南京大学网络教育学院“大学英语(二)”课程期末试卷

1、答案+我名字第1页共8页南京大学网络教育学院“大学英语（二）”课程期末试卷提示：答案文档直接在学生平台提交请将选择题答案填写在每个题号前。提交截止日期：2019年12月17日I. Vocabulary and GrammarDirections: Complete the following sentences by deciding on the most appropriate word from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given after each sentence. (25 points)1. Though in New York, h

2、e preferred not to mention his childhood living together with grandparents.A) raisedB) grownC) developedD) fed2. By the end of this month, we surely a satisfactory solution to it.A) have foundedB) will be findingC) will have foundD) are finding3. They are teachers and don't realize to start and

3、run a company.A) what it takesB) what takes itC) what they takeD) what takes them4. Television is an instrument of communication us to see as well as to hear the performer.A) permittedB) permittingC) being permittedD) permits5. What you have done should be the doctor's orders.A) attached toB) co

4、nsistent withC) consistent inD) responsible to6. the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.A) He had no sooner openedB) Hardly had he openedC) Scarcely did he openD) No sooner did he open7. The car broke on the highway and was dragged to the side of the road.D) upD)spentA) offB) intoC) down8.

5、 Mary$25 on the book.A) tookB) costC) gave9. With the crowds, the royal party drove to the palace.A)cheeredB) cheeringC) being cheeredD) are cheering10.They decided toa shopping mall in the downtown area.A) set outB) set offC) set upD) set about11.Can you find us some recordsto?12.13.14.15.16.17.18.

6、19.20.21.22.23.24.A) to listenB) listeningC) listenD) be listenedPutting in a new window willcutting away part of the roof.A) includeB) involveC) containD) compriseWhen you looked for me I wasa friend on a walk.A) accompanyingB) companyingC) comparingD) companionThere were a long list of successful

7、diplomaticin the history of China.A) incidentsB) accidentsC) happeningD) occurrenceDon tA) interruptthe speaker; put up your questions afterwards.B) interfereC) disturbD) interpretI have booked the flight to Shanghai, so I mustmy packing now.A) set aboutB) set downC) set backD) set outThe cabinet ha

8、s approved a special housingfor the poor city residents.A) objectB) developmentC) projectD) scheduleThe child didn't carryA) awayB) outthe instructions given by his parents and teachers., they came to the foot of a mountain.A) Long beforeB) Before longIn the end he realized his dream, butA) onB)

9、 withHe was very busy yesterday, otherwise heA) would comeB) should comeThe boy asked the teacher to excuseA) him to interrupt herC) him from interrupting herC) backD) onC) After longD) Longthe cost of his life.C) byD) atto the party.C) cameD) would have comeB) that he has interrupted herD) his inte

10、rrupting herShe has nothing to do with the murder case. She is notA) concerned inB) involved withC) associated inIf you behave so foolishly you must bear theA) effectsB) consequencesC) endsit.D) related toD) results第 6 页 共 8 页25. Bill doesn't what others say about him.A） concernB） careC） worryD）

11、 matterII. Reading comprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following passages, and choose the correct answers. （30 points）Passage 1Conservationists （资源保护者） may get a wrong number of the threatened animals such as elephants, sayAfrican and American researchers. The error takes place because of a weak

12、ness in the way they estimate animal number from the piles of dung （ 粪便 ） the creatures leave behind.The mistake could lead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions, according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society （WCS） in New

13、York. Biologist （ 生物学家） Katy Payne of Corne ll University in Ithaca, New York, agrees.“ We really need to knoelephant number and the evidence （证据） that we have is quite indirect,” says Payne.Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa, so researchers often

14、estimate elephant number by counting dung piles in a given area. They also need to know the rate at which dung decays （腐化）. Because it's quite difficult to decide these rates, however, researchers countingelephants in one region are likely to rely on standard decay rates set up elsewhere.But res

15、earchers at the WCS have found that these decay rates differ from region to region depending on the weather and environment. Using the wrong number can mislead the census （统计）, says Plumptre.He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of BanyangWildlife S

16、anctuary （ 避难所 ） in southeast Cameroon. They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 percent more slowly than dung in the rainforests of neighboring Gabon. If researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon, they would probably find more elephants than there are actually

17、around.This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those got from decay rates calculated locally, says Plumtre. He says that similar problems may also exist in other animal census studies that rely on indirect evidence.26. The word “ threatened ” （Line 1, Para. 1） could be be

18、st replaced by.A. endangeredB. frightenedC. spoiledD. angered27. Why do researchers count elephants in an area by counting dung piles?A. Because elephants are difficult to catch.B. Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane.C. Because it is impossible to follow the track of elephants

19、.D. Because they think dung piles are most reliable for counting elephants.28. Piles of dung can't be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephants number because .A. they are different in sizeB. they scatter all over the regionC. they are different in rate of decayingD. they are difficult t

20、o be identified29. Suppose the number of elephants got in Cameroon is 1000 by using the decay rates set up in Gabon, then the actual number maybe about .A. 500B. 2000C. 400D. 250030. Which of the following is not a useful factor in estimating elephant number in one region?A. Dung piles number.B. Rat

