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英语II(2) 期末复习题I.单项选择1. All CFC coolants must _D_from fridges.A. remove B. been removed C. be removing D. be removed2. _C_I buy a bike, Ill have to use the bus.A. if B. When C. Unless D. Because3. They agreed _A_him 100.A. to pay B. paying C. pay D. paid4. _A_ average women live longer than men.A. On B. In C. By D. At5. A lot of food _D_nowadays is convenience food.A. buy B. buys C. buying D. bought6.Ill be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?Not at all._D_.A. Ive no time B. Id rather notC. You can leave D. Id be happy to 7. In some parts of the world, tea _B_with milk and sugar. A. is serving B. is servedC. serves D. served8. Its nearly seven oclock. Jack _C_ be here at any moment.A. must B. need C. should D. can9. I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have _D_.A. it B. those C. them D. one10. _A_down the radio. The babys asleep in the next room.A. Turn B. Turning C. Turned D. To turn11. Paul doesnt have to be made _B_. He always works hard.A. study B. to study C. studies D. studying12. I first met Lisa three years ago when we _C_at the radio station together.A. have worked B. had been workingC. were working D. had worked13. She thought I was talking about her daughter, _D_, in fact, I was talking about my daughter.A. whom B. whereC. which D. while14. -When shall we meet again?-Make it _D_day you like; its all the same to me.A. one B. anyC. another D. some15. All the leading newspapers _A_the trade talks between China and the United States.A. reported B. printedC. announced D. published16. You dont need to describe her. I _B_her several times.A. had met B. have metC. met D. meet17. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard_D_.A. the better voice B. a good voiceC. the best voice D. a better voice18. Does this patients record need _C_now? Now, you can finish it later.A. completer B. to completerC. completing D. completed19.My boss is _B_holding pointless meetings. It really annoys me.A. never B. alwaysC. sometimes D. seldom20.China is no longer what it _A_.A. used to be B. was used to beingC. used to being D. was used to be21. That dinner was the most expensive meal we _D_.A. would have B. have hadC. have ever had D. had ever had22. Robert is said_A_ abroad, but I dont know what country he studied in.A. to have studied B. to studyC. to be studying D. to be studied23. If he _B_, he _that food.Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.A. was warned; would not takeB. had been warned; would not have takenC. would be warned; had not takenD. would have been warned; had not taken24. I was sick, but I _D_it at the weekend.A. got by B. got atC. got up D. got over25. The doctor advised the astronaut _B_every two hours.A. rest B. to restC. resting D. rested26. John was bored, _B_he left his life in England.A. in addition B. soC. however D. furthermore27. These new processes_A_.A. should be controlled B. should controlC. should be controlling D. should controlled28. Improved health brings population growth, _B_people to move out of rural areas.A. causes B. causing C. caused D. cause29. _D_the families, _the standard of living.A. Smallhigh B. Smaller higherC. Smallesthighest D. The smallerthe higher30. That smells lovely _B_delicious food!A. Which B. What C. What a D. How31. New regulations _D_last year to guarantee airline safety.A. introduced B. was introducedC. introducing D. were introduced32. Could you tell me _D_?A. how long you live here B. how long have you lived hereD. how long you have lived here D. how long did you live here33. Strike _A_ the iron is hot.a. while b. although c. because d. that34. According to the bible, God _B_ human beings.a. invented b. created c. discovered d. found35. My uncle _B_ come to this park a lot when he was in university here.a. was used to b. used to c. got to d. had to36. Its not what you have said but what you have done that really _C_.a. forces b. counts c. values d. calculates37. I was too sleepy to be _D_ of how cold it was.a. certain b. confident c. apparent d. aware38. Although they were twins, they have _B_ in common _ that they share the same interest in pop music.a. much, for b. little, except c. few, in d. a lot, except39. Ann is always making empty promises. _A_ nobody believes her.a. As a result b. As the result c. In fact d. As a matter of result40. As president, he _D_ the men to his cabinet whom he considered most capable for the jobs.a. applied b. arranged c. named d. appointed41. When reading the newspaper in the evening, I often fall _C_.a. slept b. sleep c. asleep d. sleeping42. The illness was not brought about by natural _C_.a. sources b. reasons c. causes d. originsII. 阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的，四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。