大学英语2期末考试

1、1 BythenourexperimenthadreachedAstage.A.aprofoundB.anultimateC.aperpetualD.averyimportant2 Theboysbadbehavioratschool_Dhisparentsaswellashisteachers.A.satonB.handledC.worryD.bothered3 ShepromisedtogivemewhateverhelpI_B.A.willneedB.wouldneedC.hadneededD.wasneeding4 Hejumpedontothetrainjustasitwaspull

2、ing_C_.A.outB.fromC.awayD.off5 Itsnousethinkingtoomuchaboutones_Cyouth.A.loseB.toloseC.lostD.losing6 Theoldcoupledecidedtomoveoutoftowntoaquiet_B_,wheretheyhadspentseveralyearsimmediatelyaftertheirmarriage.A.spaceB.suburbC.neighborhoodD.area7IfIhad_C_inbusiness,Imightbeaverywealthymantoday.A.doneB.g

3、oneC.stayedD.stopped8Henryisverytalkative,whilehistwinbrotherisamanof_Awords.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle9Thoughthejobrequiresagreatdealofeffort,the_DisquitelowA.protestB.salaryC.advertiseD.incompetent10 Bornintoarichfamily,hehasnoideaof_B_tobeapoormanA.whatsB.whatitslikeC.itfeelsD.howfeel11 Unfortu

4、nately,thehatyouhadjustboughtwasnolonger_A_fashion.A.inB.forC.uponD.to12 Ifyouwanthimto_C_youthemoney,youhavetoprovethatyouwillbeabletogiveitbackA.giveB.lentC.lendD.borrow13 Going_C_sleepforalongtimemakesmefeelverytired.A.with B.within C.without D.no14 Thebossraisedeveryones_D_lastyear.A.moneyB.spen

5、dC.paymentD.salary15 Letshangupsomepaintingsonthese_Awalls.A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant16 Agoodhuntingdogis_D_everysoundandmovementinthefield.A.passonB.liveonC.shrugoffD.alertto17 Whileitmaybemoreconvenientto_B_acar,itisalsoexpensiveandtroublesomeattimes.A.ownedB.possessC.hadD.owning18 Consumersshou

6、lddo_D_thansimplycomplainaboutthepoorqualityofgoods.A.muchlessB.somemoreC.farlessD.farmore19 Janesdressissimilarindesign_B_hersisters.A.withB.likeC.toD.as20Aplatedroppedfromherfingersand_BintopiecesonthekitchenfloorA.hazardB.crashC.gaveoffD.smashed21 Wesawtheshipemergeinthedistance.Wecouldevenseeits

7、mast,which_stuck_upaboutthreemetersatitshead.22 Istheelephantthebiggestlandanimalinexistence_today?1 Amanofwordsandnotofdeedsis_AagardenfullofweedsA.likeB.asC.seemD.similar2 Whenthecloudsmovedin,themoonwasnolonger_A_sight.A.inB.forC.onD.to3 Ifyougoondoingthatkindofthingyoull_B_inprison.A.cometoB.end

8、upC.bringbackD.catchholdof4 Thoughthejobrequiresagreatdealofeffort,the_D_isquitelowA.protestB.salaryC.advertiseD.incompetent5 Unfortunately,thehatyouhadjustboughtwasnolonger_A_fashion.6 Imnotatall_D_withtheserviceattherestaurant.A.satisfyB.satisfyingC.satisfactoryD.satisfied7 Onthe_B_night,hehadprom

9、isednottosayaword,butthenextday,thewholeclassknewthesecret.A.followingB.previousC.nextD.other8 His_B_incomeis$36,000;thatistosay,heearns$3,000amonth.A.yearB.annualC.monthlyD.total9Itsnousethinkingtoomuchaboutones_C_youth.A.loseB.toloseC.lostD.losing10 Theyhavedevelopedtechniqueswhichare_D_tothoseuse

