大学英语2期末复习题

大学英语2期末考试复习题

1WiththehelpofInternet,wecan.

A.buyairlinetickets

B.bookahotel

C.sendflowerstoyourfrien

D.allthethreeabove

2Whichofthefollowingisthemostefficientwaytoreduceagerelatedmemory

loss?

A.Eatingmoremeatanddoingmoreexercises.

B.Eatingrightfoodsandgettingsufficientamountsofsleep.

C.Takingmoremedicineanddoingmoreexercises.

D.Takingmoreherbsandeatingmorefood.

3Readthefollowingpassageandthestatementsthatfollow.Choosethebest

answerforeachstatementfromthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.

PaperCutting

PapercuttingcanbeseeninmanypartsofChinaduringtheSpringFestival.

Peoplepastepatternsonthewindows,doorlintelsortablesforthefestival

atmosphere.

It'sdifficulttotellwhenitoriginated.Onesayingisthatitoriginatedfromthe

religiousceremonyorofferingsacrifices.Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimals

orpeople.Theyeitherburiedthemwiththedeadorburnedthemonthefunerals,

wishingthatthingsthatpaperstoodforcouldbewiththedead.Athousandyears

ago,papercutwasusedfordecoration.Accordingtohistoricbooks,womeninthe

TangDynastyusedpapercutasheaddress.IntheSongDynasty,itwasthedecoration

ofthegi代s.Peoplepastedonwindowsordoorsoruseditasdecorationsonwalls,

mirrorsorlanterns.Somepeopemadealivingbyit.

Papercuttingisallmadebyhand.Itiseasytolearntherudiments.

Non-craftsmenneedonlyaknifeandpaper.Forcraftsman,theyneedknivesand

graversofvarioustypestomakecomplicatedpatterns.Itcanbeonepieceofpaper

ormanypieces.Simplepatternscanbecutwithaknife.Forcomplicatedpatterns,

peoplefirstpastedthepatternonthepaperandthenusedvariouskindsofknivesto

makeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocessotherwisetheworkwouldfail.

Papercuttingcoversnearlyalltopics,fromflowers,birds,animals,legendary

people,figuresinclassicnovels,totypesoffacialmake-upinPekingopera.Paper

cuttinghasvariousstylesindifferentpartsofChina.

Inthepast,womenlivinginthecountrysidegatheredintheirfreetimetomake

papercutting,whichisawaytojudgetheirskillfulness.Associetydevelops,fewer

andfewerpeoplelearnthisskillwhiletherearesomewhostillregarditasa

profession.Atpresent,therearefactoriesandassociationsforpapercuttinginChina.

Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksofthiskindarepublished.

Papercuttinghaschangedfromdecorationtoakindofart.Atthesametime,paper

cuttingalsoappearsincartoons,onstage,inmagazinesorinTVseries.

()PapercuttingcanonlybeusedinChinaduringtheSpringFestival.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

4()Whatshouldwedoinordertocommunicatewiththeforeignersina

properway?

A.Shakehandswiththemwheneveryoumeettheforeigners.

B.Befamiliarwiththeircultureanduseitinacorrectway.

C.Say“Whereareyougoing?”insteadof“Hi,haveyouhadyourmeal?”when

meetingonthestreet.

D.Saynothingtothemifwemeetthem.

5Theauthorquotedthethreeadjectivesusedby

theguidetodescribeIstanbulbecause.

A.theauthorknowsIstanbulverywell

B.theauthor,sambitionsofsightseeingdwindledawayafterItaly

C.Istanbulissocharacteristicthatit,shardtodescribeitinonewor

D.theauthorisveryinterestedinIstanbul.

6()oftenproducessurprises.

A.Education

B.Achanceconversation

C.Schooling

D.Teacher

7Whatdoyouthink“ginsengandgingko“probablyare?

A.Plants.

B.Animals.

C.Food.

D.Drinks.

8Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandchoosethecorrectanswertoeach

statement.

Whentheearlysettlers,especiallytheEnglish,arrivedintheNewWorld,the

hardships,anddangersawaitingthemweretotallyunexpected.Haditnotbeenfor

somefriendlyIndians,thecolonistsneverwouldhavesurvivedtheterriblewinters.

