石大110102大学英语2期末复习题

《大学英语2》课程综合复习资料

I.UseofEnglish

1.—Guesswhat?IpassedtheEnglishexam!

A.That'sfine.B.It5sOK.

C.Congratulations!D.Believeitornot.

2.—Imustgonow.Theplanewillleaveinhalfanhour.Thankyouforseeingmeoff.

A.Goodluck.B.Becareful.

C.BestWishes.D.Hurrytocatchtheplane.

3.一WillyoubeabletoconictomybirthdaypartythisSaturday?

A.No,I'dliketo.B.lbelieveIcan't.

C.Tmafraid.D.Yes,Tdloveto.

4.—Tom,thisisHack,Fredisillinhospital.

—Oh__________

A.it'ssad.B.it'sbad.

C.I,msorrytohearthat.D.that'snotgood.

5.—Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettotherailwaystation?

A.No,Icouldn't.B.Sorry,Idon'tknow.Tinnewhere.

C.Icouldn'ttellyou.D.Youcan'taskme.

6.—CouldIborrowyourCDofEnglishsongs?

A.No,Iamnotavailable.B.I'msorry.It'snotalhandnow.

C.It'sverykindofyou.D.Thankyouverymuch.

7.—Hello,Sally.How'severything?

A.Goodforyou.B.Oh,Iagree.

C.That'sright.D.Justso-so.

8—Waiter!

-Ican'teatthis.It'stoosalty.

A.Yes,sir?B.What?C.Allright?D.Pardon?

9.—Filbeawayonabusinesstrip.Wouldyoumindlookingaftermycat?

—Notatall._______

A.Tvenotime.B.Tdrathernot.

C.Tdlikeit.D.Tdbeh叩pyto.

10.—Excuseme,isthisseatfree9

A.No,youcan'tsithereB.Sorry,itistaken

C.Yes,itisseatedbyaboyD.Yes,butIdon'tknow

II.—Hello,may1talktotheheadmasternow?

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan't

C.Sorry,youcan'tD.Idon'tknow

12.—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

A.Yes,youmayborrowB.Yes,goon

C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Itdoesn'tmatter

13.—WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

A.IwantakiloofapplesB.Youcangoyourov/nway

C.ThanksD.Excuseme.Tmbusy

14.—Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou'reirom?

A.Certainly.I'mfromLondonB.Sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoitD.Certainlynot.TmfromLondon

15.—MayIseethemenu,please?I'vebeenwaitinganhouralready.

A.Thatisthemenu,sirB.Yes,pleasegoon

C.Hereyouare,sirD.Ofcourse,sir

16.—Iwanttolookupanewword.Couldyoulendmeyourdictionary?

A.Yes,Ican.B.Hereyouare.

C.Sorry,Idon'tthinkso.D.Youcantakeit.

17.一I'msorrythatthepostcardsyouwanttobuyhavebeensoldout.

A.Oh,great.B.Thatsoundsboring.

C.That,sallright!D.Oh,whatapity!

18.—DoyoumindifIsmokehere?

A.Yes,certainlynot.B.No,pleasedon't.

C.Sorry,it'sforbiddenhere.D.Yes,Imind.

19.—WhatcanIdoforyou?

—Yes,________________

A.I'dliketoseethatshirt,please.B.I'mafraidnot.

C.mayIinviteyoutodinner?D.Ijusthavealook.

20.—Hello,mayIhaveanappointmentwithDoctorSmith?

A.Sorry.He'sinatthemoment.B.Whydidn'tyoucallearlier?

C.Certainly.MayIhaveyourname?D.Sorry.Hedoesn'twanttoseeyou.

21.一Whydon'tyouhavedinnerwithmetonight?

A.ThereasonisthatIhavetoworkovertimetonight.

B.Sorryaboutthat,butIhavetogotoaparty.

C.BecauseIhaveanappointment.

D.Tdloveto,butIhavetofinishmypaper.

22.一I'mafraidIhavespilledsomecoffeeonthetablecloth.

A.Oh,don'tworryaboutthat.B.Youneedn'tapologize.

C.Ifeelsorryforthat.D.Oh,youshouldn'thavedonethat.

23.—Youseemtohavealotofworktodoinyouroffice.You'vealwaysbeenworkingovertime.

A.Youareright,butdon'tyouknowthemeaningofwork?

B.Sorry,1don'tthinkso.Igetoverpaidforoverwork,youknow.

