《大学英语二》（成教专科）期末考试大纲Part I Multiple Choices（10% ）Directions: There are 20 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. “Hey, look where you are driving!”“Oh, I’m sorry, _____________.”A. I’m not noticingB. I haven’t noticedC. I don’t noticeD. I wasn’t noticing2. He knew nothing about this journey ___________ he was likely to be away for three months.A. thatB. except thatC. howeverD. in addition3. My mother wanted to buy me _________.A. two pairs of shoeB. two pair of shoeC. two pairs of shoesD. two pair of shoes4. Mike received an award _________ his outstanding results in the exams.A. toB. aboutC. forD. with5. My brother had a cold last week, so ______ I.A. hadB. didC. amD. have6. The boss may ___________ Tony because he has the right qualifications.A. fireB. fineC. dismissD. hire7. ________ you nervous during the interview?A. WereB. DidC. DoD. Had8. We should do something to the environment worse.A. stop --- to getB. stop --- from getC. stop --- to gettingD. stop --- from getting9. They talked ____________ low voices in order not to be heard. A. at B. by C. on D. in10. There are many birds singing __________ the trees.A. inB. onC. atD. with11. We ___ go to the movies quite frequently.A. use toB. used toC. were used toD. are used to12. She was _________ her early twenties when she went abroad.A. atB. inC. forD. of13. Children get presents _______ Christmas and _________ their birthdays.A. on, atB. in, atC. at, onD. by, on14. “The young man is good at a lot of things but you can’t say he is _____________.”“I agree with you. Actually no one is.”A. wonderfulB. splendidC. perfectD. complete15. I looked for my key _____________, but I couldn’t find it.A. here and thereB. up and downC. far and nearD. back and forth16. At last he __________ finish the job in time.A. got toB. tried toC. had toD. managed to17. I haven’t received the letter. It _________ to a wrong address.A. may sendB. may be sentC. might have sentD. might have been sent18. What time _________ for work?A. are you usually leavingB. do you usually leaveC. you usually leaveD. you usually left19. Everyone hopes to get promoted, ____________?A. doesn’t heB. don’t theyC. doesn’t sheD. do we20. I used weed killer to get rid the weeds in the garden.A. onB. offC. toD. ofPart II Blank Filling （10% ）Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases in the box. Change the form where necessary. Then write the answers on the AnswerSheet.Yu Jia 21) from the City University a year ago. She took many 22) in the university, but her favorite subject was 23) . Many of classmates saw 24) working at it. It was, in fact, the least 25) subject in Yu Jia’s class. Yu Jia, however, was 26) about the teaching 27) , and often had discussions with the teacher, who was 28) and liked to 29) things to her. She often gave 30) lessons to her.Ma Jia is a fourth-year student in Shanghai Foreign Languages school. 21) to get for future career, she is 22) for a job and preparing for an interview to be given by a famous joint venture. Today she comes to the reception desk 23) the company hall and is informed the way to 24) . Then she 25) the corridor, 26) at the corner, and then 27) the lift. When she 28) the lift, she 29) , and the room is 30) her.Part III Reading Comprehension （40% ）Directions: The following passages are followed by questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A Travel ExperienceWhen Jim was invited to attend an international conference on computer networking, he was delighted. The conference was to take place in Geneva. Jim thought that it would be an opportunity to take his fiancée Mary on a short holiday. They decided to go to Paris for a week before Jim traveled on to Geneva. Mary would then return home.Jim and Mary spent an enjoyable week touring Paris. At the end of the week, they felt exhausted. Jim accompanied Mary to the airport and saw her onto a plane for London. While he was waiting in the lounge for his plane to Geneva, a mist began to form. Eventually, his plane took of two hours late. As soon as he sank into his seat, Jim fell fast asleep.Unfortunately, as the plane flew towards Geneva, the mist changed to thick fog. The pilot radioed his destination and was told that his plane had to return to Paris. Immediately, the pilot told the news to the passengers. But Jim was still fast asleep. He did not wake up until the plane landed in Paris. Jim hurried through the airport lounge and was so surprised to see Paris again. By this time, the fog had started to clear. But poor Jim was fogged as if he were still asleep.31. Jim was going to attend a conference to be held in ____________.A. GenevaB. ParisC. LondonD. New York32. Jim was overjoyed because he could make good use of the chance to _________.A. see Mary in ParisB. get married with MaryC. take Mary to Paris for their honeymoonD. tour Paris with Mary33. The trip Jim and Mary took to Paris was _______.A. boringB. difficultC. expensiveD. tiring but pleasant34. Jim didn’t know where his plane had landed until _________.A. he was told the news by the pilotB. he got into the airport loungeC. he realized he was in Paris againD. he reached the Geneva International Hotel35. When he found himself in Paris again, Jim _______.A. thought he took a wrong planeB. felt so confused as if he were in a dreamC. didn’t know