Theyknewnothingaboutplantingcrops,huntinganimals,buildingsolidhouseor

makingclothingfromanimalskins.LifeinEnglandhadbeenmuchsimpler,andthis

newlifewasnotwhattheSpanishexplorershadreported.

Thesettlersdidintroduceirontools,muskets(步枪)forhunting,domesticated

animals,andpoliticalwaytotheIndians.Inexchange,thesettlerslearnedtobuild

canoes(独木舟)forwatertransportationandsnowshoesforwintertraveling.The

Indiansalsotaughtthemtopenetratethroughtheforest,tohuntlargeanimalsand

trapsmallerones,andtocatchfishinthelakesandstreams.Thenativesalso

introducedtothesettlerstypicallocalfood.Everythingpossiblewasdoneinorderto

maketheirnewsettlementresemblethehomestheyhadleftbehind.

()TheIndianswereverycoldtothesettlersatthebeginning.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

9NeitherTomnorhisparentsathome.

Ais

Bare

Chas

Dwas

10Halloweenwasfirstcelebratedbythearoundthefifthcentury.

A.English

B.American

C.Irish

D.European

11()Craftsmenneedknivesandgraversofvarioustypestomakecomplicated

patterns.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

122.()Iftheincidenthadn,tendedbeyondexpectedconclusion,

A.Mrs.Westwouldhavebeenrobbedofherthingsandmoney

B.themuggershouldhavebeendefeate

C.Mrs.Westwouldhaveputtheyouthonhisback

D.themuggershouldhavecriedandrunaway

13()Mistakeisacceptableduringtheprocessofpapercutting.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

14Someoftheemployeesasmuchasthemanagerresponsibleforthe

failure.

Aisbeing

Bbe

Cwere

Dis

15WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitthatonlineshoppingoffers?

A.Internetisalwaysopen.

B.Bargainscanbenumerousonline.

C.Youhavetoprovideyourpersonalinformationforonlineshopping,which

sometimeswillcauseprivacyandsecurityproblems.

D.Theinternetisassafeasshoppinginastoreorbymailifyouuseitproperly.

16()Studentscantellhowlargeatomatowillgrowtobecomeaccordingtothe

seed,ssize.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

17WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Itisshownthatoneareaofthebrainknownasthehippocampusisimportantin

recallinginformation.

B.Theprocessofcreatingmemorieshasbeenalreadyunderstoodanditinvolves

threemainsteps.

C.Scientistsbelievedthatneuronsfirsttransformthesensorystimuliintoimagesin

ourimmediatememory.

D.Scientistsdon'tknowexactlyhowtheinformationistransferredfromoneareaof

thebraintoanother.

18()WhichofthefollowingdoesnJtbelongtothewesternculture?

A.Europe

B.NorthAfri

C.Asi

D.Amer

il9()Accordingtothetext,thefollowingsentencesaretrueexcept

A.Chinesedesignersarelookingtoforeigncountriestofindretailsuccess

B.Chinahadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworldtwodecadesago

C.Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhubintwentyyears

D.thefutureofChinesefashionisbright

20"twentydollarsabigsumtoher?"

AWillbe

Bls

CAre

DWere

21()Thetopicaboutpoliticswillnotbeheldduringthestudy.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentions

22Thepassageismainlyabout

A.partsofthebrainthatstoreinformation.

B.illnessthatresultsinseriousmemoryloss.

C.howhumanbrainsprocess,storeandrecallinformation.

D.howtoimproveourmemory.

23Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor,smotherusedtolayemphasis

on.

A.learningLatin

B.naturaldevelopment

C.discipline

D.educationatschool

24Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Shoppingonlinesafely.

B.Differencesbetweenshoppingonlineandinthestore.

C.Internetisconvenient.

D.Benefitsofshoppingonline.

25Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthestatementsthatfollow.Choose

thebestanswerforeachstatementfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

aIthurtsmemorethanyou"，and“Thisisforyourowngood."Thesearethe

statementsmymotherusedtomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmy

room,stayhomeanddohomework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecided

itwasallrightnottopushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschools

andtheeducatorsmadeiteasyonus.Theytaughtthatitwasallrighttobeparents

whotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegave

themcalculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingtotheteachersandwent

onvacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpacefor

thepast15years,arerealizingwe,vemadeaterriblemistake.Onesuchteacheris

Sharon•Klompuswhosaysofherstudents-"sopassivev一andwonderswhat

happened.Nothingwasdemandedofthem,shebelieves.Television,saysKlompus,

contributestochildrenJspassivity."We'renottrainingkidstoworkanymore,“

saysKlompus."We'retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswhoJveneverbeenhurt

orhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem.Insteadofsaying

'golookitup',youtellthemtheanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakid.”