10、dinmostfactories.A.moretalentedB.betterC.greaterD.superior11 Thetime-tablesaysthattheplane_B_offat8:30everymorning.A.tookB.takesC.istakingD.hadtaken12 Acompanymay_C_itsproductsbymeanofnewspapers,magazines,televisionorevenskywriting.A.protestB.salaryC.advertiseD.incompetent13 Manmuststop_C_theearthsa

11、tmosphere.A.fillingB.emittingC.pollutingD.wasting14 _A_itisyouvefound,youmustgiveitbacktothepersonitbelongsto.A.ThatB.WhatC.WhateverD.However15Letshangupsomepaintingsonthese_A_walls.A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant16TheBritishnaturalistwentallthewaytoIndiasothathecouldB_first-handA.findB.getC.searchD.le

12、arn17 Ifyougiveupmusic,youllwasteyour_C_A.deviseB.academicC.talentD.register18 Dont_C_toletmeknowifthereisanythingIcandoforyou.A.rejectB.preventC.hesitateD.refuse19 Youllcutyourselfifyouwalkaroundin_C_feet.A.emptyB.bareC.nakedD.clean20 Hetalkedindetailaboutthe_C_ofsettingupanexperimentalschoolinwhic

13、heachchildworksathisorherownpaceA.easeB.suitabilityC.practicabilityD.possibility21 Shehasgoneoutofherwaytohelpme.AtleastI_owe_hermythanks.22 _Actions_speaklouderthanwords.23 Nooneisdenyingnowthatsmokingisa_hazard_tohealth.23AllthatsleeplessnightIreplayedthemomentthoseblackglovescameuptothecar_1_.How

14、longdidthewholething_2_?Threeminutes,five,eight?No_3_howmanyhoursofmylifeImayspendrelivingit,Iknowthereisnowayto_4_forthenexttime-nointelligentresponsetoagun.Thefatcopwasright:Theres_5_luck.ThenexttimeImight_6_updead.AndImsuretherewillbea_7_time.Itcanhappenanywhere,anytime,to_8_.Securityisanillusion

15、;thereisnosafetyin_9_oringuns.Gunsmakesomepeoplefeelsafeandsomepeoplefeelstrong,buttheyre_10_themselves.答案：1. window2.last3.matter4.prepare5.only6. end7.next8.anyone9.locks10.fool24 Youshouldnot_resentcriticism.Itwillonlydoyougoodifyoulearntotakeitwisely.25 TheYangtzeRiver_widensasitflowsfurthereast

16、.1 BethCaliforniain1981andinTexaseversince.A.leftworkedB.haslefthasworkedC.lefthasworkedD.hasleftworked答案:C2 Thoughthejobrequiresagreatdealofeffort,the_D_isquitelowA.protestB.salaryC.advertiseD.incompetent3 Youllcutyourselfifyouwalkaroundin_C_feet.A.emptyB.bareC.nakedD.clean4 Theteamreallylooksgoodt

17、onightbecausethecoachhadthem_D_everynightthisweekA.practiceB.topracticeC.practicedD.practicing5 Theyhaveinventedanew_A_ofwashingmachine.A.typeB.indicateC.originalD.proceed6 MostwesternerscomingtoChinaarecurious_A_Chineseculture.A.aboutB.ofC.onD.for7 Inspiteofthehardwinter,therosesinourgardenarestill

18、_A_A.alikeB.aliveC.asleepD.awake8 Aplatedroppedfromherfingersand_B_intopiecesonthekitchenfloorA.hazardB.crashC.gaveoffD.smashed9 Acompanymay_C_itsproductsbymeanofnewspapers,magazines,televisionorevenskywriting.A.protestB.salaryC.advertiseD.incompetent10 Manmuststop_C_theearthsatmosphere.A.fillingB.e