C.That'sright.AllworkandnoplaymakeJackadullboy.

D.That'sright,buttheworkisinteresting.Idon'tmindsomeextrahoursatall.

24.一George,Iwouldliketointroduceafriendofmine,ifImay:AlbertSnow.Albert,thisisGeorgeSmith.

A.Howhaveyoubeen?B.Pleasedtomeetyou,George.

C.MindifcallyouGeorge?D.Thepleasure'smine.

25.—Excuseme.Idon'twanttointerruptyou...

A.No,no.It'squiteallright.B.Itwon'tbotherme.

C.NevermindD.Ofcoursenot.

II.Vocabula•r»yandStructure

IInordertostrengthenhismuscles,Mikegoestothegymtodoexercises.

A.increasinglyB.oftenC.regularlyD.lively

2.HeaskedwhoIvotedforandIsaiditwasmyown.

A.thingB.matterC.dutyD.business

3.Mr.Smithwasdeterminedto_theexperimentaftersomanyyears'interruption.

A.carryonB.carryoutC.carryawayD.carryforth

4.Drunkendrivingisoftenthemajoroftrafficaccidents.

A.reasonB.causeC.excuseD.way

5.Thecasealotofthings,asecond-handwatch.

A.included;containedB.included;containing

C.contained;includedD.contained;including

6HisarticleconcerningpopulationcontrolwaspublishedintheissueofChinaDaily.

A.latestB.latelyC.lateD.later

7.Althoughmanyyoungpeopleareeagertogoabroad,heprefersinhisowncountry.

A.stayandworkB.stayedandworked

C.tostayandworkD.tobestayedandworked

8.Thegoodserviceatthehotelmadeupforthepoorfoodtosome.

A.wayB.gradeC.sortD.extent

9Scientiststhinkthatthecontinentsalwayswheretheytoday.

A.aren't;areB.aren't;wereC.wereift;areD.weren't;were

10.Assoonashecomesback,Tiltellhimwhenandsechim.

A.willyoucomeB.youwillcomeC.youcomeD.doyoucome

II.Yearsagowedidn'tknowthis,butrecentsciencethatpeoplewhodon'tsleepwellsoongetill.

A.showedB.hasshownC.willshowD.isshowing

12.TheyontheprogramforalmostoneweekbeforeIjoinedthem,andnowweonitasnogood

resultshavecomeoutsofar.

A.hadbeenworking;arestillworkingB.hadworked;werestillworking

C.havebeenworking;haveworkedD.haveworked;arestillworking

13.—Whatwouldyoudoifittomorrow?

—Wehavetocarryiton,sincewe'vegoteverythingready.

rollowing.

I.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttideofthispassage?

A.TheDaughterofaMechanic.B.AGirlandHerFather.

C.AGirlandHerGeese.D.HowtoTeachBirdstoFly.

2.Whydidthegirldecidetotaketheeggshome?

A.Becauseshelikedtheeggs.

B.Becauseshewantedtoeattheeggs.

C.Becauseherfatheraskedhertodoso.

D.Becausesheknewthatthemothergoosewillnotcomeback.

3.Thebabygeesenaturallytookastheirmother.

A.themothergeeseB.thegirl

C.thefirstthingtheytouchD.thegirl'sfather

4Whatdidthegirl'sfatherdotohelpher?

A.Heassembledasmallplane.B.Hepiloted(heplanehimself.

C.Hetaughtthegeesehowtofly.D.BothA&B.

5.Howdidtheyounggeeselearncofly?

A.Byfollowingthegirlintheplane.B.Bythemselves.

C.Byfollowingthegirl'sfather.D.Bystayingin:heplane.

Passage2

Youarcunique.Therearc6.5billionpeopleintheworldbutnootherpersonisexactlylikeyou.Besides

people,Iherearemillionsofotherlivingthings.Everylivingthingisdifferentfromeachother.Everyliving

thingisauniquecombinationofcharacteristics.

Whyiseachlivingthingunique?Wheredoitscharacteristicscomefrom?Dopeoplereceive

characteristicsfromtheirmothersandfathers?How?TheworkofGregorMendelwasespeciallyimportantto

helpustoanswerthesequestions.

Mendelstudiedplants,especiallypeaplants.Insomewaytheywereallthesame.Forexample,theyall

hadflowers.Butsomehadredflowers,andothershadwhiteflowers.Someweretall,otherswereshort.

