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1、大学英语2期末考试综合复习资料I. Use of English1. 一 Hello , may I talk to the headmaster now?A。 Sorry , he is busy at the moment Co Sorry, you can tB。 No , you cant Do I dont know2. 一 Do you think I could borrow your dictionary ?A. Yes, you may borrow Co Yes,help yourself3. What can I do for you, madam?A。 I want a

2、 kilo of applesCo Thanks4. 一 Do you mind telling me where youA. Certainly 。 Im from London Co Not really , you can do itB. Yes, go onD。 It doesn t matterB。 You can go your own wayD. Excuse me。 Im busy? re fromB. Sure。 I was born in LondonD。 Certainly not. Im from LondonA. Don t worry about itC. Mr.

3、Brown is very good7。- I d like to book a flight to Shangha iA。 No, of course notCo Yes, sir, single or return?5。 一 May I see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already. oA. That is the menu , sirB. Yes, please go onC. Here you are, sirD. Of course , sir6。 I was worried about chemistry , but

4、Mr. Brown gave me an A !B. Congratulations! That s a difficult courseD。 Good luck to you !please.B。 Do you mind if I said no?D。 You can t. We are busyA。 Thank you Co Just lucky9. 一 Can I help you , sir?A。 Its all rightC. No, I m leaving soon10. 一 Excuse me, is this seat free?A。 No , you can t sit he

5、reB. No , I cant say I did well in the raceD。 No , no. I ran slowlyB。 I don t mindD。 Thanks o I m just having a lookB。 Sorry, it is taken8。 一 I learned that you won the 100 meter race this morning. Congratulations !Yes, it is seated by a boyD. Yes, but I don t knowCo11。 一 Hello , could I speak to Do

6、n , please?一 A。 Who are you ?Co Who could I help?12。 一 May I help you , madam?A。 Sorry, I have no idea。Co You d better give me a hand.13。 一 What about going for a walk ?A。 It s gofor you。Co So, do Io14。 一 I think the Internet is very helpful.A. Yes, so do I.B。Co Neither do I.15。 Will you go on a pic

7、nic with us tomorrow ?A。 Yes, but I ll have English classes.Brown.CoCo16。Im afraid I have no idea.B. Who s there?D. Who s speaking?B. Yes, I know what to say 。D. Yes,I d like 2 kilos of orangesB. That s all right.D. Why not ? A good idea.Its a very good idea。D. Id rather go surfing on it.B. Sorry, I

8、 have an appointment with Dr.D. I wont. Its kind of you.-Why dont you have dinner with me tonight ?A. The reason is that I have to work over time tonight.B. Sorry about that, but I have to go to a party.C. Because I have an appointment.Do I d love to, but I have to finish my paper17. - Im afraid I h

9、ave spilled some coffee on the table cloth.Ao Oh, dont worry about that o Co I feel sorry for that.Bo You needn t apologizeD. Oh, you shouldnt have done that。18. You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. You vealways been working overtime.A。 You are right, but don t you know the meaning?o

10、f workB。 Sorry, I don t think so. I get overpaid for overwork, you know.CoThats right。 All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.D. That s right, but the work is interesting. I dona hours atind.some extr19。 George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine , if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is G

11、eorge Smith.A。 How have you been ?B。 Pleased to meet you, George。C. Mind if call you George ?D. The pleasure s mine20. 一 Excuse me。I don t want to interrupt youA。 No,no。It s quite all right B。 It wont bother me oCo Never mindD. Of course not。21。 Im so tired , working all morning on the farm 。-Why no

12、t take a rest, then?A。Because I can tafford itB。 Maybe I shouldCo I don t knowD. Sorry, I cant tell you22。 一 Have you heard that Susan has been elected mayor of the city ?-After working so hard for so many years, 。A。 she surely welcomes itB. she has certainly earned itCo she is welcome to itD. it s

13、good news23。 一 Can you post these letters for us on your way home ?A. No problemB。 Its all rightC. FineD。I hope so24。 一 Do you happen to have twenty dollars on you ? ?-1 want to buy a reference book.A。 Do you want the money Co How much25. - Hows everything going ?- oA。 Everything is finishedC. Not s

14、o bad, you knowB。 What will you want to doD。 What forB. Everything has been doneD。 Not doing wrong , you know26. 一 Would you do me a favor and carry these books?A. Yes, that s rightC. Never mind27 o o-Thank you o I certainly will.A. Happy birthday to youB。 No troubleD. With pleasureB. Let me help yo

