东北农业大学网络教育学院
大学体验英语第二册作业题
作业题（一）
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1.Until then, his family ___D__ from him for six months.
A)didn't hear B)hasn't been hearing C)hasn't heard D)hadn't heard
2.The conference __B__ a full week by the time it ends.
A)must have lasted B)will have lasted C)would last D)has lasted
3.Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular __D___.
A)gaps B)rate C)length D)intervals
4.Physics is __B___ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
A)alike B)equivalent C)likely D)uniform
5.There's a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means ___B___ trouble.
A)making B)to make C)to have made D)having made
6.After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as
well as boys __C___ to go to school.
A)to be encouraged B)been encouraged
C)being encouraged D)be encouraged
7. The new appointment of our president ____A___ from the very beginning of next semester.
A)takes effect B)takes part C)takes place D)takes turns
8. The president made a ___A___ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting ,which encouraged
the sportsmen greatly.
A)from B)with C)to D)for
9. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ___C___ which a price change will affect supply and demand.
A)from B)with C)to D)for
10.Finding a job in such a big company has always been _D___ his wildest dreams.
A)under B)over C)above D)beyond
11.It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ___C__ ,you will succeed in the end.
A)hang up B)hang about C)hang on D)hang onto
A)the most B)most of C)most D)the most of
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4c13607403.html,st year the advertising rate ___D___ by 20 percent.
A)raised B)aroused C)arose D)rose
14.__D___ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A)Had they arrived B)Would they arrive
C)Were they arriving D)Were they to arrive
15. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were __A__ and many houses collapsed.
A)wrecked B)spoiled C)torn D)injured
16.The little man was ____B___ one metre fifty high.
A)almost more than B)hardly more than
C)nearly more than D)as much as
17. As ___B___ announced in today's papers. The Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays.
A)being B)is C)to be D)been
18. You see the lightning ___A__ it happens , but you hear the thunder later.
A)the instant B)for an instant C)on the instant D)in at instant
19.The manager lost his ___B___ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A)mood B)temper C)mind D)passion
20 Great as Newton was , many of his ideas ___C___ today and are being modified by the
work of scientists of our time.
A) are to challenge B)may be challenged
C)have been challenged D)are challenging
21. Please the careful when you are drinking coffee in case you __D____ the new carpet.
A)crash B)pollute C)spot D)stain
22. I'd rather read than watch television ; the programs seem ____B____ all the time.
A)to get worse B)to be getting worse
C)to have got worse D)getting worse
23.Convenievce foods which are already prepared for cooking are ____D__ in grocery stores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
24.When I caught him ___A___ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A)cheating B)cheat C)to cheat D)to be cheating
25.It is important that enough money __A____ to fund the project.
A)be collected B)must be collected
C)was collected D)can be collected
26.Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't __C__ so much noise.
27.If only the committee ___D___ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve
28.__C___ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
A)On B)By C)At D)Of
29.___A___ it or not ,his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A)Believe B)To believe C)Believing D)Believed
30. Mr. Morgan can be very sad __C____ , though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A) by himself B) in person C) in private D) as individual
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Direction : There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is following by some questions or unfinished statements - For each of them there are four choices marked A ) , B ) , C) and D ) . You should decide on the best choice and mark the and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre .
Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a "new" feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on l, 000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LME plus cultural information.
The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly "cultural" as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.
While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English-speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listening comprehension.
In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various
31. What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones? ______C_____.
A) The combination of two dictionaries into one
B) The new approach to defining words
C) The inclusion of cultural content
D) The increase in the number of entries
32. The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice ____C_____.
A) Its scope of cultural entries the beyond the culture of the English-speaking world.
B) it pays little attention to the cultural content d the non-English-speaking countries
C) it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking world.
D) it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries.
33. The BBC dictionary differs from Oxford and Longman in that ______D______.
A) it has a wider selection Of encyclopedic entries
B) it is mainly design to meet the needs of radio listeners
C) it lays more emphasis co language then on culture
D) it is intended to help listeners develop their listening comprehension skills
34 . It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socico-cultural content in a dictionary, special thought be given to ______D______.
A) the language levels of its users
B) the number of its prospective purchasers
C) the different tastes of its users
D) the various cultural backgrounds of its users
35. What is the passage mainly about? ______A______.
A) different ways of treating socio-cultural elements in the three new English dictionaries.
B) A comparison of people's opinions on the cultural content in the three new English dictionaries.
C) The advantages of the BBC dictionary over Oxford and Longman.
D) The user-friendliness of the three new English dictionaries.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV.
The first difference is that a policeman's real life revolves round criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a street after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands d forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty of stupid, petty crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he's arrested, the story is over. In real life,
little effort is spent on searching.
Having made an arrest, a detective really start to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do that he often has to gather a lot of different evidence.
At third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant pressures: first, as members of a police force they always have to behave absolutely in accordance with the law. Secondly, as expensive public servants they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.
If the detective has to detective the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simples mindedness as he sees it-of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges, who, instead of eliminating crime punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, detectives feel, is that nine-tenths of their work is re-catching people who should have stared behind bars. This makes them rather cynical.