21、es of dung decaying.C. Climate and environment.D. Wildlife sanctuary.Passage 2I was in a chat room, as most online romances happen. I had been on the Internet and chatting for almost three years. I was bored one afternoon, so I decided to go into a chat room. I had been in this particular room many

22、times before, and met some very interesting people in it. While I was in there, I noticed two guys talking. One was married and had kids, and the other was asking questions like what it was like to be a father, etc. I was most interested in him, he sounded so sweet. So I decided to start chatting wi

23、th him. We didn't get to chat long, because of the 6-hour time difference, but it was a wonderful chat. He was a few years older than me, but I figured age didn't matter if we had a good chat.We got to talking about many things, mostly music though. Before he had to leave he gave me his e-ma

24、il address and I gave him my AOL （ 美国在线服务公司） Instant Messenger screen name. A few days later whileI was online someone greeted me, and it was him. He told me who it was and we started chatting. Like most people, we had many things in common. We had similar views on life, etc.After many conversations

25、, I realized I was really starting to like this guy. I had promised myself before that it's just not right for people over the Internet to be“ in love ” , and that I'd never do sucdidn't seem right to me. Since, I thought, you never knew whom you are really talking to. Well, my opinions

26、started to change, very quickly too.Weeks later our relationship really started to get serious. I felt ashamed at first, because it was on the Internet, but I don't worry about it now. All I have to say is that I have never loved someone so much before.31. We can safely say that .A. both the guy

27、s were marriedB. both the guys had childrenC. one of the guys had children but the other hadn't anyD. one of the guys was married but the other had never had a girlfriend32. What attracted the narrator at first was the second guy's .A. personalityB. appearanceC. voiceD. curiousness33. From t

28、he first paragraph we know that the narrator and the guy .A. lived in the same cityB. lived very far awayC. both lived in the United StatesD. often went together to the same room to have a talk34. The word “ it ” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. AOLB. the narrator's screen nameC. the guy's e-mai

29、l addressD. the guy35. The narrator felt ashamed at first because .A. she had been disloyal to her boyfriendB. she had broken her promise of not falling in love on the InternetC. the guy was her first boyfriendD. the relationship between her and her boyfriend was in danger of breakdownPassage 3Nowad

30、ays it is understood that a diet which contains nothing harmful may yet result in serious disease if certain important elements are missing. These elements are called “ vitamins（ 维生素）. ” Quitea number ofsuch substances are known and they are given letters to identify （识别 ） them, A, B, C, D, and so o

31、n. Different diseases are associated with 百有关）a lack of particular vitamins. Even a slight lack of Vitamin C, thevitamin most plentiful in fresh fruit and vegetables, for example, is thought to increase significantly our susceptibility （ 易感性 ） to colds and influenza （ 流感 ）.The vitamins necessary for

32、 a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruit and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted （ 限定 ） diet, say when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to have a special supply to make up the missing vitamins.Another ex

33、ample of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as脚气病 ）, from which large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice used to suffer very much. In the early years of this century, a Dutch （ 荷兰的 ） scientist called Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beriberi

34、. At first he thought it was transmitted by a germ （ 细菌 ）. He was working in a Japanesehospital, where the patients were fed on rice which had had the outer husk （ 外壳 ） removed from the grain. It wasthought that this would be easier for weak, sick people to digest.36. A diet which contains nothing h

35、armful .A. may yet cause one disease or anotherB. certainly has plenty of vitaminsC. will usually result in serious diseaseD. always ensures good health37. Shortages of the various vitamins .A. cause identical diseasesB. are not serious except in the case of Vitamin CC. cause different diseasesD. ar

36、e often caused by inadequate （不足） supply of sunshie38. Fresh fruit and vegetables .A. do not contain any kind of vitaminB. decrease our resistance to diseasesC. contain every kind of vitaminD. contain more vitamin C than any other food39. A good mixed diet .A. normally contains enough vitamins for a

37、 healthy bodyB. still needs supplementing with vitaminsC. is suitable for losing weightD. may not be good for the health40. The disease “ beriberi ” .A. used to make large numbers of western people suffer a lotB. is a disease of vitamin shortageC. is transmitted by diseased riceD. can be caught from

38、 diseased chickens or animalsPart BDirections: This passage is about how the writer faced the frustration （ 挫折 ） in his life. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it. （10 points）I worked my way up the presidency （ 总裁 ） of the Ford Motor Company. When I finally got there,

39、I was on the top of the world. But then fate said t o me, “ Wait, we're not finished with you. Now you're going to find out what it feels like to get kicked off from the top.”On July 13, 1978, I was fired. I had been president of Ford for eight years and a Ford employee for第 6 页 共 8 页thirty-

40、two. I had never worked anywhere else. And now suddenly, I was out of job.As you go through life, there are thousands of little forks in the road, and there are a few really big forks those moments of thinking, moments of truth. This was mine as I wondered what to do. Should I pack it all in (完全放弃)and retire? I was fifty-four years old. I had already accomplished a great deal. I was financially secure. But that just didn't feel right. I kne