《大学英语2》课程综合复习资料—带答案.doc

大学英语2课程综合复习资料I. Use of English1. Guess what? I passed the English exam! _C_ A. Thats fine.B. Its OK. C. Congratulations!D. Believe it or not.2. I must go now. The plane will leave in half an hour. Thank you for seeing me off. _A_ A. Good luck. B. Be careful. C. Best Wishes.D. Hurry to catch the plane.3. Will you be able to come to my birthday party this Saturday? _D_A. No, Id like to.B.I believe I cant. C. Im afraid.D. Yes, Id love to.4. Tom, this is Hack, Fred is ill in hospital. Oh, _C_A. its sad.B. its bad.C. Im sorry to hear that.D. thats not good.5. Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the railway station? _B_ A. No, I couldnt.B. Sorry, I dont know. Im new here. C. I couldnt tell you.D. You cant ask me.6. Could I borrow your CD of English songs? _B_ A. No, I am not available. B. Im sorry. Its not at hand now.C. Its very kind of you.D. Thank you very much.7. Hello, Sally. Hows everything? _D_A. Good for you. B. Oh, I agree. C. Thats right. D. Just so-so.8. Waiter! _A_ I cant eat this. Its too salty. A. Yes, sir?B. What? C. All right?D. Pardon?9. 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 not.C. Id like it.D. Id be happy to.10. Excuse me, is this seat free? _B_.A. No, you cant sit here B. Sorry, it is taken C. Yes, it is seated by a boy D. Yes, but I dont know11. Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now? _A_.A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment B. No, you cantC. Sorry, you cant D. I dont know12. Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? _C_.A. Yes, you may borrowB. Yes, go onC. Yes, help yourself D. It doesnt matter13. What can I do for you, madam?_A_.A. I want a kilo of applesB. You can go your own wayC. ThanksD. Excuse me. Im busy14. Do you mind telling me where youre from? _D_.A. Certainly. Im from LondonB. Sure. I was born in London C. Not really, you can do itD. Certainly not. Im from London15. May I see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already. _C_. A. That is the menu, sir B. Yes, please go on C. Here you are, sir D. Of course, sir16. I want to look up a new word. Could you lend me your dictionary? _B_ A. Yes, I can.B. Here you are. C. Sorry, I dont think so.D. You can take it.17. Im sorry that the postcards you want to buy have been sold out._D_A. Oh, great.B. That sounds boring.C. Thats all right!D. Oh, what a pity! 18. Do you mind if I smoke here? _C_A. Yes, certainly not.B. No, please dont.C. Sorry, its forbidden here.D. Yes, I mind.19. What can I do for you? Yes, _A_A. Id like to see that shirt, please.B. Im afraid not.C. may I invite you to dinner?D. I just have a look.20. Hello, may I have an appointment with Doctor Smith?_C_A. Sorry. Hes in at the moment.B. Why didnt you call earlier?C. Certainly. May I have your name?D. Sorry. He doesnt want to see you.21. Why dont you have dinner with me tonight? _D_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. D. Id love to, but I have to finish my paper.22. Im afraid I have spilled some coffee on the table cloth. _A_A. Oh, dont worry about that. B. You neednt apologize.C. I feel sorry for that. D. Oh, you shouldnt have done that.23. You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. Youve always been working overtime. _D_A. You are right, but dont you know the meaning of work? B. Sorry, I dont think so. I get overpaid for overwork, you know. C. Thats right. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.D. Thats right, but the work is interesting. I dont mind some extra hours at all.24. George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine, if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is George Smith. _B_ A. How have you been? B. Pleased to meet you, George. C. Mind if call you George? D. The pleasures mine. 25. Excuse me. I dont want to interrupt you _C_A. No, no. Its quite all right. B. It wont bother me.C. Never mind D. Of course not.II. Vocabulary and Structure 1. In order to strengthen his muscles, Mike goes to the gym _C_ to do exercises.A. increasinglyB. oftenC. regularlyD. lively2. He asked who I voted for and I said it was my own _D_.A. thingB. matterC. dutyD. business3. Mr. Smith was determined to _B_ the experiment after so many years interruption.A. carry onB. carry outC. carry awayD. carry forth4. Drunken driving is often the major _B_ of traffic accidents. A. reasonB. causeC. excuseD. way5. The case _D_ a lot of things, _ a second-hand watch.A. included; containedB. included; containingC. contained; includedD. contained; including6. His article concerning population control was published in the _A_ issue of China Daily.A. latestB. latelyC. lateD. later7. Although many young people are eager to go abroad, he prefers _C_ in his own country.A. stay and workB. stayed and workedC. to stay and workD. to be stayed and worked8. The good service at the hotel made up for the poor food to some _D_.A. wayB. gradeC. sortD. extent9. Scientists think that the continents _C_ always where they _today.A. arent; areB. arent; were C. werent; areD. werent; were10. As soon as he comes back, Ill tell him when _B_ and see him.A. will you comeB. you will comeC. you comeD. do you come11. Years ago we didnt know this, but recent science _B_ that people who dont sleep well soon get ill.A. showedB. has shownC. will showD. is showing12. They _ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _A_ on it as no good results have come out so far.A. had been working; are still workingB. had worked; were still workingC. have been working; have workedD. have worked; are still working13. What would you do if it _D_ tomorrow?We have to carry it on, since weve got everything ready.A. rain B. is raining C. will rain D. rains14. The coffee is wonderful! It doesnt taste like anything I _C_ before.A. was having B. have C. have ever had D. had ever had15. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt _C_for London to attend a meeting.A. will leaveB. leaves C. will have left D. left16. I sent invitations to 80 people, _D_ have replied. A. of whom only 20 of theseB. only 20 who C. of 20 of these whoD. only 20 of whom17. No passenger is allowed to stick his head out of the window lest he _A_. A. should be hurtB. is hurtC. will be hurtD. is to be hurt18. I consider _D_ that I should do my best to help them. A. my dutyB. to be my dutyC. what my dutyD. it my duty19. There was plenty of time. She _B_. A. mustnt have hurriedB. neednt have hurried C. must hurryD. couldnt have hurried20. Shanghai is the place _B_ the great Communist Party of China was born. A. whichB. whereC. when D. that 21. We have _C_ two seats for the 8:30 flight to New York tomorrow.A. boughtB. soldC. booked D. ordered22. Candies and chocolates are treats suitable for festive _B_ .A. conditionsB. occasionsC. situationsD. events 23. The young couple _C_ their new life to a railway train on a long unknown track.A. imaginedB. figuredC. comparedD. cheered24. Some passengers complain that it usually takes so long to _B_ in travel insurance documents.A. finishB. fillC. completeD. write25. As the _D_ manager of the company, Alan White should be responsible for all the sales of the department.A. chiefB. mainC. commonD. generalIII. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl realized the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully placed the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the world.Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. Thus, to these young geese, the girl was their mother. As they grew, the girl was able to lead her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to fly. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when awake and in her dreams. Later, she had an idea. She would pilot a plane to guide them in flight. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled small aircraft for her. Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not recognize or follow him, and instead slept in the grass. One day, the girl climbed into the plane, started it and soon left the ground. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds eagerly flapped their wings and set out. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. 1. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? CA. The Daughter of a Mechanic.B. A Girl and Her Father.C. A Girl and Her Geese.D. How to Teach Birds to Fly.2. Why did the girl decide to take the eggs home? DA. Because she liked the eggs.B. Because she wanted to eat the eggs.C. Because her father asked her to do so.D. Because she knew that the mother goose will not come back.3. The baby geese naturally took _B_ as their mother.A. the mother geeseB. the girlC. the first thing they touchD. the girls father4. What did the girls father do to help her? DA. He assembled a small plane.B. He piloted the plane himself.C. He taught the geese how to fly. D. Both A & B.5. How did the young geese learn to fly? AA. By following the girl in the plane.B. By themselves.C. By following the girls father.D. By staying in the plane.Passage 2You are unique. There are 6.5 billion people in the world but no other person is exactly like you. Besides people, there are millions of other living things. Every living thing is different from each other. Every living thing is a unique combination of characteristics.Why is each living thing unique? Where do its characteristics come from? Do people receive characteristics from their mothers and fathers? How? The work of Gregor Mendel was especially important to help us to answer these questions.Mendel studied plants, especially pea plants. In some way they were all the same. For example, they all had flowers. But some had red flowers, and others had white flowers. Some were tall, others were short. Mendel was especially interested in the differences. He wondered why each plant was of certain color, shape, size. He experimented with thousands of pea plants, with a careful record. And he discovered some interesting things. He mated different pea plants. First, he mated a red flower plant with a white flower plant. All of the offspring plants had red flowers. Mendel was curious about what happened to the white. Then he mated two of the offspring plants. Every time he did this, they produced three red plants and one white plant. There was the white again. So Mendel knew that even red plants somehow passed on whiteness. Mendel decided that pea plants carried factors, and the parents passed these factors onto their offspring.Today we call these factors genes. Genes are tiny pieces of matter. They carry information from parents to offspring. Now we know that every person is unique and one reason for this is that every person is a unique combination of genes.6. In the first