCD

3.Theroomisbeingalittlesmall;inadditionitissohot.

ABCD

4.1wishIhadknowheraddressyesterday.

ABCD

5.Theharderhestudies,thegreaterprogresseshe'IImake.

ABCD

参考答案：

1.B2.D3.B4.D5.B

四、完形填空

Insuremeanstoprotect_1_alossofmoney.Mostpeoplecan

budgettheirmoneysothattheirincomewillcoverexpected

expenses_2_food,clothing,housing,andpublicservices.But,

thereisnowaytoknow_3_whow川sufferacrisis（危机）suchasa

seriousillness,fire,flood,oracaraccident.Suchcrisesusually_4_

greatexpense.Evenifpeoplecouldpredictcrises,itwouldbe

hardtosaveenoughmoneyto_5_theexpenses.Insuranceisa

system_6_acompanycollectsmoneyfrommanyindividualsand

thenpayscertainexpenseswheneveroneofthoseinsured

individualsisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Aninsurancepolicy_7_

howmuchtheinsurancecostsandhowmuchthecompanywill

paywhenapolicyholderisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Thereare

manydifferentkindsofinsurance,方_hospital,motor-carandfire.

Insurancecanberatherexpensivebutmostpeoplebuyinsurance

ofsomekind.Insuranceissomething_9_peoplebuyandhope

theywill_10need.

1.A.forB.fromC.againstD.with

2.A.suchasB.forexampleC.thatD.thesameas

S.A.predictB.aheadC.inadvanceD.earlier

4.A.resultfromB.makeC.takeD.resultin

5.A.coverB.paybackC.fillD.makefull

6.A.thatB.bywhichC.whatD.where

7.A.saidB.agreeC.makesureD.states

8.A.includeB.includingC.aswellasD.also

9.A.whichB.thatC.asD.Like

10.A.neverB.everC.sometimesD.often

参考答案：1-5.CADCA6-10.BDBBD

Whydosomenationsremainsomuchpoorerthanothers?

Inanewstudy,economistEliBermanofBostonUniversity(1)

B_thatpartoftheanswerliesinthenatrueoftechnological

change.(2)Ctheearly1960s,henotes,asmallgroupof

nationshasmadeimpressiveprogress.Butonaverage,inthe(3)

Aworldpercapitaincomeshavegrown(4)Dfaster

thanthoseinadvancednations,whichmeansthegapbetween

thetwohascontinuedto(5)inabsoluteterms.

Bermanpointsoutthattechnologicalprogressinrecent

decadeshasnotably(6)C_onmoreeducatedworkforces(7)

Dhighlevelsofphysicalcaptial.Citingsubstantialresearch

intheU.S.and(18)_B_,attributingthewideningwagegap

betweenpoorly-educatedandwell-educatedworkerstothe(9)

Cdemandforskilledlaborgeneratedbynewtechnology,

Bermantheorizedthatnationswithhighlevelsofskilledworkers

shouldgrowfasterthan(10)Awithlowerlevelofsuch

resources.