Mendelwasespeciallyinterestedinthedifferences.Hewonderedwhyeachplantwasofcertaincolor,shape,

size.Heexperimentedwiththousandsofpeaplants,withacarefulrecord.Andhediscoveredsonicinteresting

things.Hemateddifferentpeaplants.First,hematedaredflowerplantwithawhiteflowerplant.Allofthe

offspringplantshadredflowers.Mendelwascuriousaboutwhathappenedtothewhite.Thenhematedtwoof

theoffspringplants.Everytimehedidthis,theyproducedthreeredplantsandonewhiteplant.Therewasthe

whiteagain.SoMendelknewthatevenredplantssomehowpassedonwhiteness.Mendeldecidedthatpea

p'antscarriedfactors,andtheparentspassedthesefactorsontotheiroffspring.

Todaywecallthesefactorsgenes.Genesaretinypiecesofmatter.Theycarryinformationfromparents

tooffspring.Nowwcknowthateverypersonisuniqueandonereasonforthisisthateverypersonisaunique

combinationofgenes.

6.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellsusthat.

A.nootherpersonisexactlylikeyou

B.thetotalpopulationoftheworldis6.5billion

C.everylivingthingisunique

D.differentpeoplehavedifferentcharacters

7.TheworkofGregorMendelwasespeciallyimportantbecause.

A.hehadfirstsetgreatvalueonpeaplants

B.hewastheUrsipersontostudypeaplants

C.hehaddonealotofexperimentswiththousandsofpeaplants

D.hehadfirstdiscoveredwhatwecallgenestoday

8GregorMendelmadeaspecialstudyofplantbecause.

A.fewbiologistswereinterestedinstudyingpeaplantsatthattime

B.helikedpeaplantflowers

C.hewantedtofindoutwhypeaplantsdifferedinshape,colorandsize

D.peaplantswereallthesameinsomeways

9ByexperimentsGregorMendelproved.

A.peaplantsofdifferentcolorscouldnotmate

B.peaplantspossessedfactorswhichcouldbepassedontotheyoung

C.onlyrednesscouldbepassedontotheoffspringifaredpeaplantmatedwithawhiteone

D.peaplantshadonlytwocolors—redandwhite

ID.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?.

A.Everypersonisuniquebecauseheisauniquecombinationofgenes

B.Genesonlyexistinplants,notinanimals

C.Althoughtherearealargenumberofdifferentpeopleintheworld,therearesomewholookexactlyalike

D.SomebiologistsafterGregorMendeldiscoveredthatgenescannotdeterminethecolorofone'seyes

Passage3

VersaillesisthesiteofthePalaceofVersailles,oneofthemoststoriedbuildingsinthehistoryofFrance.

ItwasoriginallybuiltasahuntingchateaubyKingLouisVIIIin1624.In1669,KingLouisXIVbegan

searchingforagrandsitewherehecouldconducttheaffairsofFranceandcontrolthegovemmeni.Hesettled

onthehuntingpalaceandexpandeditintotheworld'slargestpalace.Inaddition,theKinghopedtobuilda

governmentalcenterapartfromParis.

Thepalacetook36.000workersfiftyyearstobuild.Thepalaceisspreadoutover280acresandcanhouse

20,0(X)people!Thepalacefeaturesover700roomsand67staircases.Therearedozensofuniquerooms,

features,gardens,andhalls.OneofthemostrenownedroomsofthePalaceofVersaillesistheHallofMirrors.

Recentlyrestored,theHallofMirrorsistheccntcrpicccofthedazzlingbuilding.Originallyaddedtothepalace

in1684,theHallofMirrorswasbuilttobeadazzlingdisplayofthepowerandwealthoftheFrenchMonarchy.

Thehall,whichmeasures73metersinlengthfeatures357gold-coatcdstuccomirrors,ornatepaintings,crystal

chandeliers,marblefixtures,aparquetfloor,andceilingswithcolorfulmuralspaintedbyartistCharlesLeBrun.

TheHallofMirrorshasalsoplayedaprominentroleinhistory.BoththeproclamationoftheGermanEmpire

in1871aftertheFranco-PrussianWarandthesigningoftheTreatyofVersaillesthatformallyendedWorld

WarOneweresignedhere.

11.WhenwasthePalaceofVersaillesoriginallybuilt?

A.In1684.B.In1624.C.In1669.D.In1786.