19、mittingC.pollutingD.wasting11 Thebridgeclub_A_hisapplicationformembership.A.refusedtoconsiderB.refusedtouseC.refusedtogiveD.refusedtobelieve12 第17题Theyaretearing_B_theseoldhousestoputupanewshoppingcenter.A.awayB.downC.upD.off13 Themarketwasfullofsaltedfish,_A_theworstsmellthatyoucanimagineA.sendingu

20、pB.sendingoffC.sendingouD.sendingdown14 Hejumpedontothetrainjustasitwaspulling_C_.A.outB.fromC.awayD.off15 Theyhavedevelopedtechniqueswhichare_D_tothoseusedinmostfactories.A.moretalentedB.betterC.greaterD.superior16 Larrysaiditwas_C_thatmadehisfatherill.A.overeatB.overloadC.overworkD.overpopulation1

21、7 TheBritishnaturalistwentallthewaytoIndiasothathecould_B_first-handA.findB.getC.searchD.learn18 Shecan_D_singwell;sheisalsoagooddancer.A.moreB.morejustC.onlyD.morethanjust19 IttookJaneawholehourto_D_thisproblemA.workatB.workonC.workoverD.workout20Itwasbecausetheapplicantwastooconceited_B_hefailedin

22、theinterview.A.thatB.sothatC.soD.therefore1. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.2. Youshouldnotrejectcriticism.Itwillonlydoyougoodifyoulearntotakeitwisely.3. Conflicting_interestsdrewthetwofriendsapart.4. GeorgeWashingtonappointedThomasJeffersontobehissecretaryofstate.

23、5. Istheelephantthebiggestlandanimalinexistingtoday?6. Actionspeaklouderthanwords.7. Shehasgoneoutofherwaytohelpme.AtleastIowehermythanks.7.I was brought up to think that a person should not _hesitateto speak thetruth.8. Sinceheisunabletoobtainfinancialsupport,goingtocollegeremainsadreamforhim.9. Th

24、eYangtzeRiverwidensasitflowsfurthereast.10. Thereisafaintsmellofgas.Letsopenthewindows.11. Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.Choosethemostappropriateone.12. Theyhaveinventedanewtypeofwashingmachine.13. Doesit_costalottohavetherecorderrepaired?14. Aplatedroppedfromherfingersandsmashed_i

25、ntopiecesonthekitchenfloor.15. Youllcutyourselfifyouwalkaroundinbarefeet.16. Shoutsofprotestsprangup_fromtheangrycrowd.17. Themanseyeswidenedwithfearwhenhesawtherobbersgun.18. Thetwobrothersareonlyalikeinappearance.19. Inspiteofthehardwinter,therosesinourgardenarestillalive20. Idontwanttoinfluenceyo

26、u.Youmustactonyourownjudgment.21. Thoughthejobrequiresagreatdealofeffort,thesalaryisquitelow.22. Susanwantstoknowwhetherthemeasureshavebeenagreedwith.23. Itwasbecausetheapplicantwastooconceitedthathefailedintheinterview.24. 、IamafraidIwonthaveanyinfluenceovermy18-year-olddaughtersincehermindismadeup

27、.25. 、Theteamreallylooksgoodtonightbecausethecoachhadthempracticeeverynightthisweek.26. Excuseme,butitistimetohaveyourtemperaturetaken.27. Janesdressissimilarindesigntohersisters.28. Whateveritisyouvefound,youmustgiveitbacktothepersonitbelongsto.Consumersshoulddofarmorethansimplycomplainaboutthepoor

28、qualityofgoods.26、Frankhadworkedfortwoyearstobeacarpenter,butfoundhisprogressunsatisfactoryanddiscouraging27、BethleftCaliforniain1981andhasworkedinTexaseversince.III.CompletetheDialogueswiththeBestChoice:31. 、Wouldyoumindclosingthewindow?Ofcoursenot32. WhatcanIdoforyou?Apoundofmeat,please33. Imafrai

29、dIvelostyourEnglishbo-o-k-.Dontworryaboutit34. Whatsyourmother?-Sheisateacher35. Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?Yes,please36. Howiseverything?-Verywell,thankyou37. Happybirthdaytoyou,Tom!Thankyou38. Letmeintroducemyself.-Whatapleasure39. CanIhelpyou?Idliketobuyapen40. Whatsthematterwithyou?Ifeelrather

30、tiredIII.Readingcomprehension.Passage1WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,IsawadvertisedinalocalnewspaperateachingpostataschoolinasuburbofLondonabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdoso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteachingmychanc

31、esofgettingthejobwereslim.However,threedayslateraletterarrived,askingmetogotoCroydonforaninterview.Itprovedanawkwardjourney:atraintoCroydonstation;aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofatleastaquarterofamile.AsaresultIarrivedonahotJunemorningtoodepressedtofeelnervous.Theschoolwasaredbrickhousewithbigwindo

32、ws.Thefrontgardenwasagravelsquare;fourevergreenshrubsstoodateachcorner,wheretheystruggledtosurvivethedustandfumesfromabusymainroad.Itwasclearlytheheadmasterhimselfthatopenedthedoor.Hewasshortandfat.Hehadasandy-coloredmoustache,awrinkledforeheadandhardlyanyhair.Helookedatmewithanairofsurpriseddisappr

33、oval,asacolonelmightlookataprivatewhosebootlaceswereundone.“Ahyes,”hegrunted.“Youdbettercomeinside.Thenarrow,sunlesshallsmelledunpleasantlyofstalecabbage;thewallsweredirtywithinkmarks;itwasallsilent.Hisstudy,judgingbythecrumbsonthecarpet,wasalsohisdining-room.“Youdbettersitdown,”hesaid,andproceededt

34、oaskmeanumberofquestions:whatsubjectsIhadtakeninmyGeneralSchoolCertificate;howoldIwas;whatgamesIplayed;thenfixingmesuddenlywithhisbloodshoteyes,heaskedmewhetherIthoughtgameswereavitalpartofaboyseducation.Imumbledsomethingaboutnotattachingtoomuchimportancetothem.Hegrunted.Ihadsaidthewrongthing.Thehea

35、dmasterandIobviouslyhadverylittleincommon.41. Theauthorappliedfortheteachingpostbecausehe_C.a)neededmoneyandwantedtodosomethinguseful42. Whentheauthorappliedforthejob,hethoughtthatB_.a)hehadlittlehopeofgettingit43. Whentheauthorarrivedattheschoolfortheinterview,hefeltD_.a)verylowinspirits44. Thehead

36、masterlookedattheauthordisapprovinglyA.a)asanofficermightlookatacarelesslydressedsoldier45. Theauthorthoughtthattheheadmasterusedhisstudyasadining-roombecauseit_B.a)hadbitsofbreadonthecarpetMymindwentnumbwhenIsawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindowaswepulledoutofthegarage:Thiscantbehappeningtome.ThenIf

37、eltthegun,cold,againstmyhead,andIheardmyfriendJeremysaying,“Whatdoyouwant?Takemywallet,”butatthetimeIthoughtofnothing.Irememberbeingvaguelyannoyedwhenthegunmanpulledmefromthecarbythehair.IrememberthewalktothehouseJeremy,me,thetwomenwithtwoguns.IrememberthefearandangerinthegunmensvoicesbecauseJeremyw

38、asbeingslow,s headandIwaswonderingwhyhewasbeingsoslow.IdidnotrealizethatJeremyhadthrownthekeysintotheshrubbery.ButIrememberthesoundofthegunhittingJeremyandthefeelingasthemanwhohadholdofmyhairreleasedme.AndIrememberthesplitsecondwhenIrealizedhewaslookingatJeremy,andIrememberwonderinghowfarIcouldrunbe