Q)A.proposesB.suggests

C.guaranteesD.complains

(2)A.UptoB.During

C.SinceD.Intimesof

⑶A.developingB.developed

C.developableD.developmental

⑷A.notB.much

C.lessD.no

⑸A.lengthenB.broaden

C.deepenD.heighten

(6)A.focusedB.caught

C.dependedD.held

⑺A.combiningwithB.sufferingfrom

C.subjectedtoD.equippedwith

⑻A.anywhereB.elsewhere

C.somewhereD.wherever

(9)A.grownB.grown-up

C.growingD.growing-up

(10)A.thoseB.that

C.someD.any

从所给词汇中为每空选一个适当的词。有必要时，变更其形式。

mediuminthiswaymadefromcarryaround

knownascivilizationcontainextra

madeofinaccurateshowaroundalthough

standfornecessary

Primitivemanlearnedthathecouldhavemoreofthegood

thingsoflifebytradingwithothermen.Forexample,hecould

exchangea(n)(l)_extraanimalskinforfood,aspearor

somethingelse.Withthecomingof(2)—Civilizationman

begantousegrain,oliveoilandcattleasbarteritems.Buttrading

withgoodswas(13)inaccurateandburdensome,itwas

necessaryto(4)carryaroundaloadofhayonyourbackto

exchangeforadozenbushelsofwheat.Inabout700B.C.Aman

inAsiaMinor(5)knownastheLydiansdecidedthatgold,silver

andothermetalsshould(6)standforthevalueofgoods.

Theyinventedaroughcoincalledthe"stater”,whichwas(7)

__madeforgoldandsilver.Acertainnumberof"staters”

couldbeusedtobuyabagofsalt,atool,orclothing.(8)_inthis

waytheoldcustomofbarterwasgraduallyreplacedbythe

useofmoney,(9)althoughsomeprimitivepeoplestilluse

goodsas(10)_medium=ofexchange.

四、阅读理解

Passage1

OneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraska

inthelastquarterofthepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthe

statewasforestedwhenthefirstsettlersarrivedanditisprobable

thatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyforestedarea

remained,downtoamere1percentofthestate*s77,000square

miles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuel

neededyear-roundforcooking,andduringtheharshwinter

monthsforheating,somesolutionhadtobefound.

Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.

Buffalochips（干粪块）werefoundtoburnevenly,hotly,andleanly,

withlittlesmokeandinterestingly,noodor,Soon,collectingthem

becameawayoflifeforthesettlers'childrenwhowouldpick

themupontheirwaytoandfromschool,ortakepartin

competitionsdesignedtocounteracttheirnaturalreluctance.

Evenayoungman,seekingtoimpressthegirlhewantedtomarry,

wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxof

candyorabunchofflowers.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisoassaae?A

A.ThesolutiontotheNebraskasettlers1fuelproblem.

B.LifeinNebraskainthelatenineteenthcentury.

C.TheimportanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.

D.DeforestationinNebraskainthelatenineteenthcentury.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?B

A.Nebraskawasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethe

settlersarrived.

B.Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips.

C.Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips.

D.Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel.

3.ThepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipswereneededB

A.ingreateramountsinsummerB.ingreateramountsin

winter

C.onlyinsummerD.onlyinwinter

4.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthornotexpresssurpriseat?

A

A.Thechildrenneededcompetitionstothem.

B.Thebuffalochipsgaveoffnosmell.

C.Buffalochipsweretheanswertothesettlers1fuelproblem.

D.Youngmentookbagsofbuffalochipstotheirgirlfriends.

5.What'sthebesttitleoftheoassaae?B_

A.EarlySettlersB.OneUseoftheBuffaloChips

C.Nebraska/sProblemsD.HowYoungMenExpressTheir

LoveforGirls

Passage2

Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;

theyrelyondepositors（储户）nottodemandpaymentallatthe

sametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnot

safe,thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfearmight

causeallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,

thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotall

appearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneyto

paythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.

ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatshe

experienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedto

openinacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpected

arunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs

Vaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayoff

theirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayon

demand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandon

thesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthat

thebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebeganto

pushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers'windows,The

powerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,though

theyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayall

depositors,drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.MrsVaught

saysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.

6.AbankrunhappenswhenB..

A.abankisclosedforoneormoredays

B.toomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime

C.thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetime

D.tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank

7.ThetellersinMrs.Vaughfsbankweretoldt。B

A.explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutallaccounts

B.payoutaccountsasrequested

C.makethedepositorsbelievethatthebankwasstand

D.payoutmoneyasslowlyaspossible

8.ThemaincauseofabankrunisB_.

A.lossofconfidenceB.lackofmoney

C.crowdsofpeopleD.inexperiencedtellers

9.WhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsav?D

A.Sheknowthatthebankwasnot