2010秋》《英语Ⅱ(1)》期末综合练习题及参考答案.doc

I. Select the best answer from the options given.1. Mr. Wang is listening to music _an earphone. B A. on B. with C. in2. My parents gave me a present _ my birthday. A A. on B. in C. at3. I met her _ my way home yesterday. A A. on B. in C. from 4. When we go downtown, we usually go by_ taxi. C A. a B. the C. /5. Bill Smith is _. C A. a English B. an English C. an Englishman6. I liked_ very much. He always helps me. C A. himself B. her C. him7. The president is going to meet us_. C A. by his own B. with himself C. himself8. I have spent a lot of time working on this problem. C A. at B. / C. on9. majority of people agree with him. AA. The B. A C. /10. I _a good film on TV at the moment. BA. watch B. am watching C. watched 11. I have given _eating meat. AA. up B. down C. of 12. If the Olympics _here, the city _greatly improved. AA. comewill be B. comewillC. will comewill be 13. The nurse is very tired. _ she is still working. CA. and B. so C. but 14. Judy_ the Great Wall twice, and now she still _to go there. CA. goes to wants B. went to wantedC. has been to wants 15. Im afraid there is _food in the house at all. B A. some B. no C. any16. The bedroom needs . A A. decorating B. to decorate C. decorate17. We have our office every day by a cleaner. C A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned18 That place is the south of the city. B A .at B. in C. on19. Its very convenient here. C A. living B have been C. lived20. Im tired .I working very hard. C A. have B. have been C. had21. If he was fitter, he live longer. C A. / B. will C. would22. If you are coming, youd better tell me advance. A A. in B. on C. at23. I have spent a lot of time working on this problem. B A. at B. / C. on24. majority of people agree with him. AA. The B. A C. /25. My brother take me to work with him when I was a child. B A. did B. used C. would26. She has been here three years. B A. since B. for C. during 27. I have given eating meat. C A. over B. down C. up 28. He is the man dog bit me. C A. that B. which C. whose29. Those cakes look nice. Can I have ? A A. one B. it C. /30. She talking when watching TV. B A. is always B. keeps C. forever31. She prefers watching TV listening to radio. A A. to B. with C. of32. I want to bring my children well. B A. about B. up C. down33. The doctor advises him to give smoking. B A. about B. up C. down34. I went to Beijing last year, I had a good time A A. there B. here C. one35. The boy to climb the mountains when he was young. A A. would B. used C. did36. Although he meets some difficulties, he studying. C A. always B. forever C. keeps37. If you are coming, youd better tell me advance. A A. in B. on C. at38. Its a good habit up early. A A. to get B. get C. getting39. He want to have his car . A A. repairing B. repaired C. to repair40. My bike last week. A A. was stolen B. stealing C. stole 41. The book _in English. AA. is written B. write C. is writing.42. If my grandmother _ alive, I _her. BA. is. would ask B. were would askC. waswill ask 43. They didnt arrest him in the shop, _? BA. didnt they B. did theyC. are they 44. Have you finished the work_? CA. still B. then C. yet 45. The Prime Minister is very popular, _he will win the next election. AA. so B. then C. furthermore 46. He admitted _the money. BA. taken B. taking C. take 47. His success is _hard work. CA. because B. led to C. due to 48 .The doctor said that he _for the immigration officer. AA. had to wait B. have to waitC. has to wait 49. Lets go to the cinema, _? AA. shall we B. do weC. wont we 50. A: Whose course book is this? B: Its_. C A. mine B. my C. me51. She has lost _ pen. Will you lend her _? C A. her, your B. hers, yours C. her, yours52. Can I borrow _ sugar, please? C A. a few B. a bit C. a little53. _I buy a bike, Ill have to use the bus. CA. if B. When C. Unless 54. They agreed _him 100. AA. to pay B. paying C. pay 55. _ average women live longer than men. AA. On B. In C. By 56. It was _hot that we had to open all the office windows. CA. much B. too C. so 57. That smells lovely. _delicious food! BA. Which B. What C. What a IISelect the best answer to complete each gap from the choices given belowA.There are many trees 1 my house on the hill. There is a small playhouse 2 a big tree. I like 3 to play 4 my little friends. We sometimes read or 5 bed to rest in the playhouse. There is a desk in it, too. 6 two apples and a clock on the desk. One day, I 7 find my purse. There 8 much money about ten yuan and a 9 of my friend in it. My mother gives me to buy school things, so I cry. Can you help me 10 it, please?1. A. in B. on C. behind D. under C2. A. in B. on C. of D. near D3. A. going to there B. go there C. going there D. to go to there D4. A. and B. with C. or D. of B5. A. be in B. are in the C. is in the D. are in D6. A. I have B. There is C. There are D. We have C7. A. can B. cant C. must D. arent B8. A. be B. am C. is D. are C9. A. cake B. paper C. ping-pong ball D. photo D10. A. to find B. finding C. finds D. with find AB.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.1) A. In fact B. In order to C. In spite of B2) A. As a result B. Briefly C. According to C3) A. but B. instead C. for instance A4) A. fortunately B. obviously C. exactly B5) A. But even so B. In consequence C. Therefore C6) A In fact B. Naturally C. For example A7) A. Happily B. For that reason C. Unfortunately C8) A. Consequently B. On the contrary C. However B9) A. as if B. so C. because A10)A. Furthermore B. On the one hand C. Therefore AC.More and more people (1) _ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) _ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the past year. This is (3) _ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (4) _ are struggling to make (5) _ends meet. The alarms, (6) _ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7)_that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% people plan(8)_ but have not installed them (9)_. The insurance companies told people (10) _ the alarms on all doors and windows.1. A. most B. have C. had C2. A. have been asking B. have been asked C. asked A3. A. caused B. because C. due C4. A. which B. who C. / B5. A. / B. the C. all A6. A. who B. That C. which C7. A. estimate B. estimated C. estimating C8. A. to have them installed B. to have them installing C. to have been installing them A9. A. still B. already C. yet C10. A. install B. to install C. installed BD.III. Reading comprehensionPassage 1It is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going up over the years, people never seem to become much better off. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is termed one of inflation; the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. People have grown accustomed in recent years to higher and higher rate of inflation. What could be bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars? Present indications are that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices. 0ne might think that inflation does not matterBut it doesWhen money is losing value it lacks one of the qualities of good moneystability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable standard of deferred payments. Nobody wants to hold a wasting assets, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates(刺激)consumer spending, and prevents people from saving 1. Inflation is a situation in which . D A. we find our money worth more B. employment no longer becomes fl problem C. people can always find better paying jobs D. money keeps losing its value 2. According to the author, inflation _. A A. is very common at the present time B. has become rarer in recent years C. seldom happens D. is just reasonable 3. According to the passage, if incomes and prices rise together _. C A. money will hold its value B. inflation will still remain to be a problem C. inflation poses no problem D. the business will prosper 4. According to the author, inflation occurs when_. A A. money is no longer stable B. unemployment rate is high C. goods will lose their value D. incomes keep rising 5. According to the author, in a period of inflation people are likely to_. D A. invest heavily in the stock market B. hold on to money as a dependable asset C. stop spending D. spend money and not bother to savePassage 2My mother never let herself get down; no matter how bad things were, she stayedcheerful. Even though we had a hard life, she still maintained the attitude that everything was fine. I remember her coming home tired from her job at the restaurant and saying that we were lucky. We didnt have a lot of clothes or toys, but my mother always made sure we had enough to eat.Her love and devotion for my brother and me made our lack of material possessionsseem insignificant. I grew up poor in material things but rich in love.Since my brother was never around long enough to teach me physical things or to playgames with me, I didnt succeed in any competitive sport. My mother did her best as asubstitute(替代)，throwing ball with me in the lot(空地)behind our house, but it wasnt the same. She was too protective of me, and I didnt have enough confidence in my own abilities to really try anything physically demanding.1. The story suggests that the author is_ his mother A A. proud of B. worried about C. pitiful for D. concerned about2. “My mother never let herself get down” means_. C A. she never got tiredB. she never became sickC. she never felt sadD. she was never impatient3. The authors mother often played games with him because_. C A. his mother tended to protect him too much B. his brother was not good enough at physical things C. his brother didnt have enough time with him D. his mother was excellent at physical things4. The story implies that the authors mother was least likely_. C A. to be pleased at her roles B. to make friends wherever she went C. to do things which were to be done by her husband D. to cry over difficulties in life5. According to the author，a child wont be happy unless he_. A A. enjoys love at home B. gets enough to eat C. plays balls with brother D. has enough confidencePassage 3Confucius early life was poor, and it became harder when his brother died before his mother was even twenty. So he had to learn many humble skills in order to make his living in his youth. In fact he did all sorts of simple jobs and he did them well. And he learnt about music, which was later to become very important to him. However, as we all know, hard simple work need not to be a bad training for his later life. By the time he was thirty. With help from his tutor, Lao Dan, Confucius had become a respected teacher. He had mastered the six ancient skills. So he started to become famous. As he became well-known, many states wanted him to be a senior official for them. But Confucius refused their offers and was happy to work on his ideas in his hometown of Qufu. In fact, he did not accept high office until he was over fifty years of age, which was quite old in those days. 1. Confucius early life became harder . CA. when his mother was twentyB. when his mother was over twentyC. when his mother was near twentyD. when his brother and mother died 2. Confucius had to learn many humble skills in order to . AA. make his living in his youthB. make a lot of moneyC. make his family richD. make himself famous 3. Hard simple work_. AA. isnt a kind of useful training B. is a kind of useful trainingC. will make you become famousD. will make you suffer from illness 4. Confucius refused their offers because he . C A. was afraid of tiredness B. didnt want to make much money C. wanted to work on his ideas in his hometown of Qufu D. didnt want to become very famous 5. Confucius didnt accept high office until he was . DA. almost fifty years oldB. about fifty years oldC. sixty years oldD. over fifty years oldPassage 4A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50% of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35% of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80% of people not believing politicians and 70% not believing the television or newspapers. Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future.Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep. Mr. Smith of York said, When the politicians make new laws, hey only help their friends, not people like me. Mrs. Marley of Leeds said, the newspapers and television are not interested in what is true; they are only interested in money for advertising.It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do? The only answer is to be more hones.1. The number of people beli