大学英语精读二复习资料04秋专升本

1、大学英语精读二复习资料（04秋专升本） 第一节：单项选择 1. He kept his head; otherwise the accident _. A. would happen B. happened C. would have happened D. happens "Is she older than you?" "Yes she is older than _two years" A. me B. I for C. I am by D. me by He is _a writer as a reporter. A. more B. rathe

2、r C. not so much D. not such I suppose that when I come back in ten years' time , all these old houses _-down. A. will have been pulled B. will have pulled C. will be pulling D. will be pulled Johnson hoped it would be _who would be called upon. A. has B. him C. he D. himself Have a cup of tea,

3、_? A. shall we B. will you C. won't you D. do you It is estimated that much of a teenager's time is spent_ with friends. A. to talk B. talking C. being talked D. having talked It is one _best sellers in our country now. A. of them B. of those C. of this D. of their Henry was deported for hav

4、ing an expired visa. He _ his visa renewed. A. should have had B. must have had C. might have had D. would have had 10- "Where is your college located, John?" - "It is _." A. on the Fifth Avenue B. on Fifth Avenue C. in Fifth Avenue D. at Fifth Avenue 11I'm afraid it _ tomorr

5、ow, but who knows? A. may have rained B. might rain C. would rain D. ought to rain 12The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is _any other lake in the world. A. largest B. the largest C. larger than D. the larger than 13_bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard. A. Being made

6、 B. The making of C. To make D. Made 14He will go to America next month, if he _ready then. A. is B. will be C. shall be D. is going to be 15Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they _move more quickly than in 1910. A. were to can B. did C. will D. can 第二节：完形填空 Martin Luther King. Jr. was born i

7、n Georgia in 1929. when was 21 a boy Martin learned that his 22 , the black Americans, were 23 treated differently from most of 24 fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, 25 good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their 26 . Martin knew that in a free country this was

8、 27 . He wanted to help his black brothers, 28 he decided to go to school and 29 a minister. He became a pastor (牧师)in Montgomery, Alabama . This is 30 Martin Luther King's "peaceful fight" first began. Dr. King worked 31 equality in other cities. He knew that the 32 way people could w

9、in their rights was to remain peaceful, 33 in face of danger. Dr. Kingwon the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and 34 . The whole nation 35 the terrible event that 36 on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr, was 37 . The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非暴

10、力) died 38 . But Dr. King's dream can never 39 . Many Americans are still 40 to make that dream come true. 21. A. already B. still C. such D. not 22. A. family B. friends C. people D. country 23. A. much B. sometimes C. seldom D. often 24. A. his B. those C. most D. their 25. A. get B. look for

11、C. having D. to do 26. A. faces B. skin C. bodies D. people 27. A. even worse B. different C. wrong D. reasonable 28. A. as B. because C. so D. but 29. A. helped B. ask C. visited D. become 30. A. where B. why C. said D. because 31. A. with B. in C. by D. for 32. A. only B. other C. wrong D. second

12、33. A. except B. even C. if D. not 34. A. honor B. victory C. courage D. strength 35. A. discouraged B. saw C. mourned D. rebelled 36. A. passed B. he did C. happened D. they managed 37. A. defeated B. shot C. caught D. put into prison 38. A. bravely B. violently C. quietly D. nonviolently 39. A. di

13、e B. be believed C. realize D. fail 40. A. wanted B. working C. prepared D. struggling 第三部分：阅读理解 part A :In ancient(古代) time the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome , testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In t

14、he European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the work of testing candidates（候选人）for a master's or doctor's degree. Generally, however, modern ex

15、aminations are written. Two typesof tests are commonly used in modern schools. The first types sometimes called an objective (客观性) test, it is intended to deal with facts., not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correc

16、t answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have mot learned the material properly. The student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and copy its letter or number on his examination paper

17、. For testing a student's memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can find out a great deal about the student's range of knowledge. For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer witho

18、ut really knowing the material. 41. The passage is mainly about _. A. examinations in the ancient times. modern examinations. how to do well in an examination. setting questions for an examination 42. The objective test is not very satisfactory because _. A. it is easy and quick to score. B. the tea

19、cher can find out a great deal about the student's range of knowledge in a short time. C. it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subject. D. it contains element of luck. 43. Which of the following statements about the objective test is true? Examinations in modern times are writte

20、n, while in ancient times they are spoken. The objective test has advantages for testing a student's memory of facts and details. The objective test is the only way to test a student's memory of facts and details,. Each objective question has more than one correct answer. part B :What is wor

21、ld English? World English is a course in the English language. It is intended for studentswhose native language is not English. It is a basic program consisting of sixstages.Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teacher's Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further suppor

22、ted by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual（可视的）aids. Who is world English for? World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education In English. Books Three and Four make up the Seco

23、nd Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language. What does world English teach? World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, read

24、ing, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of book One; and listenin

25、g and speaking exercises occur through Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur though Unite Ten of Book Six. 45. This passage is probably taken from the _ of an English text book. A. contents B. introduction C. First chapter D. index （索引） 46. Suppose you are a student of Sen

26、ior Three, _ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better. A. Books One and Two B. Books Three and Four C. Books Five and Six D. none of them. 47. We may infer form this passage that the whole set of World English consists of _ units. A. ten B. thirty C. sixty D. more than sixty

27、part C :One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people. The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor(港口)。The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columnsresting on the sea-bed. Naturally

28、 this could only be where the water was fairlyshallow. The people would like to live in flats in the fifty-metre high outerwall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete(混泥土) and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heatand strong light from t

29、he sun. The planners called this man - made harbor wouldbe calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more building: a hospital, twotheaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands wouldbe a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh wate

30、r.People living in the city could move around on small boats driven byelectricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. Therewould be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People couldalso travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane. 48. What was s

31、uggested about the construction of a new city at sea? The city was to be designed together with a harbor. The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass. The building of the city would rest on a floating island. The people would live in tall building surrounded by a wall. 49. How would f

32、resh water be supplied to the city? By treating sea water. By getting it from the surrounding islands. By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city. By transporting it from the mainland. 50. The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that _there is not enough space fo

33、r building cites on land land transportation has became increasingly difficult there are too many people on land present cities are heavily polluted by cars part D:Taxes（税）are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes,state taxes, social security（安全）taxes, sales taxes,and the li

34、st seems endless. The biggest tax for most Americans is that on the money they earn - the income tax. The personal income tax is called a "progressive tax" because it takesmore from those who earn more. For example, a person who earns about 3,500 dollars a tear will pay a tax of only about

35、 3.5 % of earning, but of the same person earned 85, 000 dollars a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%. Over the years the income tax has become more and mote difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports in fact, prepar

36、ing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America. 52. Most Americans pay _. taxes which are too many to list. taxes either to the cities or the states they live in. so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names. several kinds of taxes. 53. Social security tax is

37、 collected from _. those who have broken the law. those who often make trouble, those whose lives and property are in danger. Every citizen living in the area in question(所在). 54. What is a " progressive tax"? A "progressive tax" is the tax _. collected for social progress. that

38、increases with each passing year. that is collected from those who earn most. that varies（变化）according to how much money a person earns. part E: More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.The

39、department gavea report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996-97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that out nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement." We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to k