大学英语A2
一、阅读理解
1、It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on landmines（地雷）. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."
The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon（乱放炮的人）".
The Princess responded by brushing aside（不予理睬）the criticisms: "This is a distraction（干扰）we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.
(1)、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ______.
A：to clarify the British government's stand on landmines
B：to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims
C：to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
D：to voice her support for a total ban of landmines
答案：D
(2)、What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (paragraph1) ________?
A：Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
B：She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
C：The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.
D：Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation.
答案：D
(3)、Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ______.
A：she had not consulted the government before the visit
B：she was ill-informed of the government's policy
C：they were actually opposed to banning landmines
D：they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola
答案：C
(4)、How did Diana respond to the criticisms ________?
A：She made more appearances on TV.
B：She paid no attention to them.
C：She rose to argue with her opponents.
D：She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.
答案：B
(5)、What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola ________?
A：It had caused embarrassment to the British government.
B：It had greatly promoted her popularity.
C：It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.
D：It had affected her relations with the British government.
答案：C
2、A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.
Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing." Such observations reported by
visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.
The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
(1)、In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.
A：rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B：small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C：Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D：most Americans are ready to offer help
答案：D
(2)、It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.
A：culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B：courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated
C：various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D：social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
答案：A
(3)、Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.
A：to improve their hard life
B：in view of their long-distance travel
C：to add some flavor to their own daily life
D：out of a charitable impulse
答案：C
(4)、The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.
A：tends to be superficial and artificial
B：is generally well kept up in the United States
C：is always understood properly
D：has something to do with the busy tourist trails
答案：B
(5)、What's the author's attitudes toward the American's friendliness ________? A：Favorable
B：Unfavorable
C：Indifferent
D：Neutral
答案： A
二、词汇与语法
1、He won't succeed any way, ________ hard he tries.
A：whatever
B：no matter
C：as
D：however
答案：D
2、Free _______ of shampoo is distributed from door to door.
A：sample
B：example
C：product
D：stock
答案：A
3、They found the conditions there ________.
A：much improve
B：much to improve
C：much improved
D：be much improved
答案：C
4、In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ____spring.
A：later
B：last
C：latter
D：late
答案：D
5、He dared not ask for leave ________ losing his job.
A：in need of
B：for fear of
C：in case
D：for the reason that
答案：B
6、The weeds and tall grass in that yard make the house look as if it ______ vacant for quite some time.
A：were
B：was
C：had been
D：has been
答案：C
7、________ I remember, his writings always had the same meticulous descriptive quality.
A：As long as
B：So far as
C：According to
D：In order that
答案：B
8、It is a puzzle to me that Steve who has been working ______ wants to quit the course.
A：diligently
B：frequently
C：unwillingly
D：casually
答案：A
9、Her determination to ________ her goal of life motivated her to greater effort.
A：retain
B：attain
C：maintain
D：entertain
答案：B
10、I'd like to ________ this old car for a new model, but I can't afford it.
A：interchange
B：exchange
C：replace
D：convert
答案： B
三、完型填空
Certainly, the most popular method of traveling used by Americans is the privately-owned automobile. The vast majority of Americans have a car, and many families have two. 1 during your visit to the United States, you may decide to rent a car to travel outside the city or to travel to other parts of the country.
Car rental companies are 2 in the telephone book and are located in most cities and towns.
3 , there are usually rental cars at airports and train and bus stations. As is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a car
4 the day, week, or month. Some companies
5 have special weekend rates that you may find especially interesting if you have only a limited
6 of time to travel around the area you are visiting. Since each company had its own rules and rates, it is a good idea to
7 prices among companies to get the best rates to suit your purposes. For example, most car rental costs
8 how long you plan to keep the car and how far you travel. However, some companies may include gasoline in their rates, but
9 do not. Some companies require that you 10 the car to its starting point; others will permit you to leave the car in another city.