what to doD. realized he had to stay in ParisDear Zhao Zhiqiang,Greeting from Byron Bay, Australia!Thank you for your enquiry about studying at the Byron Bay English Language School. Here is our information sheet, a registration form and a brochure.The Byron Bay English Language School is for international students to learn English in a beautiful environment, away from the expensive and crowded city schools. We have friendly qualified teachers for language teaching and each class has a maximum of 10 students.You will need a tourist, working holiday or a student visa to study in Australia. Please return your completed registration form when you decide to study at our school. We will then help you with your visa application.Please contact me by email if you have any questions. I will be glad to help you.Yours sincerely,Nancy Johnson36. The Byron Bay English Language School sends this letter because ________.A. it is advertising its schoolB. Zhao Zhiqiang inquires about the schoolC. it inquires about the registrationD. Nancy is interested in going to study there37. The Byron Bay English Language School is located ________.A. in the city centerB. in a crowded areaC. in a quiet areaD. in a poor environment38. Each English Language class is made up of ________.A. more than 10 studentsB. 10 studentsC. less than 10 studentsD. 10 students at most39. To study in Australia you need to apply for all the visas except ____________.A. a tourist visaB. a working holiday visaC. a student visaD. a visiting scholar visa 40. Visa application will begin when _________.A. a student makes an enquiry about the schoolB. a student returns the complete registration form to the schoolC. a student is interested in studying in the schoolD. a student receives the registration form from the schoolNow, please look at your handbook carefully. The first item on the list is about student services and the second item is about the special activities on campus. You may read the two parts by yourselves after the meeting. Let’s have a look at the final item on the list. It is health insurance. I’d like to say a few words about this item. If you haven’t got an insurance policy, please get one at registration. Then you will be covered for any emergency during the school years. Students who are here on scholarship are automatically covered by an insurance plan. Students who pay their own tuition may purchase a student policy from the university. You may find student insurance application forms on the table near the door. There is a detailed description of cost and benefit on page 12 of your handbook. If you follow the instructions carefully, registration should go smoothly. But if you do run into any problems, you will find me at the center table. We’ll be glad to help you. Good luck!41. Who is the speaker?A. The university president.B. A professor.C. A class officer.D. A staff member at the registration.42. Which of the following statements is NOT true？A. The first item on the list is about the student services.B. The second item is about the special activities on campus.C. The final item is about the insurance policy.D. This is taken from a textbook of insurance.43. Who is the speaker talking to?A. Teachers of the university.B. New university employees.C. New university students.D. High school students.44. What will the students probably do after the meeting?A. Buy some textbooks.B. Apply for scholarships.C. Buy an insurance policy.D. Register for course.45. Where can the students get the application forms for health insurance?A. At a table near the door.B. In the student handbook.C. From the speaker’s desk.D. In the classroom.Because there are so many nationalities in America, visitors can find almost any kind of restaurant in most of the larger cities. The telephone book lists restaurants in each city according to the name, area of the city, or kind of food. Restaurants in large cities vary greatly in price. Many restaurants post their menus in the windows so you can have some idea of the price and kind of food before you enter. If the menu is not posted and you are uncertain about how expensive the place is, ask to see a menu before you are seated at a table, or else just ask about the price range. Appearances from the outside can be misleading —what looks like a small, informal restaurant may really be very expensive, and what looks like a large, expensive restaurant may be very reasonable.You can get a meal for about $2 or slightly move if you eat in snack bars or coffee shops, but in most city restaurants you should expect to pay $6 to $8 a person for dinner, with alcoholic drinks and wine extra. Prices in New York City are even higher.31. Restaurants are listed for each city in the telephone book according to the ___________.A. area of the cityB. name of the restaurantC. kind of foodD. any of the above32. Where is the menu posted in many restaurants?A. On the doors of the restaurant.B. In the windows.C. On the tables.D. In the front of the restaurants.33. To let people get some idea of _________________, many restaurants have their menu posted in the window.A. the priceB. the kind of foodC. the kind of restaurantD. both A and B 34. If you are not sure about the prices of the restaurants, what should you do?A. Ask to see a menu before you sit down at a table.B. Ask to post a menu in the window.C. Just ask a price range.D. Either A or C35. In most city restaurants, what is the average dinner range for a person?A. $4 to $6B. $4 to $8C. $6 to $8D. $8 to $10The United StatesThe United States is a very large country. It has many different kinds of landscapes and many different kinds of people. In the east, the countryside is green and fresh. Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities. New York and the capital, Washington D.C., are in the East.In the south, there is the beautiful city of New Orleans, the capital of jazz. It is sometimes hot here, and the people here are very different from those in the East.The General Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and corn.In the South- West it is often hot and dry. But the deserts and mountains are beautiful. And California, on the West Coast, is famous as a “paradise” state.The weather in the Mid-West, near the Great Lakes, is often cold and windy, and there is a lot of snow in winter.36. It’s well-known that the United States had many different kinds of ___________.A. landscapesB. peopleC. climatesD. all of the above37. Some of the first states and some of the big cities are in the East, including __________.A. CaliforniaB. New OrleansC. WashingtonD.C. D. Los Angeles38. New Orleans is famous for its _____________.A. balletB. country musicC. jazzD. classic music39. Big fields of wheat and corn can be found in _________.A. the EastB. the Central PlainsC. the South-WestD. the South40. The weather near the Great Lakes is often _______.A. cold and windyB. warmC. chillyD. hot dryPerhaps you are going to finish school soon and, like many other students, you want to further your study abroad. Here are some points you should bear in mind if you intend to apply for a scholarship to study in the United States of America.First of all, you will have to ask for an application form, fill in the form with great care, and then send it with a copy of your school records. After that you will have to ask your teachers to write reference letters. You will also need to take some tests such as TOFEL and GRE. You may apply to several universities at the same time. Overseas students in the United States are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer, and you need to get permission form US immigration to do that.41. This passage is taken from a handbook for __________.A. visiting scholars in American universitiesB. working emigrants in AmericaC. American students who are going to study abroadD. Overseas students who want to study in American universities42. The author intends to give some _______ to would-be overseas students in the US.A. warningsB. commentsC. suggestionsD. directions43. What is the first thing to do in applying to an American university?A. To write to ask for an application form.B. To send school records.C. To provide the TOFEL score report.D. To supply reference letters.44. Which of the following is not needed for applying to study at an American university?A. Your school records.B. English test score reports.C. Reference letters.D. Your passport.45. Which of the following statements is true of the overseas students in the States?A. They are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer.B. They don’t need a permit from US Immigration to work in the summer.C. Winter is the time when foreign students can work in their spare time.D. You can only apply to one university at a time.Part IV Cloze （10%）Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D under the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.In the 19th century, it was common to hear people in Europe and America say that the resources of the sea were unlimited. For example, a famous biologist said in the mid 1980s that resources of the sea were 51 . Today there’s 52 that the resources of the sea are as seriously threatened as those of the land and the air.53 , the threat to fish is greater 54 than the threat to birds and land animals because fish are a much needed food resource.Many people throughout the world 55 on fish as an important part of their food, and a reduction in the fish supply could have wide 56 on hunger and population. Fishermen in the Atlantic, every year, get 20 billion pounds of fish to 57 food demands. But it is important to 58 that these practices cannot continue with the depletion of the fish resources within the next few years.Sea resources are rapidly declining in many parts of the world and the problemcannot be 59 . It is only with care and planning in this generation 60 the food supplies of the sea can continue for future generations.51. A. exhaustible B. inexhaustible C. countable D. uncountable52. A. fact B. event C. evidence D. trend53. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Fortunately D. However54. A. by the way B. under way C. in some way D. in no way55. A. apply B. utilize C. organize D. depend56. A. reaction B. results C. effects D. significance57. A. provide B. meet C. supply D. present58. A. refer B. represent C. recognize D. reveal59. A. considered B. adapted C. ignored D. acquired60. A. in which B. which C. in that D. thatPart V Translation （15%）(Write the answer on the Answer Sheet）Directions: Translate the following Chinese sentences into English or English sentences into Chinese61. 她有可能得到那份秘书工作。