A. After a couple of minutes a man sat down opposite me. There was nothing 1 _ about him, except that he was very tall. In fact he looked like a 2 city business- man, wearing a dark suit and carrying a briefcase. I did not say anything to the man and just carried on with my reading. Suddenly he .3 the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took one, dipped it into his coffee and put it into his mouth. I was too 4_ to say anything. Anyway, I decided to pay no attention to it. I always avoid_ 5 if I can. I just took a biscuit myself and went back to my reading.When the man took a second biscuit. I did not look up and made no sound. I _6_ to be very interested in my reading. After a couple of minutes, I casually put out my hand, took the last biscuit and 7 at file man. He was staring at me 8 . I was ready to get up and leave when the man suddenly pushed back his chair, stood up and hurried out of the coffee bar. I felt happy that the man had left and I decided to wait two or three minutes before going myself. I finished my coffee, 9 my newspaper mid stood up. To my 10 , I found on the table, where my newspaper had been, was my packet of biscuits.D 1. A. additional B. pleasant C. important D. specialD 2. A. confused B. curious C. dusty D. typicalA 3. A. reached B. remained C. passed D. calledA 4. A. shocked B. careless C. content D. determinedB 5. A. adventure B. trouble C. accident D. contactB 6. A. prepared B. pretended C. preserved D. presentedC 7. A. spoke B. exclaimed C. glanced D. studiedC 8. A. swiftly B. loudly C. angrily D. bravelyD 9. A. threw B. tore C. found D. foldedA 10. A. surprise B. disappointment C. satisfaction D. fearB. Ian and Shiree are a very unusual couple. Although they (1)_ in the heart of London, they try to grow as much of their own food as possible. At the moment they (2)_an allotment from the local council to grow food on, but they plan(3)_more land soon. We (4) _growing our own food five years ago, said Ian, since then we (5) _about half of the vegetables we need and a quarter of the fruit. We (6)_on the allotment for three years. We (7)_our own garden before that. They do not plan to stop there though, By this time next year we (8)_enough land to grow about 75% of our food, said Ian. Why do they do this? We (9)_about the chemicals used to grow our food, said Shiree. More and more people(10)_the same in the future, predicted Shiree.A 1. A. live B. lived C. have lived D. had livedC 2. A. rent ,B. have rented C. are renting D. have rentedB 3. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. boughtD 4. A. start B. would start C. have started D. startedB 5. A. grew B. have grown C. have been growing D. have been grownC 6. A. work B. worked C. have been working D. had workedD 7. A. used B. have only used C. have only been using D. had only usedA 8. A. will have bought B. will buy C. are buying D. are going to buyC 9. A. are worrying B. will worry C. worry D. worriedB 10. A. are doing B. are going to do C. will have done D. doC. China has large desert areas and much of its agriculture land (1)_by desertification, which is getting worse. In addition, soil erosion had led to a huge loss of farmland and also the drying out of rivers. Consequently, the livelihoods of 35 million people are being threatened. (2)_, it is even affecting cities. The nearest sand dune is less than 100 miles from Beijing, so, when northwest winds blow, Unpleasant sandstorms are becoming more frequent, (3)_major difficulties. The situation is becoming worse, therefore the government has to take action.The reasons for the changes are completes. In some places the environment is suffering (4) _the growth in factories. As a result, trees and other vegetation die, and so soil is eroded. (5)_trees that die, (6)_water is held in the earth. Moreover, the need for wood for fuel and buildings leads to further deforestation, which causes further soil erosion. (7) _local farmers find it more and more difficult to make a living and they end up using inefficient farming methods, which again(8)_soil erosion.And the Government is carrying out anti-desertification projects, including the building of a forest belt around deserts. So a tree-planting campaign is being started. (9)_ as the Great Green Wall, it is meant to protect Beijing from sandstorms. Moreover, trees will be planted around the deserts themselves. As a result China hopes to control the (10)_of desert land by the year 2010 and plans to establish a protected ecosystem in desert areas by 2050.B (1) A. is threat B. is being threatened C. threats D. threatenedC (2) A. As a result B. However C. Furthermore D. BesideA (3) A. resulting in B. resulted in C. caused in D. causing inC (4) A. and B. also C. because of D. alsoD (5) A. More B Less C. The less D. The moreC (6) A. more B. less C. the less D. the moreB (7) A. But B. Consequently C. Also D. In additionC (8) A. leads B. results C. leads to D. result fromA (9) A. Known B. Know C. Knowing D. results fromD (10) A. Extend B. extension C. expand D. expansionD. 