大学英语2-电子科技大学2021秋季测试题

PAGEPAGE7大学英语2PartI UseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetenincompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.—Howmuchisthisbluetablecloth?— D Thegreenoneisbetter.C)It’scheap.—WhereisMissSmith?— B She’sfromEngland.C)She’snotback.

Yes.It’sbeautiful.D)Tendollarsandthirtycents.B)She’sathome.D)She’sverywell.—Doyoumindmysmokinghere?— No,thanks. B)Yes,Ido.

C)Yes.I’drathernot. D)Goodidea.—I’mterriblysorrythatI’vespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.— C Sorry. B)That’sright.C)Itdoesn’tmatter. D)Don’tmentionit.—Hi,I’mLiz.— A Hi,nicetoseeyou.C)Fine,andyou?

B)Whatdopeoplecallyou?D)Howdoyoudo?—Thesummervacationiscominginafewdays.I’llsharetheholidayswithmydaughterbytraveling.— C Congratulations! B)Nicetomeetyou!C)Haveagoodtrip! D)It’sverykindofyou.—Whatdayisittoday?— B It’sMarch6.C)It’sMarch.

It’sMonday.D)It’safinedaytoday.—Wow!Thisisamarvelousroom!I’veneverknownyou’resoartistic.— C Great,IamveryB)Don’tmentionit.C)Thanksforyourcompliments. D)It’sfine.—Areyousureaboutthat?— D Youneedn’tworryaboutthat. B)Iliketheidea.C)Oh,no.I’mafraidofthat. D)Ohyes,I’mabsolutelypositive— A ,couldyoupleasetellmewheretheschoollibraryis?—Sure.It’satthebackofthecampus,aboutfiveminutes’walkfromhere.Excuseme B)Pardonme C)That’sright D)ThankyouPartII ReadingComprehension(40points)PassageOneDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorstatements.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionordecideT/Fforeachstatement.PassageOneTherewereoncemanysheiks(阿拉伯的酋长)whowantedtomarryQueenMaura,forshewasoneofthemostbeautifulandpowerfulqueensofArabia.However,shedidnotlikemostofthesheiks,andsoontherewereonlythreeleftonherlistofpossiblehusbands.Thesethreesheikswereallequallyyoungandhandsome,richandstrong.ItwasveryhardfortheQueentochoosethebestone.Oneevening,shedisguisedherselfandwenttowherethethreesheikswerehavingtheireveningmeal.Sheaskedthemtogivehersomethingtoeat.Thefirstsheikgavehersomestale(不新鲜的)foodleftoverfromthedaybefore.Thesecondsheikgaveheratoughpieceofoldcamel’stail.Thethirdsheik,whosenamewasHakim,gavehersomeofthemosttender(嫩的)andtastymeat.Afterthemeal,QueenMauraleftthesheiks’camp.Thenextday,sheinvitedthethreesheikstodinneratherpalace.Shetoldherservantstogiveeachsheikwhathehadgivenhertheeveningbefore.Hakim,whoreceivedaplateoftenderandtastymeat,wouldnoteatitunlesstheothertwosheikscouldshareitwithhim.QueenMaurawasnowcertainwhichofthesheiksshewantedtomarry.“Hakimisthemostgenerousofyou,”shetoldthem,“soIwanttomarryhimandhewillbecomeking.”ThequeenwaslookingforaA)TB)FTheQueendisguisedherselfbecauseshedidn’twanttoberecognizedbytheTFShegavethesheikssomestalefoodtoeatthenextA)TB)FHakimwantedtoeathismealbecauseitwasveryA)TB)FTheQueenfinallydecidedtomarryHakimthenexteveningaftertheA)TB)FPassageTwoPassageTwoMartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementinthe1950sand1960s.KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi’sideaofnon-violentresistance.HavingreceivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityforallpeople,anddelivered hisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream”beforetheLincolnMemorial.The“dream”isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayinLutherKing’shonor.Helivesinpeople’sheartsforever.MartinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas39yearsA)TB)FMartinLutherKingwasablackministerA)TB)FMartinLutherKing’sDayhasbeenafederalholidayformorethan40A)TB)FTheunderlinedword“delivered”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedbyTFThebesttitleforthispassageis“CivilRightsTFPassageThreePassageThreeTheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,the monarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.What’sthispassage

A)France. B)KingLouis.WhichdidnothappeninA)TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.TheFrenchRevolution. D)Europe.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.WherewerethepoliticalprisonersInVersailles. B)InAustria. C)InPrussia. D)InBastille.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”Putoff. B)Established. C)United.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheJuly14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

D)Ended.PassageFourPassageFourIntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematteris veryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?BItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.WhatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepingAmatterofwork.Amatteroflifeordeath.Youwanttoseehimorher.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?Bat7:00am. B)at4:00pm. C)atthemidnight. D)at4:00am.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheIntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat B .it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimethemeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworlditmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinesspartyifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanationPartIII GrammarandVocabulary(20points)Directions:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence. A Ihaveawordwithyou?Itwon’ttakelong.Can B)Must C)ShallThestudents C theirpapersbytheendofthismonth.havefinished B)willbefinishingC)willhavefinished D)havebeenfinishing—Haveyouheardaboutthatfireinthemarket?—Yes,fortunatelynoone .hurt B)washurt C)hashurtTherearenotickets C forSaturday’sconcert.preferable B)favorable C)availableTheyweresofarawaythatIcouldn’t D theirfacesclearly.seethrough B)makeup C)seeoffLifeisunpredictable;eventhepoorest D becometherichest.shall B)must C)need

D)ShouldD)hadbeenhurtD)considerableD)makeoutD)mightJim C alatenightfilmathomewhen,rightinthemiddleofathrillingscene,thetelevisionwentblank.watchedC)waswatching

B)hadwatchedD)wouldbewatchingTheschoolboardismadeupofparentswho C tomakedecisionsaboutschoolaffairs.hadbeenelected B)hadelected C)havebeenelected D)haveelectedItisquitenecessaryforaqualifiedteachertohavegoodmannersand C ensive B)ineffective C)extensive D)expensiveAmericanwomenwere D therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle.ignored B)refused C)neglected D)deniedPartIV Cloze(20points)Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassages.AndtherearefivechoicesmarkedA),B),C),D)andE).Matcheachblankwiththerightchoice.PassageOneManypeoplewouldagreethatstressisamajorproblemin