2011-2012学年第一学期期末考试大学英语2B卷.doc

系部_ 班级_ 姓名_ 学号_-密-封-线-潍坊科技学院20112012学年第一学期期末考试大学英语2试卷(B卷) （考试时间90分钟，满分100分）（适用于2010级 非英语专业学生）题号合计分数阅卷人. Choices.(每题1分，共30分)1. They were _ to hear that their son had been arrested for taking drugs.A. wandered B. ruined C. prepared D. shocked 2. These events provided the _ for her first novel. A. perspiration B. function C. inspiration D. strength3. Friends and neighbors can be a good _ of support to families who are experiencing difficulty. A. source B. genius C. quality D. equipment 4. I failed to _ Sally to go with me to the party, so I went alone. A. handle B. achieve C. inspire D. persuade 5. Unfortunately, we now have plenty of _ that many children do not do half as well on tests as they actually could if they tried. A. evidence B. blocks C. suitability D. instruction6. A foreigners first _ of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. A. effect B. entry C. impression D. addition7. The small country was destroyed by ten years of _ fighting. A. impressive B. active C. slim D. bitter 8. The _ with the most votes (选票) will be elected president of the association, whether he or she wins more than half the votes or not.A. employer B. candidate C. judge D. assistant 9. Under the team leaders _, we did very well in the match. A. advice B. hunt C. suitability D. guidance 10. Being poor makes many people sad. But in the case of my father, it influences him _. A. otherwise B. equally C. suitably D. additionally11. It has been hard to adjust _ the idea of being a waitress but now Im getting satisfaction from work. A from B in C into D to12. Hard work, combined _ right methods, will always give you an advantage over others.A with B to C into D as13. He corresponds _ people in the English-speaking countries in order to improve his written English. A with B to C through D as 14. The medicine needs to be taken _ a daily basis. A for B in C on D as15. More people were sent out to search the lost team who had been _ touch with the base (大本营). A out of B out C down D off 16. He was turning the pages back and _ to look for possible mistakes.A down B in C out D forth17. It was reported that the earthquake was the most _ to have struck that area in fifty years.A. special B. powerful C. favorite D. exciting18. It took the experts several months to decide on the _ for the new airport.A. source B. earth C. site D. character 19. The workers are repairing the house. It was _ by a fallen tree during the last storm. A. struck B. operated C. described D. calculated20. He was seriously injured in a car _ last year.A. shock B. crash C. passage D. mistake 21. Her family strongly disapproves _ her marrying the young man. A. in B of C with D to22. He has five children and a wife to provide _. A to B for C in D up23. I want to go _ education when I leave college.A in B into C for D with24. The policeman insisted _ seeing what I had in my bag.A of B to C from D in 25. You may need to pay a price _ making your dream come true.A as B with C of D for26. I dont want anyone to bring _ the subject any more. A in B at C to D up27. As a teacher, you should be fair to every student, being careful not to pass anyone _.A around B about C through D by28. Take care of your brother. Dont let him run _ trouble.A for B in C to D into29. The school attached great importance _ the sports meeting and required every student to attend it. A to B on C with D in 30. When the children grow up, they usually feel most comfortable _ the kinds of food they had in their own homes. A with B over C in D at. Reading comprehension. (每题2分，共30分)Passage oneDick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there. Where are you going to stay there? his wife asked. I dont know yet. Dick answered. Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报), his wife said. All right, Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said, Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, Where do you want to go? But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel.Which hotel are my things in? he said, And what am I going to do tonight? But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, Please send me my address at this post office.1. Dick flew to New York because _.A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing (观光)D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didnt know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.D. At his friends house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager (经理) of his hotel.B. The police office.C. The taxi driver.D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didnt work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.Passage twoMr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more.The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.6. Mr. Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea7. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on _.A. the wall B. the doorC. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket8. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day9. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was deadB. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldnt find that piece of paper10. What was burnt? _.A. The piece of paper B. Mr. Smith C. The visitor D. The boyPassage threeLittle Tom down the street calls our dog The keep dog. Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say Seep, it comes out keep. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! Ill tell you about some of them.Zips first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.We didnt know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. What do you think it is?It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe! I said.” We should take it back.We cant . Said my sister.Maybe little Tom is right, Mary said. Maybe Zip is a keep dog!11. The writer and Mary didnt know_.A. what Zips first present wasB. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zips first presentD. what Zips first present was made of12. Tom calls Zip the keep dog “because _.A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesnt know the dogs nameD. he cant pronounce the word sheep” well13. What made the shoe strange was _.A. its color B. its smellC. its size D. that it was a silk one14. The word “keep” in the last sentence means _A. keeping things for itselfB. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it runs aboutD. taking care of a small child15. We can know from the reading that the dog _.A. likes to give prese