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It'stimeforparentstoendtheir

vacationandcomebacktowork.It'stimetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoftto

tellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit'sfortheirowngood.It?stimetostart

tellingthemnoagain.

Childrenarebecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.

A.theywatchTVtoooften

B.theyhavedonetoomuchhomework

C.theyhavetofulfiltoomanyduties

D.teachersaretoostrictwiththem

26Oneorperhapsmorepages.

Aismissing

Bhasbeenmisse

Caremissing

Dwasmissing

27()Intwodecades,Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholeto.

A.alandofsimpleclothesandsturdyfabrics

B.acountryhavinglittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworl

C.anindustryhubandthecenterofmultibillion-dollarmanufacturingand

internationalretailactivity

D.acountrywellaheadofU.S.

28NotonlyIbutalsoDavidandIrisfondofplayingbasketball.

Aam

Bis

Care

Dwas

29()It*sveryimportantforthosewhotakeE280topreparethecoursebefore

theclass.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

30()Papercuttingisstillakindofdecorationinsteadofart.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

31()Accordingtohistoricbooks,womenintheSongDynastyusedpapercutas

headdress.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn'tsay

32()Fromthepassage,whoisahigh-fashiondesigner?

A.Themugger.

B.Theyoungman.

C.Mrs.West.

D.Mrs.West'shusband.

33()Thepurposeofthiscourseistomakethestudentsknowvariousrulesof

Englishgrammar.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

34()ThesettlersalsotaughttheIndianstopenetratetheforest,tohuntlarge

animals.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

35()Thecoursewilltakealmosttwomonths.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

36By“permissiveperiodinecucation”theauthormeansatime.

A.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto

B.wheneverythingcanbetaughtatschool

C.wheneverychildcanbeeducate

D.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducation

37Whichofthefollowingismostprobablythereasonofmemoryloss?

A.Agerelatedreason.

B.Damagetothehippocampus.

C.Diseasesassociatedwitholdage.

D.Reductionofbraincells.

38Joggingisthebestwayforstretchingandrelaxationandhelpstoreducemany

diseases.

A.True

B.False

C.NotMentione

39Jimistheonlyoneofthestaffmemberswhotobepromoted.

Aare

Bhavebeen

Cis

Dhasbeen

40BreadandbitterwhatAmericansusuallyhaveforbreakfast.

Aare

Bis

Cwas

Dwere

41Tosuchchildrenasdescribedinthepassage.

A.itiseasiertosaynothantosayyes

B.eitheriseasytosayyesortosayno

C.itiseasiertosayyesthantosayno

D.neitherisdifficulttosayyesnortosayno

42()WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUEaccordingthetext?

A.Wearenotpoliteifwedon'tsaythankstoourrelativeswhentheyhelpus.

B.Weshouldnevershakehandswithaforeigner.

C.TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheculturesoftheEastandtheWest.

D.Wedividetheworldintotwopartsonlybecauseofthegeographicallocation

differences.

43Billy,togetherwithhissisters,woundedintheaccident.

Aare

Bis

Cwere

Dwas

44Byparagraph2wecanseeIstanbulis.

A.aleisurecity

B.abusycity

C.adevelopedcity

D.adevelopingcity

45Themanagerorhisassistantplanningtogo.

Awere

Bare

Cwas

Dbe

46（）Whatistheauthor*smainideainthetext?

A.Educationcanbepurchased.

B.Thedifferencebetweeneducationandschooling.

C.Degreeisworthless.

D.Studentsshouldlearnmoreimportantknowledge.

47EachboyandgirlgivenagiftonChristmasDay.

Ais

Bare

Cwere

Dwas

48Thisistheonlyoneofthebooksthatinterestedme.

Aare

Bhave

Chas

Dis

493.（）Whatdo