paragraph, the author mainly tells us that_C_.A. no other person is exactly like youB. the total population of the world is 6.5 billionC. every living thing is uniqueD. different people have different characters7. The work of Gregor Mendel was especially important because_D_.A. he had first set great value on pea plantsB. he was the first person to study pea plantsC. he had done a lot of experiments with thousands of pea plantsD. he had first discovered what we call genes today8. Gregor Mendel made a special study of plant because_C_.A. few biologists were interested in studying pea plants at that timeB. he liked pea plant flowersC. he wanted to find out why pea plants differed in shape, color and sizeD. pea plants were all the same in some ways9. By experiments Gregor Mendel proved_B_.A. pea plants of different colors could not mateB. pea plants possessed factors which could be passed onto the youngC. only redness could be passed onto the offspring if a red pea plant mated with a white oneD. pea plants had only two colors red and white10. Which of the following statements is true?_A_.A. Every person is unique because he is a unique combination of genesB. Genes only exist in plants, not in animalsC. Although there are a large number of different people in the world, there are some who look exactly alikeD. Some biologists after Gregor Mendel discovered that genes cannot determine the color of ones eyesPassage 3Versailles is the site of the Palace of Versailles, one of the most storied buildings in the history of France. It was originally built as a hunting chateau by King Louis VIII in 1624. In 1669, King Louis XIV began searching for a grand site where he could conduct the affairs of France and control the government. He settled on the hunting palace and expanded it into the worlds largest palace. In addition, the King hoped to build a governmental center apart from Paris. The palace took 36,000 workers fifty years to build. The palace is spread out over 280 acres and can house 20,000 people! The palace features over 700 rooms and 67 staircases. There are dozens of unique rooms, features, gardens, and halls. One of the most renowned rooms of the Palace of Versailles is the Hall of Mirrors. Recently restored, the Hall of Mirrors is the centerpiece of the dazzling building. Originally added to the palace in 1684, the Hall of Mirrors was built to be a dazzling display of the power and wealth of the French Monarchy. The hall, which measures 73 meters in length features 357 gold-coated stucco mirrors, ornate paintings, crystal chandeliers, marble fixtures, a parquet floor, and ceilings with colorful murals painted by artist Charles Le Brun. The Hall of Mirrors has also played a prominent role in history. Both the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that formally ended World War One were signed here.11. When was the Palace of Versailles originally built? BA. In 1684.B. In 1624.C. In 1669.D. In 1786.12. Why did King Louis XIV want a grand palace? CA. So he and his queen could retire comfortably.B. As a hunting chateau. C. As a place to conduct his nations business.D. He wanted to impress his wife.l3. Which of the following is NOT true? DA. The Hall of Mirrors has been recently restored. B. The Hall of Mirrors is considered the centerpiece of the Palace of Versailles.C. The Hall of Mirrors features a parquet floor.D. Two major treaties were signed in the Hall of Mirrors.14. Which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of the Hall of Mirrors? AA. Bronze moldings.B. Ornate paintings.C. Marble fixtures. D. Crystal chandeliers.15. Which of the following could be an appropriate title for this passage? CA. Louis XIV and the Palace of Versailles. B. The ceilings of the Hall of Mirrors. C. The Amazing Palace of Versailles. D. A History of France.Passage 4Online learning is also called distance education. Many American colleges and universities have been offering it for years.One example is New York University in Manhattan. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies began online classes in nineteen ninety-two. Its Virtual College has taught more than ten thousand students from across the United States and other countries.Last year, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies launched NYU Online. It offers NYUs first online programs to earn a bachelors degree. Programs are offered in three areas: leadership and management, information systems management and social sciences. University officials say classes are highly interactive, where students communicate with each other and their teachers. Some classes require students to all log in at the same time so they can attend live lectures by a professor. Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects. The university says classes are taught by NYU professors who have been trained in online teaching. International students must take two admissions tests before they can be accepted into the program. These are the SAT and the TOEFL. We will discuss these tests later in our series.The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student takes. It can cost as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year. NYU offers no financial aid for international students in this program. You can get more details at .16. When did New York University start its online classes? CA. In 1990.B.