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Exercise 2, Book 2 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Passage 3 In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. (80)The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness. 11. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children _. A. sensible and sensitive B. competitive and interested C. curious and friendly D. happy and co-operative 12. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think _. A. children are reluctant to help each other B. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operation C. children should grow up with competitive ideas D. schools give little actual instruction to children 13. The authors attitude toward American education can be best described as _. A. favorable B. negative C. tolerant D. unfriendly 14. The American educational system emphasizes _. A. material wealth B. competition C. co-operation D. personal benefit 15. The word “sociable” most probably means _. A. fond of talking freely B. friendly with other people C. concerned about social welfare D. happy at school 答案：DDACB Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) 16. The house is dark; the Browns _ to bed. A. may go B. should go C. should have gone D. must have gone 17. This is a mistake which is typical _ beginners. A. for B. of C. to D. with 18. There may be, somewhere outside the solar system, intelligent life _ messages to us. A. sends B. sent C. sending D. has sent 19. Please be sure to telephone me the next time you _. A. will come B. would come C. shall come D. come 20. All the machines _ repaired by the end of the following week. A. were B. will be C. have been D. will have been 21. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he _ come to the meeting. A. would have B. would C. could D. had 22. You cant hear what Im saying _ you stop talking. A. only if B. unless C. lest D. except that 23. Sorry I cant answer your question. I know _ about the subject. A. a little B. some C. little D. few 24. I _ get this done immediately or it will be too late. A. must B. can C. may D. might 25. He kept _ working till he was seventy years old. A. up B. on C. to D. out 26. You ought to take every _ of improving your English. A. time B. thing C. chance D. case 27. _ from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”. A. Seen B. Seeing C. To be seen D. Having seen 28. The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married _. A. in the final B. in the end C. to the last D. in conclusion 29. The building _ mostly undamaged after the earthquake, and only minor repairs were necessary. A. discovered B. lasted C. consisted D. remained 30. He is an honest official and never _ any gifts from people who sought his help. A. received B. accepted C. expected D. took up 31. He stood waving until the train was out of _. A. sight B. glimpse C. scene D. reach 32. It is important to _ people with respect and understanding. A. treat B. attend C. care D. touch 33. The preparation for the trip will be put _ till next week. A. out B. over C. off D. up 34. Parking is a big problem, _. A. the traffic is so B. is so the traffic C. so the traffic is D. so is the traffic 35. Nobody can be set in motion without a force _ on it. A. act B. to act C. acting D. acted 36. I know a number of occasions _ people died from water pollution. A. how B. as C. when D. where 37. Dirty water must not be _ with drinking water. A. joined B. linked C. mixed D. combined 38. The main road through the city was blocked for three hours today after an accident Comment h1: was Comment h2: (in)looking Comment h3: 删除 Comment h4: whatever Comment h5: her Comment h6: 删除 Comment h7: from Comment h8: 应改为 As quietly。 在本句中 quiet是用来修饰 unfastened，unfasten 是动词，应该 用副词修饰，所以 A有误。句子的意 思是：“他尽量轻轻地开了门，走进 了 12月冰冷的夜中。 Comment h9: 错误 Comment h10: 错误 _ two buses. A. containing B. connecting C. including D. involving 39. Will you go to the meeting _ visiting the museum? A. or B. and C. to D. instead of 40. Smith is to study medicine as soon as he _ military service. A. will finish B. has finished C. finish D. would finish 41. If a metal bar is hearted, the greater the heat _, the larger the expansion. A. applied B. being applied C. applying D. is applied 42. They did not discover until later _ the car had been destroyed. A. as B. than C. which D. that 43. He has already made up his mind. Its no use _ him. A. try to persuade B. trying to persuade C. to try to persuade D. to try persuading 44. It is much easier to talk about social change than to bring it _. A. about B. on C. up D. out 45. _ seems easy in theory seems difficult in practice. A. That B. With C. What D. It 答案：CABDB AACDC CCDDB ADBAC Part III Identification (10%) 46. One of the things she wrote about were life on a small farm at the beginning of the century. 47. He went to the library and spent the whole afternoon there to look for material for an article on Shakespeare. 48. Hard as he worked, but Mr. Brown couldnt keep the shop properly. 49. What he does, he always does it well, though he has some difficulties. 50. Either the brother or the sister will tell their father about what has happened. 51. How can I convince you of that we have almost used up our supplies? 52. She soon fell asleep being tired of walking all day long. 53. As quiet as possible he unfastened the door and went out into the frosty December night. 54. The rooms were then empty and most of them have been shut up. 55. I enjoy eating in good restaurants and to go to the theater afterwards. Part IV Cloze In most cultures, when you meet acquaintances for the first time during a day, it is normal to greet them. The main purpose of this greeting is to 56 a good relationship between the people 57, and each language usually has 58 set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be 59 differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily 60. The following is a true example. A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her 61 she knew nothing about the Chinese culture or language. 62 her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money. 63, the bank clerk asked her if she had Comment h11: 科 学 家 们 说 ， 这 些 姿 态 、 行 为 等 ， 有 着 话 语 所 不 能 承 载 的 含 义 。 Comment h12: 从和你说话的人凝视 你的时间长短就可以判断他对你们所 讨论事情的感兴趣程度 Comment h13: 气氛通常非常友好， 老师们也接受了这个观念，即重要的 是让学生们感到快乐和有兴趣。 had her lunch. She was extremely surprised 64 such a question because in the British culture it would be 65 an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people it can also 66 the young mans interest in dating the girl. 67 this bank clerk was a complete stranger 68 the British girl, she was very much taken aback (生气), and hastily commented that she had eaten 69. After this she 70 to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she 71 that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled 72 why they asked it. 73 the following days she was asked the same question again and again. Only much later 74 that the question had no real meaning 75 - it was merely a greeting. 56. A. build on B. build up C. build into D. build out 57. A. concerned B. concern C. concerning D. to concern 58. A. a number of B. the number of C. the amount of D. an amount of 59. A. considered B. considering C. considerable D. considerate 60. A. raise B. arise C. arouse D. lead 61. A. arrive B. arrived C. arrives D. arrival 62. A. In B. To C. By D. On 63. A. To her disappointment B. In her disappointment C. To her surprise D. In her surprise 64. A. on B. at C. to D. with 65. A. regarded as B. defined as C. looked as D. thought as 66. A. reflect B. intend C. release D. indicate 67. A. Since B. That C. Far D. With 68. A. with B. by C. to D. at 69. A. yet B. already C. too D. at all 70. A. processed B. produced C. provided D. proceeded 71. A. released B. relieved C. realized D. regretted 72. A. with regards B. as to C. as if D. as far as 73. A. In B. On C. At