36. A policeman has to be trained in criminal law because______D______.
A) he must work hard to help reform criminals
B) he must believe as professional lawyers do
C) he must be able to tell when and where a crime is committed
D) he must justify the arrests he makes of criminals
37 . What is the most suitable word that describes the work of a policeman according to the passage? _____C_______.
A) Dangerous B) Demanding C) Distressing D) Dramatic
38 . According to the passage, policemen spend most of their time an efforts_____C____.
A) patrolling the street, rain or shine B) tracking and arresting criminals
C) collecting and providing evidence D) consulting the rules of law
39. What's the policeman's biggest headache? _____A_______.
A) He has to get the most desirable results without breaking the law in any way.
B) He has to justify his arrests while unable to provide sufficient evidence in most cases.
C) He can hardly find enough time to learn criminal law while burdened with numerous criminal cases
D) He has to provide the best possible public service at the least possible expense
40 . Why do policemen feel separated from the rest of the world? ____B_______.
A) Because they do not receive due support from society.
B) Because they find people insincere with them.
C) Because they feel superior to simple-minded people around them.
D) Because they are suspicious of the people around them.
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
To live in the United States today is to gain an appreciation for Dahrendorf's assertion that social change exists everywhere. Technology, the application of knowledge for practical ends, is a major source of social change.
Yet we would do well to remind ourselves that technology is a human creation ;it docs not exist naturally. A spear or a robot is as much a cultural as a physical object. Until humans use a spear to hunt game or a robot to produce machine parts, neither is much more than a solid mass of matter. For a bird looking for an object on which to rest, a spear or robot serves the purpose equally well . The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle and the Russian nuclear accident at Chernobyl drive home the human quality of technology ; they provide cases in which well-planned systems suddenly went haywire and there was no ready hand to set them right. Since technology is a human creation, we are responsible for what is done with it. Pessimists worry that we will use out technology eventually to blow our world and ourselves to pieces. But they have been saying this for decades, and so far we have managed to survive and even flourish. Whether we will continue to do so in the years ahead remains uncertain. Clearly, the impact of technology on our lives deserves a closer examination.
Few technological developments have had a greater impact on our lives than the computer revolution. scientists and engineers have designed specialized machines that can do the tasks that once only people could do. There are those who assert that the switch to an information-based economy is in the same camp as other great historical milestones, particularly the industrial Revolution . Yet when we ask why the industrial Revolution was a revolution, we find that it was not the machines. The primary reason why it was revolutionary is that it led to great social change. It gave rise to mass production and, through mass production, to a society in which wealth was not confined to the few.
In somewhat similar fashion, computers promise to revolutionize the structure of American life, particularly as they free the human mind and open new possibilities in knowledge and communication. The industrial Revolution supplemented and replaced the muscles of humans and animals by mechanical methods. The computer extends this development to supplement and replace some aspects of the mind of human beings by electronic methods. It is the capacity of the computer for solving problems and making decisions that represents its greatest potential and that pees the greatest difficulties in predicting the impact on society.
41 . A spear or a robot has the quality of technology only when it___C_____.
A) is used both as a cultural and a physical object
B) serves different purposes equally well
C) is utilized by man
D) can be of use to both man and animal
42 . The examples of the Challenger and Chernobyl cited by the author serve to show that_____B____.
A) if not given close examination, technology could be used to destroy our world
B) technology is a human creation, so we are responsible for it
C) technology usually goes wrong, if not controlled by man
D) being a human creation, technology is liable to error
A) the computer has revolutionized the workings of the human mind
B) the computer can do the tasks that could only be done by people before
C) it has helped to switch to an information technology
D) it has a great potential impact on society
44 . By using the phrase "the human quality of technology" , the author refers to. the fact that technology____D______.
A) has a great impact on human life
B) has some characteristics of human nature
C) can replace some aspects of the human mind
D) does not exist in the natural world
45 . The passage is based on the author's______A____.
A) keen insight into the nature of technology
B) prejudiced criticism of the role of the industrial Revolution
C) cautious analysis of the replacement of the human mind by computers
D) exaggerated description of the negative consequences of technology
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:
Now custom has not been commonly regarded as a subject of any great importance. The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behavior at its most commonplace. As a matter of fact, it is the other way around. Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behavior more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions. Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter. The fact of first-rate importance is the predominant role that custom plays in experience and in belief and the very great varieties it may manifest .
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. Even in his philosophical probings he cannot go behind these stereotypes; his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs. John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behavior of the individual as over against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue over against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the language of his family. When one seriously studies axial orders that have had the opportunity to develop independently, the becomes no more than an exact and matter-of-fact observation. The life history of the individual is first and foremost an adjustment to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behavior. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture, and by the time he is grown and able to take part in its activities, its habits are his habits, its beliefs his beliefs, its impossibilities his impossibilities.
46. The author thinks the reason why custom has been ignored in the academic world is that_____C_____.
B) the study of social orders can replace the study of custom
C) people are still not aware of the important role that custom plays in forming our world outlook
D) custom has little to do with our ways of thinking
47 . Which of the following is true according to John Dewey? _____A_______.
A) An individual can exercise very little influence on the cultural tradition into which he is born.