1)_give readers some idea of what the UN costs the world, The following figures come from Whitakers Almanck (1992 ), a reference book for current facts about Britain and the world, updated and reprinted every year. 2)_Whitakers Almanck (1992), the total expected costs for 1990-1 were US $1,983,000 ,000. The money came from 88 member states 3) _the amount each state contributes varies. In 1990-1, the ten largest contributions were from the U.S.A(25%), Russia(11.65%), Japan (11.4%), Germany(9.4%), France (6.3%), UK (4.9%), Canada (3.1%), Spain(2.0%) and the Netherlands (1.7%).These figures suggest that the richer, more developed nations are expected to contribute more to maintaining the United Nations as an effective organization. Apart from the high administrative costs, UN peace-keeping forces 4) _ cost the UN a lot and are expensive to maintain. 5) _, the UN has established a number of neutral forces over the years, made up from soldiers from member states that can called upon as necessary. 6) _, these forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988 as they had apparently contributed significantly to world peace. 7)_, the 1990s has seen some serious civil war situations develop, notably in parts of Africa, Europe, and more recently in the Middle East, and the UN has found it hard to remain effective and neural at the same time. Governments in countries with civil war have called upon the UN to intervene and help restore peace. 8) _the UN is not keen that UN peace-keeping forces get involved in actual fighting 9 )_, by doing so, they should be seen to be taking sides and therefore, will no longer be neutral.One important function of a UN peace-keeping force is to keep airports open so that food and medical supplies can still be brought into the country.10)_,UN officials need to visit the country by air to try to persuade the leaders to have peace talks and settle their differences by peaceful political means rather than by war.B 1) A. In fact B. In order to C. In spite ofC 2) A. As a result B. Briefly C. According toA 3) A. but B. instead C. for instanceB 4) A. fortunately B. obviously C. exactlyB 5) A. But even so B. In consequence C. ThereforeA 6) A In fact B. Naturally C. For exampleC 7) A. Happily B. For that reason C. UnfortunatelyC 8) A. Consequently B. On the contrary C. HoweverC 9) A. as if B. so C. becauseA 10)A. Furthermore B. On the one hand C. ThereforeIII. 阅读理解A. We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise. Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said: “Very dirty floors.”“Yes. Im glad theyve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said,” But arent you working late?”Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I washed until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said: “Thank you.” Outside, Mum told me:” Dagmar is fine. No fever.”“You saw her, Mum?”“Of course, I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”1. When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was _A_.A. clean the floor B. to please the nurseC. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a _D_.A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? B A. It is a childrens hospital.B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.C. The nurses and doctors there dont work hard.D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.4. Why did Mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital? D A. To give her some message about Dad.B. To make sure her room was clean.C. To check that she was still there.D. To find out how she was.5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? D A. polite B patient C. changeable D. CleverB. Flower marketIn recent years many flower shops have appeared. It is common now for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering, visit a sick friend, or attend a wedding or birthday party. Fresh flowers are also indispensable for other ceremonial occasions.The Beijing Flower Trade Center at Liangmaqiao is the largest wholesale fresh flower market in the capital, with a daily volume of between 150,000 and 160,000 blossoms. Ninety percent of the citys 500 flower shops obtain their stock there. According to He Xiaotang, manager of the Trade Centers marketing department, in the past sales volume between National Day (October 1) and October 20 accounted for 20 percent of yearly sales because young people usually had their weddings during this time. Now winter has become the peak season, lasting from Christmas Day until Spring Festival, including New Years Day and Valentines Day. The proportion of flower sales to individuals keeps increasing.A decade ago indoor decorations were mainly window papercuts and silk flowers. Later, washable plastic flowers became available, and today polyester flowers and plants, looking very much like the real thing,