15、u with your EnglishC. Please remember me to your grandparentsD. Dont forget to post the letter28。 一Hello。May I speakto Bill, please ?Ao Bill speakingB。I m BillC. You are speaking to BillD。Im speang29. ?No, thanks。 Im just looking around. Ill let you know if I want anything. 精品 文档A. Have you made up

16、your mind what you want Bo What do you want CoCan I help youD. Do you like it30。 I think you look very nice in the red dress. .A. Oh, no, I don t look nice at allBo Im glad you think soCo I don t like red but my mom made me wear it D. You are very kindII. Reading Comprehension Passage 1Wall Street i

17、s the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world 。 It is the financial center of the U.S.A, exerting a significant influence upon the worlds economy. Hetty Green, who was born in 1835, was nicknamed the Wizard（ 奇才）of Wall Street. She became almost a legendary figure in Wall Stre

18、et, because she made a lot of money buying and selling shares in companies。Hetty Green began making money when her father died and she inherited all his money 。 By investing it wisely, she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars. However , she hated spending money on herself or on her

19、family 。 Actually , she hated spending money on everything except buying shares。 She was so mean that when her son Edward broke his leg, she would not send for a doctor. She did not want to have to pay a doctors bill。 She refused to send her son to a good hospital. Instead , she took the boy to a fr

20、ee charity hospital 。 There he did not get very good treatment and, to save his life, he had to have his leg cut off 。 Still his mother would not pay for proper hospital treatment。 She sent for a doctor who cut off the boy s leg in her sitting room 。 Its incredible, isnt it ?31。 Wall Street is。A. th

21、e name of Chinatown in New YorkB. the nickname of New YorkC. the financial center of America D. the tourist center of U.S.A32。 Hetty Green was nicknamed the Wizard of Wall Street because she。A。 made a great fortune with sharesB。 inherited a large sum of money from her father C. built up a large comp

22、any on sharesD。 was very strange and cruel33。 The underlined word mean in the second paragraph probably can be replaced by。 A. sadB. cruelCo disappointedD. ungenerous34。 When her son broke his leg, Hetty Green。 A. sent him to a large hospitalB. sent for a doctor at onceC. didnt pay the bill for the

23、doctorD. took him to a charity hospital35. Which of the following is true according to the passage ?A。 Hetty Green died a poor old woman 。B。 Hetty Green preferred money to anything else 。C。 Hetty Green liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life.D。 Hetty Green hated her son and refused to

24、 take him to a good hospital 。Passage 2People once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars。 The 19th-century discovery of what appeared to be geometric designs cut across the surface was taken as evidence o The lines were thought to have been a system of canals that had been built to i

25、rrigate the surface 。 It is now clear that “ canals perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of Mars - are natural valleys where ancient rivers once flowed 。Another fragmented idea concerns the planet s seasonal changOnce cotobuted tothe rapid spread of some life-form , these shifts are now kn

26、own to develop from the movement of fine dust in the atmosphere.By the close of the 20th century none of the many experiments conducted by spacecraft had ever found persuasive evidence of life 。 Nevertheless, speculation continued over the existence of some form of life, in either the present or the

27、 past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds and minerals in a meteorite （陨石）, consisting of Martian rock , that collided with Earth around 11,000 B.C。 These compounds suggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago.36. Why did people in the 19th ce

28、ntury believe the existence of intelligent life on Mars?A. Because the surface of Mars seemed to be geometric。B. Because the lines were drawn across the surface of the planet。C. Because a system of canals was thought to be there.D. Because it was the Martians that built the canals 。37. The “ canals

29、on Mars have proved to be according to the passageA。 the minor geologic characteristic of MarsB。 natural valleys on the surface of MarsC。 rivers that have kept flowing since ancient timesD。 a system that irrigates the whole surface38. What were the Mars seasonal changes in color believed to be?A。 Th

30、e natural changes on the planet。B。 The seasonal cycles。C。 The movement of some life form.D。 The storm of dust in its atmosphere.39. How is the 1996 discovery related to the possible existence of organisms on Mars ?A。 The meteorite containing organic compounds is part of Mars. 精品 文档B。 A Martian rock

31、struck Earth about 11 , 000 years ago。C。 The organisms came back to life after the collision with Earth.D。 The inhabiting organisms appeared more than three billion years ago.40. How many arguments in this passage lead to the belief of the existence of life on Mars ?A. Two。B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.P

32、assage 3Have you ever wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colors ? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagulls , are very fond of locusts , but birds cannot easily catch locusts because locusts change their colors together with the