B) Custom is the direct result of the philosophical probings of a group of people.
C) An individual is strongly influenced by the cultural tradition even before he is born.
D) Custom represents the collective wisdom which benefits the individual.
48 . The world "custom" in this passage most probably means____D______.
A) the concept of the true and the false of a society
B) the independently developed social orders
C) the adjustment of the individual to the new social environment
D) the patterns and standards of behavior of a community
49 . According to the passage a person's life, from his birth to his death,___B_____.
A) is constantly shaping the cultural traditions of his people
B) is predominated by traditional custom
C) is continually influenced by the habits of other communities
D) is chiefly influenced by the people around him
50 . The author' s pump in writing this passage is ___B_____.
A) to urge individuals to follow traditional customs
B) to stress the strong influence of customs on an individual
C) to examine the interaction of man and axial customs
D) to show man' s adjustment to traditional customs
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 51 go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 52 you money or can add 53 the cost.
Take the 54 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 55 you are making the 56 buy if you choose one 57 look you like and which is also the cheapest 58 price. But when you get it home you may find that it 59 twice as long as a more expensive 60 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 61 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.
So what principles should you 62 when you go out shopping?
If you_ 63 your home, your car or any valuable 64 in excellent condition, you'll be saving money in the long 65 Before you buy a new 66 , talk to someone who owns one.If you can,use it or borrow it to check it suits your
Before you buy an expensive 68 ,or a service,do check the price and 69 is on offer. If possible, choose 70 three items or three estimates.
51. A) form B) fashion C) way D) method _____C_______.
52. A) save B) preserve C)in D)similar _____A_______.
53. A) up B) to C) in D) on _____B_______.
54. A) easy B) single C) simple D) similar _____C_____.
55. A) convince B) accept C) examine D) think ____D______.
56. A) proper B) best C) reasonable D) most _____B_______.
57. A) its B) which C) whose D) what _____C_______.
58. A) for B) with C) in D) on _____C_______.
59. A) spends B) takes C) lasts D) consumes _____B_______.
60. A) mode B) copy C) sample D)model _____D______.
61. A) cause B) make C) leave D) prove _____B_______.
62. A) adopt B) lay C) stick D) adapt _____A_______.
63. A)reserve B) decorate C) store D) keep _____D______.
64. A) products B) possession C) material D) ownership ____B_______.
65. A) run B) interval C) period D) time _____A_______.
66. A) appliance B) equipment C) utility D) facility _____A_______.
67. A) function B) purpose C) goal D) task _____B_______.
68. A) component B) element C) item D) particle _____C_______.
69. A) what B) which C) that D) this _____A_______.
70. A) of B) in C) by D) from ____D_______.
Part V. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
77bewilder 72comfortable 73confine 74daze 75drift
79innocent 76linger 78overwhelm 80terrify 71venture
71. On arriving at the scenic spot, the tourists were warned not to___ venture __ on the fiver in the small boat.
72. Let's go and sit in the middle of the theater so that we can see the screen at a__ comfortable _ angle.
73. The judges must__ confine __ their attention to the facts only, and leave out anything that could be described as hearsay.
74. Roy complained to the doctor that he had been in a __ daze __ condition recently.
75. Owen and Nancy had been happily married for 2 years before they gradually__ drift _apart until they separated.
76. Mike's eyes__ linger __on the digital camera, a new model with all sorts of frills.
78. Pompeii was__ overwhelm _ by dust and ashes from the volcano eruption.
79. A lot of _ innocent __ people lost their lives during the border conflict.
8 0. The thought of flying__ terrify ___ her so much that she decided to give up the trip to Europe.
Part VI. Writing On Thanksgiving
一、There axe many kinds of Thanksgiving Days in the world. American Thanksgiving Day is another important holiday related to Christianity. It is on the fourth Thursday of each
November. Thanksgiving Day in America is considered as a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals, such as turkeys, pumpkin pie, Indian corn and so on. There are always holiday parades and hot balloons on that day.
二、In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.Thanksgiving
Day is usually a family day. People always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions. Pumpkin pie and Indian pudding are traditional Thanksgiving desserts. Relatives from other cities, students who have been away at school, and many other Americans travel a long distance to spend the holiday at home.
作业题（二）
II. Reading Comprehension.
Passage1
American are proud of their variety an individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five star - general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes, Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform . What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lost professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes, They save on laundry bills. They are tax - deductible （可减税的）. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long - lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
1．It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality__B___.
A. still judge a man by his clothes
B. hold the uniform in such high regard
C. enjoy having a professional identity
D. will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform
2．People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform__A__.
A. suggests quality work
B. discards his social identity
C. appears to be more practical
D. looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
3．The chief function of a uniform is to__D___.
A. provide practical benefits to the wearer
B. make the wearer catch the public eye.
C. inspire the wearer?s confidence in himself
D. provide the wearer with a professional identity
4．According to the passage, people wearing uniforms___C_____.
A. are usually helpful
B. have little or no inividtilal freedom
C. tend to lose their individuality
D. enjoy greater popularity
5．The best title for this passage would be___D_____.
