大学英语(2) ( 第2次 )
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第2次作业 一、单项选择题（本大题共100分，共 40 小题，每小题 2.5 分） 1. I offered to pay the check, but was ____ by my friend. A. inclined B. declined
C. replied D. applied 2. Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe （订阅） to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings —— battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown （推翻） or killed —— took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same y they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons（漫画）. The money spent on advertisements is ________ A. Wasted B. not much C. worthwhile D. useless 3. I am interested in ( )you have told me. A. which B. all that C. all what D. that 4. As the youngest president of U.S., he did exceptionally well in lowering the unemployment during his ____. A. period B. decade C. time D. tenure 5. I can''''t afford as _____ car as this one. A. expensive a B. an expensive C. a more expensive D. a most expensive 6. It will not be long ( ) we can have a trip to the moon. A. that B. after C. until D. before 7. I don’t know which of her brothers she was ( ). A. referred to B. referring to C. referred D. referring 8. Ann won the speech contest and her opponent congratulated her with （ ）. A. the lapse of time B. a flourish of trumpets C. a pinch of salt D. .a tone of respect 9. Any boy （ ） wants to succeed must work hard. A. Whom B. who C. which D. that 10. The number of the （ ） users of this website increases quickly and to date has reach 2.3 billion. A. enrolled B. registered C. subscribed D. applied 11. The girl was named ( ) her grandmother who was a very famous artist. A. after B. by C. with D. from 12. Mary seems not worry about tomorrow’s test. I guess she （ ）_ reading all the books on the reading list. A. must finish B. must have finished C. has finished D. have must finished 13. Though the manager of this factory （ ） that the production process will not pollute the environment around the city, the residents still throw doubt on it. A. make commitment B. make compromise C. make contribution D. make combination 14. If I were you, I ( ) the job. A. Accept B. would have accepted C. would accept D. had accepted 15. Communication here is very convenient. You can make a call at the telephone （ ） around the city. A. stall B. booth C. pavilion D. store 16. Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses. Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?” “Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.” Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.” “That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.” A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop
