大学英语二期末考试试卷(A卷)复习过程

1、学英语二期末考试试卷（A卷）精品文档大学英语二期末考试试卷（A卷）（吴世文）B （时间120分钟，满分100分）一，Blank fillings （1*10）1 .The foreigner the moon cake and found it very delicious.A sampled B looked C made D threw2 . My uncle's generous contribution 倏助）helped my wish to Europe _A come to B come true C come together D come on3 . The over

2、coat is ready the buttons.A but B except C expect that D except for4 . Smoking is not in the classroom.A allow B allowed C permit D let5 .Her husband scandal （EL 闻）came as such a shock that it _ her _ the power of speech.A stolen from B cheatedof C robbedof D robbedfrom6 .If the size of following （追

3、随者的多少）were proof of quality, then Glazunov would bethe a candidate 候选人）for the title if the greatest _ artist.A live B alive C living D lively7. Racism 仔中族主义）is a deeply prejudice which has existed for thousands years.A rooted B placed C put D grew8. Will you me?A marry with B marry to C marry D get

4、 marry9. The new book I bought yesterday _ me 11 dollars.A spent B used C cost D paid.10. Jane _ less than twelve pounds for her shoes.A paid B spent C cost D took二、Match the definitions in Coolum B with the italicized words and phrases in ColumnA. （1*10）11. Cause to becomeess in size, number ect.A.

5、 fixed desire12.Eventually13.Building expert14.Promote15.Goodintention16.Sample the puddingB. test a part ofC.make dirty or unfit for useD.at onceE.dangerF. Able to produce more收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除17 .My mother had scraped together G. collected with difficulty18 .Pollute the water H. Person with speci

6、al skill or knowledge19.I recognized it instantlyI Decrease20.hazardJ. in the end三、 Reading Comprehension （30 points, 2 points for each item） Passage One:Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the war with the French and the Indians, England

7、 gained possession of Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on this continent thus came to an end England now controlled most of North America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts. George III king of England, after consulting with hi

8、s advisers, decided that the American colonists （殖民者）should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A standing English army of 10, 000 men had been left in the colonies（殖民 地）for protection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the colonists should share in the expenses of mai

9、ntaining this army. The result was a series of measures the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the colonistsbut one in particular, the Stamp Act, was met with great protest. The Stamp Act required that stamps,

10、ranging in price from a few cents to almost a dollar be placed on all newspapers advertisements bills of sale, wills , legal papers, etc. The Stamp Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It affected every。” e rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would surely ruin th

11、eir businesses.Of all the voices raised in protest to the Stamp Act none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer from Virginia - Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion he opposed it almost single-handedly. He

12、 also expressed for the first time , certain ideas that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been stated so openly. “Is life so dear or peace so sweast to be bought at the price of chains andslavery? Forbid it, Almighty （万能的） God! I know not what course others maytake, b

13、ut as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! ”21 .From the text we learn that.A、Britain took over Canada from the Indians in 1763B、there had been a war between the French and the Indians which ended in 1763C、France used to have control of Canada and some areas east of the Mississippi RiverD、the

14、French still kept some influence in North America through the Treaty ofParis22 .The Grenville Program refers to.A、King George IIIs plan to gather money in North AmericaB、the British governments desire to raise money in North AmericaC、a plan to share the expenses of maintaining an army in the America

15、n coloniesD、a decision of the British Parliament to collect money in the American colonies 23.The Stamp Act.A、was an act about selling stamps at prices from a few cents to almost a dollarB、required that all commercial and legal documents in America have stamps on themC、was the main cause of the Amer

16、ican RevolutionD、 chiefly affected business people who felt it would ruin their businesses 24.From the text we learn that Patrick Henry.A、had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a long timeB、didnt know what courses to take to complete his studies as a lawyerC、was almost the only one who openl

17、y protested against the Stamp ActD、didnt value life or peace as much as other people did25.This passage is mainly about.A、one of the events leading to the American RevolutionB、the Treaty of Paris between Britain and FranceC、the Grenville Program to raise money in the American coloniesD、Patrick Henry

18、, a hero who opposed the Stamp ActPassage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.A number of recent books have reworked subjects forms and writing techniques.Todays children read stories about divorce death, drugs, air pollution , politicalextremism and violence. Relying on the ma

19、gic of the illustrator all kinds of books are being published.Before they know to read, babies can play with books made of cloth or booksmade to take in the bath. Later on they are given picture books that may be cubical（立方形的） or triangular, outsized or very small. They also like work-books whichcom

20、e with watercolours and paintbrushes and comic books （漫画册）filled with details where they have to spot a figure hidden among thousands of others.Not that the traditional childrens books are being neglected. There are stillstorybooks where the pages pop up 跳起）when they are opened to make a forest ora

21、castle. Among the latest ideas are interactive stories where readers choose the p（o#节）or ending they want, and books on CD, which are very popular in rich industrialized countries.The public has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of creativity displayed by publishers.“ Previpuslyving a child a book

22、 as often seen as improper ” saysCanadian author Marie-France Hebrt. He尼books, published by a French-languagepublisher, sell like hot cakes in hundreds of thousands of copies.“Theres a real a（for reading these days and I try to get across to children the passion for reading which is food for the min

23、d and the heart like a medicine or a vitamin. ”26 . “Reworked' as used in Paragraph 1 means “。”A、rewordedB、rewrittenC、processedD、revised27 .In the second paragraph the author lists the kinds of books .A、recently publishedB、of various shapesC、babies likeD、popular among children28 .Which of the fo

24、llowing statements is true?A、Books made of cloth came out earlier than picture books.B、When you buy work-books you will be given free comic books.C、Traditional childrens books are not being removed from market.D、Babies cannot have books while taking a bath.29 .The expression “get across to children

25、" in the last paragraph probably means0A、pass on to childrenB、make children believeC、teach childrenD、get around to children30 .The main idea of the last paragraph is that people have.A、warmly welcomed the abundance of wealth shown by publishersB、warmly welcomed the enormous amount of creativity

26、 shown by publishersC、showed great enthusiasm in publishers of treat wealtyD、 reacted strongly to the unlimited creativity of publishers Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Every body gets sick. Disease and injury make us suffer throughout our lives untilfinally , some

27、 attack on the body brings our existence to an end. Fortunately most of us in modern industrialized societies can take relatively good health for granted most of the time. In fact, we tend to fully realize the importance of good health only when we or those close to us become seriously ill. At such

28、times we keenly appreciate the ancient truth that health is our most precious asset one for which we might readily give up such rewards as power wealth, or fame （荣誉）。Because 川 health is universal problem affecting both the individual and society, the human response to sickness is always socially org

29、anized. No society leaves the responsibility for maintaining health and treating 川 health entirely to the individual. Each society develops its own concepts of health and sickness and authorizes certain people to decide who is sick and how the sick should be treated. Around this focus there aris eso

30、ver time, a number of standards values, groups, statuses and roles： in otherwords, an institution （体系； 机构）。 To the sociologist （社会学家）,then,medicine is the institution concerned with the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.In the simplest pre-industrial societies medicine is usually an asp

31、ect of religion.The social arrangements for dealing with sickness are very elementa ry often involvingonly two roles： the sick and the healer（治疗者）。 The latter is typically also thepriest （牧师）, who relies primarily on religious ceremonies, both to identify and totreat disease for example, bones may b

32、e thrown to establish a cause songs may be used to bring about a cure. In modern industrialized societys on the other hand the institution has become highly complicated and specialized including dozens of roles such as those of brain surgeon druggist, hospital administrator, linked with various orga

33、nizations such as nursing homqs insurance companies and medical schools.Medicine, in fact, has become the subject of intense sociological interest precisely because it is now one of the most pervasive and costly institutions of modern society.31.Which of the following statements is true according to

34、 Paragraph 1A、Nowadays most people believe they can have fairly good health.B、 Human life involves a great deal of pain and suffering.C、Most of us are aware of the full value of health.D、Ancient people believed that health was more expensive than anything else.32.The word "authorize " in P

35、aragraph 2 means ""A、make way forB、give power toC、write an order forD、make it possible for33.In Paragraph 2 we learn that the sociologist regards medicine as .A、a system whose purpose is to treat disease and keep people healthyB、a universal problem that affects every societyC、 a social responsibility to treat 川 healthD、a science that focuses on the treatment of disease34.According to Paragraph 3 w