12.WhydidKingLouisXIVwantagrandpalace?

A.Soheandhisqueencouldretirecomfortably.B.Asahuntingchateau.

C.Asaplacetoconducthisnation'sbusiness.D.Hewantedtoimpresshiswife.

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.TheHallofMirrorshasbeenrecentlyrestored.

B.TheHallofMirrorsisconsideredthecenterpieceof(hePalaceofVersailles.

C.TheHallofMirrorsfeaturesaparquetfloor.

D.Twomajortreatiesweresignedin(heHallofMirrors.

14.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasafeatureoftheHallofMirrors?

A.Bronzemoldings.B.Ornaiepaintings.

C.Marblefixtures.D.Crystalchandeliers.

15.Whichofthefollowingcouldbeanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.LouisXIVandthePalaceofVersailles.B.TheceilingsoftheHallofMirrors.

C.TheAmazingPalaceofVersailles.D.AHistoryofFrance.

Passage4

Onlinelearningisalsocalleddistanceeducation.ManyAmericancollegesanduniversitieshavebeen

offeringi(foryears.

OneexampleisNewYorkUniversityinManhattan.TheSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudies

beganonlineclassesinnineteenninety-two.ItsVirtualCollegehastaughtmorethantenthousandstudents

fromacrosstheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Lastyear,theSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudieslaunchedNYUOnline.ItoffersNYU'sfirst

onlineprogramstoearnabachelor'sdegree.Programsareofferedinthreeareas:leadershipandmanagement,

informationsystemsmanagementandsocialsciences.Universityofficialssayclassesarchighlyinteractive,

wherestudentscommunicatewitheachotherandtheirteachers.Someclassesrequirestudentstoallloginat

thesametimesotheycanattendlivelecturesbyaprofessor.Studentscanalsoaskquestionsandworktogether

onteamprojects.TheuniversitysaysclassesaretaughtbyNYUprofessorswhohavebeentrainedinonline

teaching.

Internationalstudentsmusttaketwoadmissionstestsbeforetheycanbeacceptedintotheprogram.These

aretheSATandtheTOEFL.Wewilldiscussthesetestslaterinourseries.

ThecosttoattendNYUOnlinedependsonhowmanyclassesastudenttakes.Itcancostasmuchas

fifteenthousanddollarsayear.NYUoffersnofinancialaidforinternationalstudentsin(hisprogram.Youcan

getmoredetailsat.

16.WhendidNewYorkUniversitystartitsonlineclasses?

A.In1990.B.In1998.C.In1992.D.In1982.

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheonlineprogramsofferingaBAdegree?

A.InformationSystemsManagement.B.FinanceandEconomy.

C.LeadershipandManagement.D.SocialSciences.

18.Whatcanthestudentsdointheonlinelearningprograms?

A.Communicatewitheachotherandtheteacher.

B.Attendclassesandlectures:ogether.

C.Askquestionsandworktogetheronteamprojects.

D.BothAandC.

19.Internationalstudentscanbeacceptedintotheprogramafter.

A.theytaketheSATandtheTOFELB.theygotoNewYorkUniversity

C.theyapplyandloginD.twoyearsintheUnitedStates

20.Howmuchdoestheonlinelearningprogramcostperyear?

A.$15,000.B.$1,500.C.Itdepends.D.$5,000.

Passage5

Whentheweatherishot,yougotoalakeoranocean.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelcool.

Why?Thesunmakestheearthhot,butitcannotmakethewaterveryhot.Althoughtheairovertheearth

becomeshot,theairoverthewaterstayscool.Thehotairovertheearthrises.Thenthecoolairoverthewater

movesinandtakestheplaceofthehotair.Whenyouarcnearalakeoranocean,youfeelthecoolairwhenit

movesin.Youfeelthewind.And(hewindmakesyoucool.

Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask,“Whyistheoceanfullofsalt?”

scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesI-romrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhoiorverycold,itcracks.Rainfalls

intothecracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintothe

ocean.Butthenweask,tlWhathappenstothesaltintheocean?Theoceandoesnotgetmoresaltyeveryyear.”

Scientistsarenotsureabouttheanswertothisquestion.

Wcknowalotaboutourworld,buttherearcstillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andwcarccurious

aboutthem.

21.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.peoplefeelcoolwhentheyarenearalakeoranocean

B.scientistscanexplaineverythingwewanttoknow

C.scientistscanexplainmanythingsbutnoteverything

D.thesaltintheoceancomesfromrocks

22.Youfeelcoolwhenyouarenearalakeoranoceanbecause.