A. Uniform and Society
B. The Importance of Wearing a Uniform．
C. Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform.
D. Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms
Passage2
You?re busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; let?s assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that y ou completed your degree. Isn?t it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University?
More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week.
Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then . If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them “impostors 骗子”; another refers to them as “special cases.” one well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are m ade by “no such people.”
To avoid outright (彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they “attended” or “were associated with” a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that “attending” means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that “being associated with” a college means that the job – seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century –that?s when they began keeping records, anyhow.
If you don?t want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony （假的）diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from “Smoot State University.” The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the “University of Purdue.” As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.
A)employers are checking more closely on applicants now
B)lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem
C)college degrees can now be purchased easily
D)employers are no longer interested in college degrees
7. According to the passage, “special cases” refers to cases where___C_____
A)students attend a school only part-time
B)students never attended a school they listed on their application
C)students purchase false degrees from commercial films
D)students attended a famous school
8. We can infer from the passage that___D_____.
A)performance is a better judge of ability that a college degree
B)experience is the best teacher
C)past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do
D) a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition
9. This passage implies that___D_____.
A)buying a false degree is not moral
B) personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools
C)most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school
D)society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications
10. As used in the first. Line of the second paragraph, the word “utter” means___C_____.
A) address B) ultimate C) thorough D) decisive
Passage 3
Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (断层), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri? Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of New Madrid, Missouri, on the Mississippi River. Property damage was severe. Buildings in the area were almost destroyed. Whole forests fell at once, and huge cracks opened in the ground, allowing smell of sulfur （硫磺）to filter upward.
The Mississippi River itself completely changed character, developing sudden rapids and whirlpools. Several times it changed its course, and once, according to some observers, it actually appeared to run backwards. Few people were killed in the New Madrid earthquakes, probably simply because few people lived in the area in 1811; but the severity of the earthquakes are shown by the fact that the shock waves rang bells in church towers in Charleston, South Carolina, on the coast. Buildings shook in New York City, and clocks were stopped in Washington, D.C.
S cientists now know that America?s two major faults are essentially different. The San Andreas is a horizontal
result when the movement of these two masses suddenly lurches (倾斜) forward.
The New Madrid fault, on the other hand, is a vertical fault; a some point, possibly hundreds of millions of years ago, rock was pushed up toward the surface, probably by volcanoes under the surface. Suddenly, the volcanoes cooled and the rock collapsed, leaving huge cracks. Even now, the rock continues to settle downwards, and sudden sinking motions trigger (触发) earthquakes in the region. The fault itself, a large crack in this layer of rock, with dozens of other cracks that split off from it, extends from northeast Arkansas through Missouri and into southern lllinois.
Scientists who have studied the New Madrid fault say there have been numerous smaller quakes in the area since 1811; these smaller quakes indicate that larger ones are probably coming, but the scientists say have no method of predicting when a large earthquake will occur.
11. This passage is mainly about___B___.
A)the New Madrid fault in Missouri
B)the San Andreas and the New Madrid faults
C)the causes of faults
D)current scientific knowledge about faults
12. The New Madrid fault is__B_____.
A) a horizontal fault
B) a vertical fault
C) a more serious fault than the San Andreas fault
D) responsible for forming the Mississippi River
13. We may conclude from the passage that__A____.
A)it is probably as dangerous to live in Missouri as in California
B)the New Madrid fault will eventually develop a mountain range in Missouri
C)California will become an island in future
D) A big earthquake will occur to California soon
14. This passage implies that___C_____.
A)horizontal faults are more dangerous than vertical faults.
B) V ertical faults are more dangerous than horizontal faults
C)Earthquakes occur only around fault areas
D)California will break into pieces by an eventual earthquake
15. As used in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph, the word “essentially” means___C_____.
A) greatly B) extremely C) basically D) necessarily
Passage 4
Those who welcomed the railway saw it as more than a rapid and comfortable means of passing. They actually saw it as a factor in world peace. They did not foresee that the railway would be just one more means for the rapid
of war. Any boy or girl who is one of a large family knows that.
Whenever any new invention is put forward, those for it and those against it can always find medical men to approve or condemn. The anti-railway group produced doctors who said that tunnels would be most dangerous to public health: they would produce colds, catarrhs (粘膜炎) and consumptions. The deafening noise and the glare of the engine fire, would have a bad effect on the nerves. Further, being moved through the air at a high speed would do grave injury to delicate lungs. In those with high blood-pressure, the movement of the train might produce apoplexy (中风). The sudden plunging of a train into the darkness of a tunnel, and the equally sudden rush into full daylight, would cause great damage to eyesight. But the pro-railway group was of course able to produce equally famous medical men to say just the opposite. They said that the speed and swing of the train would equalize the circulation, promote digestion, tranquilize the nerves, and ensure good sleep.
The actual rolling-stock was anything but comfortable. If it was a test of endurance to sit for four hours outside a coach in rain, or inside in dirty air, the railway offered little more in the way of comfort. Certainly the first-class carriages had cushioned seats; but the second-class had only narrow bare boards, while the third-class had nothing at all; no seats and no roof; they were just open trucks. So that third-class passengers gained nothing from the few mode except speed. In the matter of comfort, indeed they lost; they did, on the coaches, have a seat, but now they had to stand all the way, which gave opportunities to the comic (滑稽的) press. This kind of thing: …A man was seen yesterday buying a thi rd-class ticket for the new London and Birmingham Railway. The state of his mind is being enquired into.?