39、forehepulledthetrigger.ButIwasalreadyrunning,anduponreachingthecaracrossthestreet,Ididntcrouchbehinditbutscreamedinsdte.aIrememberthinkingtherewassomethingabsurdlymelodramaticaboutscreaming“Help,help!”ateightoclockonaTuesdayeveninginDecemberandchangingmypleatothemorespecific“Help,letmein,pleaseletme

40、in!”Butthehouseswerecol,d,closedunfriendly,andIranonuntilIheardJeremysscreamsbehindmeannouncingthatourattackershadfled.TheneighborswhohadnotopenedtheirdoorstouscameoutwithbaseballbatsandhelpedJeremyfindhisglassesandkeys.Inagrouptheywereverybrave.Wewaitedforthecopstocomeuntilsomeonesaidtosomeoneelset

41、hatthenoodleswerecold,andIsaidpolitely,“Pleasegoandeat.WereO.K.”Iwashappytoseethemgo.Theyhadbeentalkingofstiffersentencesforcriminals,ofbringingbackthedeathpenaltyandhowthePresidentisgoingtocleanupthecountry.Iwasthinking,theycouldbesayingallofthisovermydeadbody,andIstillfeelthatstiffersentenceswould

42、ntchangeathing.InarushalltherageIshouldhavefeltformyattackerswasdirectedagainstthesecontentedpeoplestandinginfrontoftheirwarm,cozyhomestalkingaboutallthegunstheyweregoingtobuy.WhatgoodwouldgunshavebeentoJeremyandme?46. Whenthewritersawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindow,Ca)shelostconsciousness.47. Whe

43、nthegunmanpulledherfromthecarbyherhair,Ba)thewriterfeltsomewhatangry.48. ThewriterchangedherpleatoamorespecificonebecausesherealizedthegeneralcallforhelpCa)wouldsoundfoolishandunreal.49. Whentheauthorcalledforhelp,theneighborsdidntcomeoutimmediatelybecause_D_a)theywerescared.50. Theauthorwashappytos

44、eetheneighborsgobecauseDa)shewantedtobeleftalonewithJeremytogetovertheshock.Passage3Yougoshoppingforanewrefrigerator,andyou'reonabudge睛据）.Areyousurethatthebestbuyis“thefridgewiththelowestsalesprice”?N.oWthneencessarilyyoubuythelowest-pricedrefrigerator,youmayendupspendingmorethanifyoubuyamoreexp

45、ensiveone.Thereasonisthatthecostofowningahomeapplianceconsistsofthreecomponents:theinitialpurchaseprice,thecostofrepairsandmaintenance,andthecosttooperateit.Tofigureouthowmuchyoullspendoverthelifetimeoftheappliance,youhavetolookatallthesecosts.Theappliancewiththelowestpurchaseprice,oreventhebestrepa

46、irrecord,isntnecessarilytheonethatcsotstheleasttooperate.Supposeyoureinthemarketforanewrefrigerator.Differentmodelsofrefrigeratorswiththesamecapacitycanvarydramaticallyintheamountofelectricitytheyuse.Forexample,theannualelectricityconsumptionvariesfromalowofabout600kilowatt-hoursayeartoahighofmoreth

47、an800kilowatt-hoursayear.Thatmeanstheannualcosttooperaterefrigeratorscanrangefromabout$50to$80.A$30differenceinannualoperatingcostsmightnotsoundlikemuch,butrememberthatyouwillenjoythesesavingsyearafteryearforthelifeoftheapplianceotherwise.Asaresult,youmayactuallysavemoneybypurchasingthemoreexpensive

48、,moreenergy-efficientmodel.51. thecostofowninganappliancemayincludeD.a.bothAandC52. Annualcostforrunningarefrigeratormayreach_C_.c.from$50to$8053. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?Aa.Amoreexpensiveappliancesavesyoumoremoney.54. Whatareenergyefficientappliances?Bb.Thosewithalowenergy