A.thewateriscold

B.theearthishot

C.thewateriscolderthantheearth

D.thecoolairfromthewatermovestowardstheland

23.Nowscientistsknow.

A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummer

B.everythingabouttheocean

C.whytheoceandocsnotgetmoresalty

D.whathappenstothesaltintheocean

24.Arockcrackswhen.

A.rainfalls

B.itgetsveryhot

C.itgetsverycold

D.eitherBorC

25.Peoplearcalwayscuriousbecause.

A.theyknownothingabouttheworld

B.theyknowlittleabouttheworld

C.thereareanswerstheydonothave

D.eitherAorB

VI.ClozeTest

Passage1

Youreallyhavetogetveryoldbeforeyourealizeyou'reold.I'minmymiddlefiftiesandIdon'tfeelold

yet.However,sometimesIlookbackatmychildhoodand1thingstothewaylifeisfbrtoday'skids.Some

thingshavej_changed.

Oneareaofchangeistelevision.Somechangeshavebeenimprovements.Somechanges,3theotherhand,

havebeensetbacks.

WhenIstartedschool,mostpeopledidn'thaveatelevision;TVwasjustbeginningtoget4.Myfather

decidedtogoalloutandbuya16inchblackandwhiteMotorolaset.Istillremember5theLoneRanger

savepeoplefromthebadguysonthatawesomeelectronicmachine.Thatwasexciting!

Now,televisionshavelargerpicturesinfullcolor.Thepicturesarc6andthesoundismuchmorerealistic.

Thenewhighdefinitionsetsaremadetorivalmovie7.Thevarietyandquantityofprogramminghasincreased

greatly.Therearehundredsof8andmoreshowsthanonepersoncouldeverwatch.Therearemanyfine

enienainmeniand9shows.There'salsoalotofgarbage,stuffthatmostparentsdon'twanttheirkidsexposed

to.Overall,wehavemorechoices,andthatisgood.

Iwonderwhattelevisionwillbe10whentoday'skidsaremyage.

1.A.forgetB.rememberC.compareD.miss

2.A.seldomB.oftenC.usuallyD.certainly

3.A.atB.onC.inD.for

4.A.goneB.greatC.expensiveD.popular

5.A.towatchB.havewatchedC.watchingD.watched

6.A.clearerB.goodC.cheaperD.clearly

7.A.theaterB.mirrorC.shadeD.screen

8.A.canalsB.chainsC.channelsD.shifts

9.A.educationB.educationalC.educateD.educator

10.A.likelyB.alikeC.likeD.dislike

Passage2

Andylovedtheidea.MaryArthur11it.KurtMendezdidn'tthinkitwasanybigdeal.Mr.Elthoughtitwas

abrilliantidea.Afterall,itwas12idea.

"It'sonlyfhir,"Mr.Elexplainedtohisnewfourthgradersastheystoodinlinewaitingfbrthelunchbell13,

“Ihatwcturnthingsaround.Everyyearyouguyslineupinalphabeticalorder.Alphabeticalordertogotolunch,

togotogym,togohome,andsoon.Thisyearwe'reusingreversealphabeticalorder.”

MindyValeputherhanddownasMr.Elpointed14her."I'vealwayshadtostandatthebackoftheline,

eversincekindergarten!NowTmnearthe15.Thankyou,ihankyou!”

Theteachersmiled.16,hecalledonChristopherCash,aseriousandthoughtfulyoungman."Mr.El,Ithink

youshould17thispolicy.Thisisverydrasticandunnecessary.Thiscouldconfuseourfragileyoungminds!”

“Putalidonit,Chris!''shoutedDavidTyler.

“Wewon'thaveanyoutburstslikethat,David!”Mr.Elsaidfirmly.Heturned18Christopher."Don't19,

Christopher.Weonlyhavestrongmindsinthisclass.^^

“Howmanyofyouthinkthisisagoodidca?^^Mr.Elasked.Asyouwouldprobably20,mostofthehands

thatwentupwereinthefronthalfoftheline.

11.A.hatedB.likedC.heardD.needed

12.A.noB.thatC.hisD.her

13.A.ringB.toringC.ringingD.rung

14.A.outB.forC.inD.to

15.A.lastB.frontC.bottomD.forward

16.A.SoB.Tlierefore