A writer in the early days of railways wrote feelingly of both second-and third-class carriages. He made the suggestion that the directors of the railways must have sent all over the world to find the hardest possible wood. Of the open third-class trucks he said that they had the peculiar property of meeting the rain from whatever quarter it came. He described them as horizontal shower-baths, from whose searching power there was no escape.
16. All boys and girls in large families know that___C_____.
A) a boy and a girl usually fight when they are together
B)people tend to be together more than they used to be
C) a lot of people being together makes fights likely
D)Railway leads the world to peace
17. According to those who welcomed the railway, the railway itself should include all the following except. ___D_____
A)the railway enables people travel fast
B)the railway brings comfort to people
C)the railway makes the world peaceful
D)the railway leads the world to war as well.
18. According to the anti-railway group, all the followings are true but___D_____.
A) tunnels are dangerous to public health
B) the noise and the glare of the engine fire may affect people?s nerves
D) to those with high blood-pressure, the rapid speed of the train causes them to die
19. We may safely conclude that___A____.
A)the author belongs to the anti-railway group
B)the author belongs to the for-railway group
C)the author speaks highly of the railway
D)the author may never take train because of its potential dangers
20. What is the tone of this passage? ___C_____
A) Practical B) Humorous.C) Satirical D) Exaggerated
III. Vocabulary and Structure.
21．Accidents ___C____ from carelessness.
A. rise
B. raise
C. arise
D. increase
22. She tried to ____D_____ her fears to her mother.
A. understand
B. give
C. quote
D. communicate
23. Mother was full of ____A_____ for the sick child.
A. concern
B. management
C. regard
D. worship
24. If you get lost just ask one of the _____A____ for directions.
A. locals
B. individuals
C. colleagues
D. principles
25. Computers can _____C_____ many different tasks.
A. form
B. reform
C. perform
D. inform
26. There is no best ____B______ to this problem.
A. feature
B. solution
C. penalty
D. section
27. Is it _____D_____ for a girl to take her mother?s name?
A. culture
B. cultural
C. custom
D. customary
28. The bomb attack caused ____B______ condemn all over the world.
A. social
B. universal
C. vital
D.personal
29. Try to be ____C____ because we?ll be short of time.
A. hurry
B. urgent
C. prompt
D. serious
30. Could you ____C____ reasons and examples for your answer?
A. qualify
B. quantify
C. specify
D. satisfy
31. We hold the truth to be self-evident, that all men are created _____D______.
A. imaginary
B. dramatic
C. incredible
D. equal
32. I told him to meet here half an hour ago, but perhaps he __D__ me and thought I meant a different restaurant.
A. differed
B. confused
C. mixed
D. misunderstood
33. You are always having ______B___ ideas.
A. brief
B. peculiar
C. giant
D. similar
34. The most important is to _____A______ making the same mistakes.
35. A large _____C_____ of women return to work after having a baby.
A. company
B. organization
C. percentage
D. faculty
36. The _____A_____ was sentenced to five years in prison.
A. criminal
B. crime
C. signal
D. sign
37. Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are _______D____ to those of others.
A. better
B. best
C. super
D. superior
38. A photo should be ____A_____ to the application form.
A. attached
B. combined
C. connected
D. surrounded
39. My grandfather is very active for a man ____C______ 80.
A. getting
B. arriving
C. approaching
D. appointing
40. People have lived in this valley since ______C_____ times.
A. remote
B. present
C. ancient
D. permanent
41. Keep the medicine out of the _____A______ of the children.
A. reach
B. mind
C. hands
D. trouble
42. I ______B_____ what this has to do with the argument.
A. failed to seeing B . failed to see
C. confused with seeing
D. confused about seeing
43. We booked our seats well _____C___ of the date we wanted to travel.
A. in detail
B. in addition
C. in advance
D. in common
44. I t?s likely _____B______ he …s forgotten to wind his watch up again.
A. because
B. that
C. what
D. as
45. It has been suggested that we _____A______ the authorities.
A. not wait for
B. would not wait for
C. will not wait for
D. must not wait for
46. He regarded _____D_____ looking after the children is my responsibility.
A. but
B. which
C. what
D. that
47. It?s uncommon _____C____ such good crops in this section of the country.
A. finding
B. that finds
C. to find
D. to finding
48. Is it ____B_____ you are born that decides your nationality?
A. there
B. where
C. anywhere
D. which
49. _____A_____ wasn?t believed until the fifteenth century that the earth revolves around the sun.
A. It
B. What
C. That
D. Such
50. It so happened _____D______ there was no one in the house at the time of the accident.
A. but
B. why
C. what
D. that
III．Cloze
also called the data processing cycle. Data52 a group of facts called the input（输入）. The data may be numbers, letters, or symbols53may or may not be related. The information is the end, result or the 54．Information is data that have been processed. It is55 a brief, usable form. The operations are56 with different tools. A computer is57kind of data processing tool. The brain is58 a data processing tool.