(1)、
A：Some time
B：Sometimes
C：Sometime
D：Some times
答案：B
(2)、
A：written
B：recorded
C：copied
D：listed
答案：D
(3)、
A：However
B：Therefore
C：In addition
D：Consequently
答案：C
(4)、
A：at
B：in
C：of
D：by
(5)、
A：still
B：even
C：and
D：too
答案：B (6)、
A：amount B：number C：quantity D：quality
答案：A (7)、
A：connect B：compare C：contrast D：combine
答案：B (8)、
A：insist on B：work on C：count on D：depend on 答案：D (9)、
A：the other B：other
C：others
D：one another 答案：C (10)、
A：return
B：returned C：must return D：will return
四、汉译英
(1)、在竞争的社会中，挤时间放松一下有利于健康。
(2)、如果昨天我知道这件事, 我就会告诉你的。
(3)、他提议成立一个项目组来解决物价上涨的问题。
(4)、大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。
五、写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
In your life, you have met a lot of different people. Some of them have helped you, while others may have hurt you. Write an essay on the topic "The Person I Feel the Most Grateful to". You should base your essay on the following outline.
1.你一生中最想感谢的人是谁？
2.为什么要感谢他/她？
3.这个人对你的影响或意义。
The US Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. 美国教育部一直在努力确保所有学生都享有接受素质教育的平等机会。 Today it is announcing the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. 今天，他们宣布实施为所有学生提供优秀教育工作者的方案。 The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most. 这一方案将帮助各州和各学区给那些有最迫切需要的学生提供优秀的教育工作者。 “All children are entitled to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. “所有的孩子，不分种族、居住地及家庭贫富，都有接受优质教育的权利。 It is critically important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full potential,” US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. (reach one’s full potential发挥某人全部潜能) 为了帮助学生发挥全部的潜能，为老师和校长提供他们所需要的支持是至关重要的，”美国教育部长阿恩?邓肯说道。 “Despite the excellent work and deep commitment of our nation’s
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Organized volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to __62__ to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate's resume, __63__ now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalize the achievements of students who __64__ time to activities outside their courses. Bristol Plus aims to boost students in an increasingly __65__ job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside __66__ qualifications. "Our students are a pretty active bunch, but we found that they didn't __67__ appreciate the value of what they did __68__ the lecture hall," says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. "Employers are much more __69__ than they used to be. They used to look for __70__ and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant's skills. Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are __71__ to the job." Students who sign __72__ for the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or __73__ work, attend four workshops on employ-ability skills, take part in an intensive skills-related activity __74__, crucially, write a summary of the skills they have gained. __75__ efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who __76__ best on the sports field can take the Sporting plus Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments. The experience does not have to be __77__ organized. "We're not just interested in easily identifiable skills," says Goodman. “__78__, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so __79__ negotiation skills. We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives." Goodman hopes the __80__ will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active __81__ to take up activities outside their academic area of work. 62. A) advisors B) specialists C) critics D) employers 63. A) which B) but C) unless D) since 64. A) divide B) devote C) deliver D) donate 65. A) harmonious B) competitive C) Resourceful D) prosperous 66. A) artistic B) technical C) academic D) interactive 67. A) dominantly B) earnestly C) necessarily D) gracefully 68. A) outside B) along C) over D) through 69. A) generous B) considerate C) enlightening D) demanding 70. A) origin B) initial C) popularity D) potential 71. A) relevant B) responsive C) reluctant D) respective 72. A) out B) off C) away D) up
全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程3习题答案（1-4） Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live Text A Content Questions ( P10 ) 1. Write and live on a farm. 2. Because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. They have enough eggs, honey and wood. They are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter. 3. No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough. 4. They were buried under five feet of snow from December through March. 5. When the first spring came, it brought two floods. The second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season. 6. He decided to quit his job and start to freelance. 7. He has to crawl into black bear dens for “Sports Illustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams for “Smithsonian” magazine, check out the Lake Champlain “monster” for “Science Digest”, and canoe through the Boundary Waters Wilderness area of Minnesota for “Destinations”. 8. As for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’s major-medical policy and the policy on their two cars. 9. They cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standard of living. For example, they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. They still attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies. 10. A tolerance for solitude and lots of energy. 11. They will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what they have been able to accomplish. 12. They chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. Yes, they have finally realized their dreams. Text Organization ( P11 ) Part One (paragraphs 1—3) The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one. Part Two (paragraphs 4—7 ) Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard. Part Three (paragraphs 8—11) After quitting his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by. Part Four (paragraphs 12—15 ) A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country. Happy Moments and Events 1) growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables 2) canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc. 3) keeping warm inside the house in winter 4) writing freelance articles 5) earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life Hardships
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