33、 change of the color of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe , locusts take on exactly the same brown color as crops have。 Some other pests with different colors from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in te

34、rror for lives and appear only at night。If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears , wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests 。 They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters , because they have the col

35、or much like the barks of trees.An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it, and it immediately swims away 。 Thus, it has existed up to now thoug

36、h it is not powerful at all。41. This passage mainly talks about。A。 the change of color in locustsB。 the protective coloration of animals and pestsC。 how a certain sea fish protects itselfD。 animals or pests can dye themselves different colors42. Locusts are not easily wiped out by their enemies beca

37、use.A。 they are powerful enoughB。 they are dangerous to their enemiesC。 they take on the same colors as cropsD。 they fly extraordinarily fast43. The pests that have different colors from plants usually appear at night because. A. birds take their rest when night comesB。 their enemies can easily find

38、 them and eat themC。 they have the habit of coming out in darknessD。 its easy for them to destroy plants in darkness44. Bears and wolves have the same colors as barks of trees because.A。 they fear other beastsB。 they prefer brown or grey colorsC。 they enjoy walking through forests quietlyD。 the colo

39、rs help prevent themselves from being noticed45. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because.A. it is the most powerful in the seaB. it can swim much faster than any other fishC. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itD. it can send ou

40、t a kind of liquid which can kill its enemies Passage 4High school dropouts （辍学者）earn an average of $ 9, 000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit 。 Its much more basic than flunking out （不 及格）.Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who j

41、ust can t cut it. They are lazy , and perhaps not two bright . So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left 。T The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school. John Bridgelan

42、d, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year Only about half of African American and Hispanic （美籍西班牙 的）student will receive a diploma , and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision 。 So, if failing grades dont explain why these kids quit , what does? Agai

43、n, John Bridgeland : The most dependable finding was that they were bored。 They found classes uninteresting they weren inspired or motivated 。 They didn t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”The study found th

44、at most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit。 In the US,only one state , New Mexico , has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduateo Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Ut

45、ah, plus the District of Columbia , require school attendance until age 18 , no exceptions, another researcher, says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.As these dropouts look back , they realize theyve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives thes

46、e people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end , is probably helpful measure。New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18 。 But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point the need for

47、reform. Its been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something。46. Most high school students drop out of school because.A。 they have failing gradesBo they take no inte

48、rest in classesCo they are discriminated againstD。 they are lazy and not intelligent47. According to the passage, which state has a law requiring school attendance until they 精品 文档graduate?A。New HampshireB。UtahC. New MexicoD。 The District of Columbia48. The underlined words stick it out probably mea

49、ns :。Ao complete schoolingB。 solve the problemC. love having classesD。 believe in themselves49. In the last paragraph, the writer is trying to.A。 analyze the reason why students quit schoolBo suggest raising the compulsory attendance ageC。 raise awareness of reforming high school educationD。 wish to

50、 make laws to guarantee no education50。 From the passage, we can infer the following EXCEPT that .A. the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptableB. on average dropouts cannot get good jobsC. classes dont appeal to dropoutsD. about 500 , 000 high school dropouts are black and SpanishPassage

51、5People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem 。 In 1993 , the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built。 While e

52、xperts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion （侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years 。 Dozens of homes have had to be ab

53、andoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland。 Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people , forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea。Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protec

54、t their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases,this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast , shifting the problem from one area to another 。 The danger is likely to contin

55、ue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile , if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future , apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown pr

56、ice but it may turn out to be a knockdown home 。51。 What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?A. The rising of the sea level 。B. The experts lack of knowledge.C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs.D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gard

57、ens.52。 The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of EnglandA. will soon become a problem for people living in central EnglandB. has now become a threat to the local residentsCo can be stopped if proper measures are takenD. is quickly changing the map of England53。 The experts study on the proble

58、m of erosion can。A。 warn people whose homes are in dangerB。 provide an effective way to slow it downCo help to prevent it from worsening D. lead to its eventual solution54。 It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because.A。 house agents along the coast do not support the

59、ideaBo it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasC。 the government is too slow in taking actionD。 they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents55。 According to the author , when buying a house along the south coast of England , people should oA. take the quality of the house into

60、considerationBo guard against being cheated by the house agentCo examine the house carefully before making a decisionD. be aware of the potential danger involved | Passage 6Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate ,and eachcourse which he attends gives him a cr

61、edit which he may count towards a degree。In manyAmerican universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty -six courses each lasting for one semester A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or f

62、ive courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year。 It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period 。 It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree cou

63、rse, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers 。 All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs o Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities。 A