The brain is like a small, personal computer that controls all bodily and mental 59Data, or input , enter the brain through the60（sight, smell, touch , taste, and hearing）.The data are61by the brain, and the result is information. The information or output may cause physical and mental reactions62body movements, decisions, or ideas.
How does the brain tell an apple63an orange? If the brain could not process data, this would not be possible. Apples and oranges differ64looks, feel, smell, and taste. The brain can tell these differences. The 65in input help the brain to decide which is the apple and66is the orange. There are three levels of processing data.67level uses different tools. Some levels require less human effort than others. The three 68are manual data processing, electromechanical data processing. In manual data processing, the brain, hands, and simple tools such as pencil and paper69Electromechanical data processing uses electrically operated machines.70of the types of machines which are used are desk calculators and typewriters. Electronic data processing uses electronic computers that process data at a very high speed.
51．A. These B. This C. Such D. A ___B_____
52．A. have B. has C. are D. is ___C_____
53．A. that B. what C. all D. those ___A_____
54．A. face B. cause C. input D. output ___D_____
55．A. beyond B. toward C. in D. of ___C_____
56．A. preferred B. performed C. provided D. practiced ___B_____ 57．A. one B. other C. every D. another ___A_____ 58．A. simply B. even C. yet D. also __D_____ 59．A. illnesses B. diseases C. functions D. capacities ___C_____ 60．A. organs B. senses C. movements D. behaviors ___B_____ 61．A. processed B. discarded C. operated D. reflected ___A_____
62．A. either B. alike C. such as D. among ___C_____
63．A. with B. about C. against D. from ___D____
64．A. to B. in C. inside D. from ___B_____
65．A. differences B. functions C. instructions D. experiences __A_____ 66．A. it B. that C. what D. which ___D_____
67．A. The B. Every C. Each D. One ___C_____
68．A. kinds B. levels C. types D. tools ___B_____
69．A. use B. have used C. used D. are used ___D_____
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Make changes where necessary.
77confusion 80creep 73curl 71deepen 72expose
75nightmare 78pause 79somewhat 74throb 76utter
71. As I came to know more about classical music, my love for it____ deepen ___
72. The soldiers in the open field__ expose __to the enemy's gunfire and many of them got killed or wounded.
73. I saw a little girl__ curl __up comfortably in an armchair reading a children's magazine.
74. The long climb up the hill made our heart__ throb __
75. For many years, the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York will remain a_ nightmare __ for the American people.
76. Don't bother about him. What he has said is__ utter __nonsense.
77. The explosion at the crowded market place caused great __ confusion _in the small town.
78. The doctor felt the patient's __ pause __ on her wrist and then took her temperature.
79. After the intensive training, they became___ somewhat __ more confident than they used to be.
80. The sight of the rats running about in the house made my flesh__ creep __.
IV．翻译
81. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值得一提。
The thefts in recent months paled in comparison with this case.
82. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负疚感。
Several years hav e passed since the traffic accident, and he still can?t shake away the guilty feeling.
83. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。
Though we had put forward a proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn?t appear to take it seriously.
84. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。
The bare hills around haven?t reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.
85. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”
It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.
86. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。
A lot of people believe that these pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”
87. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里的种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。
He kept chipping away at the problem until he had completely solved it.
88. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。
The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if
89. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。
Within only one year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn?t care about a thing.
90. 既然你已经告诉我谁应该对此事负责，我就不再作进一步追查了。
I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that?s not something that everyone gets.
一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共50.0分） 1.Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车) A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together. Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. 1. From the passage, a motor home is also called ______. A. a motor car B. a motorbike C. a big truck D. a van 2. A family owns a motor home usually with ______. A. more than two children B. interest in vans C. a baby D. much money 3. Americans with a small family and with two parents working usually have ______. A. a car B. two cars C. two vans D. a van 4. What is the main use of motor homes for Americans? A. to do some shopping with all the family members B. to drive their children to school every day
Passage 1 Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the countr y. If one likes garden, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London. D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside. 2. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the garden is in blossom, the one ________ has been rewarded. A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden. C. having a garden of his own. D. having been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________ if they had to live outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didn’t deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent from 很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）课后练习参考答案 上海外语教育出版社 Unit1 III V ocabulary Activities 1. 1). bare 2). empty 3). empty 4). bare 5). empty 6).bare 2. 1). shortly 2).track down 3).faint 4).motioned 5).at the sight of 6).feel like 7).slamming 8).rang out 9).contract 10).made for 11).heated 12).emerged 3 1). host 2). sprang up/rang out 3). impulse 4). came to 5). track down 6). unexpected 7). outgrow 8). widened 9). shortly 10). emerge / spring up 11). at the sight of 12). made for 13). crisis 14). Colonial 4 1). Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2). Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation?
