北航14年12月课程考试《大学英语预备级2》考核要求.doc

一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）1. This years weather isnt as it was last year, （ ）? A. wasnt itB. was itC. isnt itD. is it2. I dont know where （ ）going. A. will sheB. she willC. is sheD. she is满分：2 分3. My sister used to （ ）with all the windows open. A. sleepB. sleepingC. have sleptD. the sleeping满分：2 分4. （ ）an exciting city Shanghai is! A. SoB. VeryC. HowD. What满分：2 分5. He checked carefully to（ ）the possible errors in his design. A. eliminateB. exceedC. enlargeD. vibrate满分：2 分6. Your friend and adviser （ ） agreed to help me. A. haveB. hasC. isD. are满分：2 分7. We are looking forward（ ）each other next week. A. to seeB. to seeingC. seeingD. see满分：2 分8. Have you heard（ ）news？The piece of（ ）petrol is going up again! A. the, theB. 不填，theC. the, 不填D. 不填，不填满分：2 分9. English has become a communication（ ）for people from different countries. A. meritB. streamC. enjoymentD. medium满分：2 分10. Before he left the White House, the President made a（ ）speech. A. quarrelB. symbolC. automobileD. farewell满分：2 分11. （ ） a wrong address, he could not find his friends flat. A. GivingB. To be givenC. Having givenD. Having been given满分：2 分12. We must begin testing the instrument, no matter（ ）difficult it is. A. whatB. howC. whenD. where满分：2 分13. Mother keeps crying all the night; she did not have a good time , （ ） she ? A. hadntB. hadC. didD. werent满分：2 分14. We（ ）a walk when it started to rain. A. takeB. tookC. are takingD. were taking满分：2 分15. Tourist：How much is that ring，please？ Vendor：Only 200，sir Tourist：（ ）. How about 100？ Vendor：I can let you have it for 180 A. All rightIll take it.B. Thats very expensiveC. How splendid it is！D. Id like very much to have it 满分：2 分16. （ ） is absent from school today. A. NeitherB. NoneC. NoD. Not满分：2 分17. Last week a rare stamp（ ）at a price of 6,000 dollars. A. SoldB. was soldC. had set upD. had been set up满分：2 分18. We find（ ） more desirable （ ）the controlling instrument should be put close to the machine . A. itthatB. itwhatC. ithowD. itwhich满分：2 分19. It wasnt an accident. He did it on （ ）. A. reasonB. determinationC. purposeD. intention20. The little girl must have lain there for a long time , （ ）? A. mustn t sheB. hasn t sheC. wasn t sheD. didn t she1D2D3A4D5A6B7B8C9D10D11D12B13C14D15B16B17B18A19C20B二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）V1. Are you aware that you actually possess six senses? The sixth is a muscular sense responsible for directing your muscles intelligently to the exact extent necessary for each action you perform. For example, when you reach for an object, the sensory nerves linking the muscles to the brain stop your hand at the correct spot. This automatic perception of the position of your muscles in relation to the object is your muscular sense in action.Muscles are stringly bundles of fibers varying from one five-thousandth of an inch to about three inches. They have three unique characteristics, they can become shorter and thicker; they can stretch; and they can retract to their original positions. Under a high-powered microscope, muscle tissue is seen as long, slender cells with a grainy texture like wood.More than half of a persons body is composed of muscle fibers, most of which are involuntaryin other words, work without conscious direction. The voluntary muscles, those that we move consciously to perform particular actions, number more than five hundred. Women have only 60 to 70 percent as much muscle as men for their body mass. That is why an average woman cant lift as much, throw as far, or hit as hard as an average man. 1). According to the selection, the muscular sense is responsible for _.A. the efficiency of our musclesB. the normal breathing functionC. directing our muscles intelligentlyD. the work of only our involuntary muscles满分：4 分2). Intelligent use of the muscles means that _.A. one always knows what his muscles are doingB. one performs simple actions without workingC. ones muscles are used only to the extent necessary for each action they performD. one improves muscular action consciously满分：4 分3). Muscles are unique fibers because, they can _.A. contractB. stretchC. retractD. do all of the above满分：4 分4). Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be _.A. textured like woodB. colored like woodC. smooth and redD. short and thick满分：4 分5). According to the selection more than half of a persons body is composed of _.A. voluntary musclesB. involuntary musclesC. muscle fibersD. sensory nerves满分：4 分2. The large part which war played in English affairs in the Middle-Ages, the fact that the control of the army and navy was in the hands of those that spoke French, and the circumstances that much of English fighting was done in France all resulted in the introduction into English of a number of French military terms. The art of war has undergone such changes since the battles of Hastings, Lewes, and Agincourt that many words once common are now only in historical use. Their places have been taken by later borrowings, often like wise from French, many of them being words acquired by the French in the course of their wars in Italy during the sixteenth century. Yet we still use French words of the Middle Ages when we speak of the army and the navy, of peace, enemy, battle, soldier, guard and spy, and we have kept the names of officers such as captain and sergeant. Some of the French terms were introduced into English because they were needed to express a new object or a new idea. In other cases a French and a native English word for the same thing existed side by side. Sometimes one or the other has since been lost from the language; but sometimes both the borrowed and the native word have been still in common use.1). The main idea of this passage is that _.A. most of todays common English military terms dated from the sixteenth century or laterB. a study of the English vocabulary shows the important part which war has played in the history of EnglandC. many French words borrowed into English during the Middle Ages have since disappeared from the languageD. many military terms used in English were originally borrowed from French, some as early as the Middle Ages满分：4 分2). All of the following have something to do with the introduction into English of many French military terms except that _.A. war played an important part in English affairs in the Middle AgesB. the English army and navy were controlled by those who spoke French in the war between England and FranceC. France invaded England in the Middle Ages and many battles were fought in EnglandD. much of English fighting was done in France in the war between England and France满分：4 分3). The art of war has undergone such changes that _.A. we no longer use any French words of the Middle AgesB. many words once common are not used any longer and they are replaced by Italian wordsC. French military terms have disappeared from the English languageD. many words once common are now only in historical use and their places have been taken by the newly-borrowed words满分：4 分4). Which of the following is not the French word borrowed into English during the Middle Ages?A. sergeantB. battleC. spyD. fight满分：4 分5). The writer takes the words “battle” and “fight” as an example to show_.A. French words are needed to express something newB. a French and a native word for the same thing have been still in common use side by sideC. French word or the other has been lost from the English languageD. “battle” is the borrowed word and “fight” is the native one满分：4 分3. When I first knew Mike, we lived in a small village in Scotland. It was very different from Mikes life in London now. We went to school together on our bicycles. Every morning I went to his house and knocked on the door. Every morning Mikes mum said, “Im sorry. Hes a bit late this morning” , and so I had to wait. Each day we were late for school, and I remember the teacher got very annoyed with us. I never told her we were late because of Mike. Now, 25 years later, I play tennis with Mike. I usually drive him to the tennis club. I go to his flat and he opens the door and says, “Im sorry. Im a bit late today.” The only reason he wasnt late for his own wedding is that we lied to him about the time!As boys we spent a lot of time out exploring on our bikes. We went walking and fishing. I didnt like fishing because I couldnt swim. Probably the funniest thing we did w