49、consumption.55. Whatcanbeaconclusionfromthepassage?Dd.Tobuyanexpensivebutenergy-savingappliancecanbethechoice.V.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.56. Itisobviouslyhisyoungassistantwhoisrunningthebookstore.很明显是他的年轻助理在打理这家书店57. Shegotapostasacashieratalocalbank.Butshewassoonfiredbecausesheprov

50、edtobeincompetent.她在本地银行得到一个做出纳员的职位，但是由于她不能胜任，很快就被解雇了。58. Beingshortoffunds,theyaretryingtoattractforeigncapital.由于资金短缺，他们正在尝试引入外资59. BillhasappliedtoHarvardUniversityforateachingassistantship,buthischancesofgettingitareslim.比尔已经申请了哈佛大学的临时教学工作，但是他得到这个工作的可能性很小。60. Nosoonerhadtheproposalbeenannounceda

51、tthemeetingthanshegottoherfeettoprotest.这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。61. Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdoso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslim.由于资金短缺，所以想做点有利的事情，虽然有点害怕自己不自量力，但还是申请了，但是因为没有学历，没有教学经验，是我要得到这份工作是很渺茫和不足的62. Forth

52、efirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographseversince.金星学家们第一次打算把卫星安置在地球行星上，然后卫星从此开始运行，把信号发送回来，就像拍照一样。63. IfirstheardthistaleinIndia,whereitistoldasiftruethoughanynaturalistwouldknowitcouldntbe.我第一次在印度听说到这样的神话，感觉就好像真的一样，虽然任何一个自

53、然学家都知道它不可能实现。64. MymindwentnumbwhenIsawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindowaswepulledoutofthegarage:Thiscan'tbehappeningtonie们把车子拉出车库，当我看至U一支抢在敲击车窗的时候，我的心脏都麻木了，这些事情是不可能发生在我身上的。65. AsmyyearaschiefresidentdrewtoacloseIaskedmyselfthisquestiononmorethanoneoccasion.当我就任驻外首长将近一年，我在不仅仅一个理由层面上质问我自己。VI.Tran

54、slatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.66 那名罪犯被从严判处十五年徒刑。Thatcriminalhasbeensentencedto15years.67 要是他对整个事情持否定态度，跟他争辩还有什么用呢？Ifhekeepsthenegativeattitude,whystillarguewithhim?68 就在文戈获释之前，他给妻子写了封信，问她是否愿意让他回去。Beforetheculturerevolutionreleased,hewrotealettertohiswifethatifshewouldaccepthimforcomingbackho

55、me.69 当地居民对新的安全措施反映热烈。Thelocalresidentpresententhusiasticallytothesafety.70 医生对诺兰太太说，她搬到乡下去住的明智决定在一定程度上帮助她恢复了健康。ThedoctorsaidtoMrsNoland,itistherightdecisionforlivingincountryside,itcanbehealthyforrecoveringherhealth71 由于缺乏资金，他们正在想办法吸引外资。Beingshortoffunds,theyaretryingtoattractforeigncapital.72 .很明显

56、是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。Itisobviouslyhisyoungassistantwhoisrunningthebookstore.73 .这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。Nosoonerhadtheproposalbeenannouncedatthemeetingthanshegottoherfeettoprotest74 .她在当地一家银行找到一份出纳员的工作，但不久因不称职而被解雇了。Shegotapostasacashieratalocalbank.Butshewassoonfiredbecausesheprovedtobeincompetent.75 .比尔已向哈佛大学申请助教职位，但他得到它的可能性很小。BillhasappliedtoHarvardUniversityforateachingassistantship,buthischancesofgettingitareslim.英语翻译第一章1 Gasessuchascarbonmonoxide,emittedbyfactoriesandautomobiles,haveseriouslypollutedtheatmosphere.工厂和汽车发出的一氧化碳一类的气体严重污染了大气2 The