北外大学英语3练习题
单选题 1. When we talk about “parts of speech”, we know that a describing word we use to describe a noun is a/an ______; a word that can be used instead of a noun is a/an _______; a word used in front of a countable or uncountable noun is a/an ___________. A、pronoun, article, adjective B、article, adjective, pronoun C、adjective, article, pronoun D、adjective, pronoun, article 答案与解析：D TB Task 3, p 6 本句直接出自 课本，考查“词性”的定义。 2. The new secretary is quick and _____. Since she came, the ______ of the department has been increased. A、efficient, efficiency B、efficiency, efficient
C、effective, effect D、efficient, effect 答案与解析：A 这句主要考查了词类和近似词的区别。Efficient是形容词，意思是“效率高的”；而efficiency是名词，意思是“效率”。Effect 是名词，“效果，结果”。Effective, “有效的”，一般是某物做主语，或者修饰“物”，比如：The new medicine is very effective in treating cough. 3. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used. It pays off to spend time and money on physical exercises. A B C D
人教版高一英语必修2模拟试卷（1） 第一卷选择题(共115分) 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第1段材料，回答1至4题。 1. Why did the man get a new TV? A. TV is on sale. B. He loves big TV. C. His old TV doesn't work. 2. How much does the man pay for the new TV? A. $1,200. B. $1,250. C. $2, 400. 3. What does the woman think of the new TV? A. It is a bargain. B. It is too expensive. C. It is well worth the money. 4. What will the man probably do after the conversation? A. He will be eager to watch TV. B. He will look for a cheaper television. C. He will return the television to the store. 听第2段材料，回答5至7题。 5. When will John leave the airport? A. 8:00. B. 18:00. C. 20:00. 6. How long will John stay in Japan? A. 7 days. 13. 8 days. C. 14 days. 7. Why does John go to Japan? A. Because he needs a good rest. B. Because he likes Japanese food. C. Because he prefers camping on the beach. 听第3段材料，回答8至10题。 8. How will Kate travel to the New York city? A. She will ride with Jack's brother. B. She will drive her own car. C. She will take a train. 9. Where did Kate and Laura meet? A. At a concert. B. On a train. C. At a camp.
江南大学现代远程教育2011年下半年第三阶段测试卷 考试科目:《大学英语（二）》第7课至第10课（总分100分）时间：90分钟新区党校学习中心（教学点）批次：201103 层次：高起专 专业：学号：身份证号： 姓名：得分： 一、交际英语 1、- Do you think I can borrow your bike for a few hours? - ____B_____ A：I'm afraid you can. B：I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. C：Yes, I don't think so. D：I'll think about it later. 2、- What do you think of this novel? - _____B____ A：I've read it. B：It's well-written. C：It was written by my uncle. D：I bought it yesterday. 3、- Do you think Tom is ill? - ____A_____ A：No, I don't think so. B：Yes, he's very well. C：Yes, I like him very well. D：No, I was ill yesterday. 4、- How do you do? - _____B____ A：Very well. B：How do you do? C：I'm a doctor. D：Nice to have known you. 5、- How about going for a drive? - ____D_____ A：It's too fast. B：Yes, we shall. C：Yes, let's go by bike. D：A good idea. 6、- Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week. ________B_____________.
《大学英语（三）》在线作业题库 一、单选题（共 50 道试题，共 100 分。） 1. – Ami, I want this report typed today. – ( ). A. It'll be ready in the afternoon, sir B. I'd like you to help me C. I know nothing about the report D. Leave it to tomorrow 正确答案：A 2. He( )himself quickly to the new condition of his work. A. changed B. altered C. adjusted D. varied 正确答案：C 3. We( )the bathroom and plan( )the bedroom this year. A. painted…to paint B. is painting… painting C. paint… to paint D. have painted…to paint 正确答案：D 4. I don't think this kind of medicine has any( ). A. answer B. cause C. effect D. work 正确答案：C 5. We consider( )the instrument be adjusted each time it is used. A. that it necessary B. it necessary that C. necessary that D. necessary of it that 正确答案：B 6. – I wonder if you could help me. – ( ). A. I could B. Yes, I do C. No, not at all D. Of course 正确答案：D 7. Parliament didn't think the Prime Minister did enough in the improvement of fair employment, ( )he was asked to write to Parliament for further explanation. A. so B. therefore
《大学英语1》课程综合复习资料 I. Use of English 1. — Write to me when you get home. — OK, I _______. A) must B) should C) will D) can 2. ― I hope I am not interrupting your work. ― ________________. A) Oh，that’s all right. B) O.K. Let’s start again. C) Please go on with your work. D) It’s hard to say. 3. —let me introduce myself. I am Tom. — _______. A) What a pleasure B) It's pleasure C) I'm very pleased D) Pleased to meet you 4. — Could you pass me the salt and pepper? — _______. A) Sorry，I didn't know what you mean. B) Ok，here you are. C) No，I won't. D) I don't know. 5. —Why haven’t you bought any butter? — I _________ to but I forgot about it. A) liked B) wished
D) expected 6. —“Where is Mary?” —“She ____ to school.” A) will go B) has been C) has gone D) went 7. — Have you finished your housework____? — Yes. I have____ finishe A) yet，already B) already，yet C) ever，never D) still，just 8. — How are you? — ________ A) I am quite good. B) I am very sorry. C) How are you? D) Fine，thank you. 9. — I usually go there by train. — Why not _______ by boat for a change? A) try to go B) try going C) try go D) go to try 10. —Do you think _________ he should go to the music club or not? —Sorry, I have no idea. A) that B) what
第1次作业 一、语法结构题（本大题共100分，共40小题，每小题2.5分） 1. She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their. A. pleasure B. ease c. peace D. delight 2. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him■ A.not to B.not to do C.not do it D.do not to 3. Douglas Ackerman was forced to threaten to the public if Don McCoy insisted on criticizing his policy.
George was managed to survive the A. appealing B. to appeal C. in appealing D. to appealing 4. Every one could see was happening and al ready ready. A. what; / B. what; that C. that; that D. that; / 5. A series of measures, people in that area severe fami ne. A. having taken B. were taken C. having been taken D. have been made 6.
福建省专升本入学考试 英语模拟试卷4 II. Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 11. “We spent all our money because we stayed at _______ most expensive hotel in the city.” “Why didn’t you stay at _______ cheaper one?” A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the 12. If you climb up to the top, you can get a good _____ of the whole city.b A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign 13. She amused ________ by listening to light music all the afternoon. A. herself B. her C. sheself D. oneself 14. _______ you tell me what has happened in the company? A. May B. Must C. Can D. Did 15. _______ is believing. A. See B. Seen C. To see D. Seeing 16. We finally ______ an agreement after a lot of hard bargaining. A. reached B. arrived C. drove D. set 17. If she had worked harder, she ________. A. would succeed B. had succeeded C. should succeed D. would have succeeded 18. John succeeded ________ what he wanted. A. to get B. to getting C. in getting D. and getting 19. Although it’s raining, _______ are still working in the fields. A. they B. but they C. and they D. so they 20. The people of this city built a monument to show their thanks _______ the heroes. A. to B. about C. of D. on 21. I couldn’t go to the party because of a _____ cold.c A. quick B. surprising C. sudden D. hurried 22. What a beautiful house! Especially there are many ________. A. furniture B. furnitures C. pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures 23. I weigh 120 pounds and you weigh 120 pounds. We are _______weight. A. the same heavy B. as heavy as C. as heavy D. of the same 24. When I passed by his door, I heard him ________. A. sing B. sang C. singing D. was singing 25. It is very cold in the room. Shall I ______? A. make a fire B. light a fire C. set fire D. catch fire 26. My brother had a cold last week, so ________ I. A. had B. did C. am D. have 27. It’s too expensive for me, I can’t _______ it. A. spend B. pay C. afford D. cost 28. I prefer writing a term paper _______ taking an examination. A. than B. to C. for D. that 29. Don is always ________ of money. He spends more than he can earn. A. lack B. short C. plenty D. free 30. When a student has answered one question correctly, he or she will be given a _______. A. difficult one B. difficult question C. more difficult one D. most difficult one
大学英语练习题及参考答案 PART I Translate the following words and expressions into Chinese. 1.Major in Business English 2.required courses 3.English speech competition 4.The Olympic dream 5.passionate 6.be pround of 7.wild animals 8.Food chain 9.Reservation 10.Lunar calendar PART II Grammar and Vocabulary Directions: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the most appropriate one. 1. !We can go camping. A.How good weather B.What a good weather C.How good the weather D.What good weather 2.A friend of went to the railway station to see . A.Jane ; her off B.Jane ;off her C.Jane 's; her off D.Jane's ;off her 3.My familyswimming. A.likes B.is liking C.like D.are liking 4.We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal stylein a personal style. A.rather than B.other than C.better than D.less than 5.Please be quiet.I have to announce. A.a important thing B. an important thing C.something important D.important something 6.He is not as any as us,but he is brave enough. A.as better B. Such good C.so good D. a so good
精品文档阅读理解题分第1题 (20) Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage and such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between a writerwriting. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours at a typewriter. “You have got to want to write,”I said to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found for me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. and began to doubt After a year or so, however, I still hadn't got a breakmyself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I to write. I had dreamed about it for many years. I wasn't going to be one wanted of those people who died wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to test (even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure). This is the shadow-land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. ．阅读理解1 (4.0) 分 The passage is meant to _______ . warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience 、A advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer B、 show young people it is unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth C、 D、encourage young people to pursue a writing career 2．阅读理解 (4.0) 分 What can be concluded from the passage? 精品文档． 精品文档 rewarding. ａｎｄ、Genuine writers often find their work interesting A
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《大学英语2》2017年秋学期在线作业（三） 试卷总分:100 得分:100 一、单选题 1.Only when the plan failed ____ his mistakes. A. did he realize B. does he realize C. he realized D. he realizes 正确答案:A 2. I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. __________, she’s a big girl now. A. After all B. Above all C. First of all D. For all 正确答案:A 3.There was a good __________ of the countryside from the front of the bus. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenery 正确答案:B 4. They always kept on good __________ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake. A. friendship B. relations C. relatives D. terms 正确答案:D 5.Working conditions in the factory are ________ few workers stay longer than three months. A. such that B. so that C. that D. so 正确答案:A 6.My house is very __________ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station. A. omfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. free 正确答案:C