大学英语2试卷及答案583

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1.Therearesignsrestaurantsarebecomifamilies.A.thatB.whichC.inwhichD.whose2.InnocountryBritain,ithasbeensaidseasonsinthecourseofasingleday.A.betterthanB.morethanC.otherthanD.ratherthan3.Oursondoesntknowwhattoattheunihismindaboutthefuture.A.takeoverB.takeafterC.takein

D.takeup4.Myfatherseemedtobeinnotolookatmyschoolreport.A.moodB.emotionC.attitudeD.feeling5.HeisaboutthechancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextyear.A.optimisticB.optionalC.outstandingD.obvious6.Themanagerwouldratherhisdaughterinthesameoffice.A.hadnotworkedB.doesnotworkC.nottoworkD.didnotwork

7.Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshisorsocialposition.A.curiosityB.statusC.determinationD.hisway,thesituationdoesntseemsodisappointing.A.TolookatB.LookingatC.LookedatD.Tobelookedat9.Evidencethatlanguage-acquiringabilitymustbestimulated.A.ItisB.ThereisC.ItbeingD.Therebeing10.Aftertheguestsleft,shespenthalfanhourthesitting-room.A.arranging

B.tidyingupC.orderingD.clearingawayⅡ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeach)下列短文有十个空格,每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。ThepriceofhotelsinBritainisgoingup11atanytimesincethewar.Thereareanumberofreasonsforthisbutthe12allistheGovernmentseconomicpolicy.Managersinfactoriessee13sotheyareattractedtotheideaofowning14business.15Britainsweatherisoftendisappointing,thetouristindustryisgrowing.Manypeople16liketocombinea17holidaywiththeopportunityofimprovingtheirEnglish.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatbusinessmenarebuyinghotels.Theonlything18worriesmeisthekindoftreatmenttheirguestesare19toreceivesince20ofthemknowanythingabouthotelmanagement.11.A.morefastthanB.morefastthatC.fasterthanD.fasterthat12.A.mostimportantofB.moreimportantofC.mostimportantfromD.moreimportantfrom13.A.tofalltheirstandardoflivingB.fallingtheirstandardoflivingC.theirstandardoflivingtofall

D.theirstandardoflivingfalling17.A.fortnightB.fortnightsC.twoweeksD.foreign18.A.thatB.whatC.asD.who19.A.likeB.probableC.probablyD.likely20.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afewⅢ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeach)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage。Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes(运动员).①Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.②Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeused

throughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,that③theirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents‘andcoaches‘criticismstoheartandfindaflaw(缺陷)inthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday‘syouthsportsetting.Youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.④Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters‘performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthat⑤positivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,Whichcanleadtoburnout.21.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis______A)toreducetheirmentalstressC)tomakesportslesscompetitiveB)toincreasetheirsenseofsuccessD)tomakesportsmorechallenging22.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat____.A)itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB)itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselves

C)itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiencesD)itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves23.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes______.A)believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentC)inordertomakethemrememberlife‘slessonsB)withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidenceD)soastoputmorepressureonthem24.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould_____________.A)paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysportsB)helpchildrentowineverygameC)trainchildrentocopewithstressD)enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsports25.Theauthor‘spurposeinwritingthepassageis____________.A)toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutB)topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismC)tostresstheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildrenD)todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragementPassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage。Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybodyslife.①Youngmenwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwar,andperhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthescreen.②Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistantareacannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthepoliticiansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikelytovote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount.Unfortunately,televisionsinfluencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung.ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;that③TVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.④Theybelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthetelevisiongenerationsaremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.Also,theyoungarelesspatient.UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,④theydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesntdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildrensprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,fifteen,orthirtyminutes.Thatsthetimeittakesinthescreen.

26.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople.A.knewtheeffectsofwarB.wentinforpoliticsC.likedtosavethewoundedinwarsD.werewillingtobesoldiers27.NowwithTVpeoplecan.A.discusspoliticsataninformationcenterB.showmoreinterestinpoliticsC.maketheirowndecisiononpoliticalaffairsD.expresstheiropinionsfreely28.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements.A.arenotreliableonthewholeB.areuselesstopeopleC.areagoodguidetoadultsD.areveryharmfultotheyoung29.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow.

B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquicklyC.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures.D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.30.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTVB.TVprogramsshouldbeimprovedC.childrensbooksshouldhavepicturesD.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoungPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassageEveryprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary.Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andothervocations,likefarmingandfishery,thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimes,thetechnicalvocabulary,isveryold.①Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfibreofourlanguage.②Hence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound,andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalities.Thespecialdialectsoflaw,medicine,divinity,andphilosophyhavealso,intheirolderstrata,becomeprettyfamiliarto

cultivatedpersonsandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yeteveryvocationstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeign,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears,particularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalscienceandinthemechanicarts.Herenewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedom,andabandonedwithindifferencewhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewcoinagesareconfinedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionisnowadays,asallprofessionsoncewere,acloseguild.Thelawyer,thephysician,themanofscience,thedivine,associatedfreelywithhisfellow-creatures,anddoesnotmeettheminamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermore,whatiscalledpopularsciencemakeseverybodyacquaintedwithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.③Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,isatoncereportedinthenewspapers,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit-asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphy.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace.31.Specialwordsusedintechnicaldiscussion____.A.neverlastlongB.areconsideredartificiallanguagespeechC.shouldbeconfinedtoscientificfieldsD.maybecomepartofcommonspeech32.Itistruethat____.

A.aneducatedpersonwouldbeexpectedtoknowmosttechnicaltermsB.everyoneisinterestedinscientificfindingsC.theaveragemanoftenusesinhisownvocabularywhatwasoncetechnicallanguagenotmeantforhimD.variousprofessionsandoccupationsofteninterchangetheirdialectsandjargons33.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinthenumberoftechnicaltermsintheterminologyof.A.farmingB.sportsC.governmentD.fishery34.Thewriterofthearticlewas,nodoubt____.A.alinguistB.anessayistC.ascientistD.anattorney

35.Theauthor‘smainpurposeinthepassageisto____.A.describeaphenomenonB.beentertainingC.argueabeliefD.proposeasolution第二部分非选择题(共10分)Ⅳ.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示,每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。36.n.娱乐,消遣a_____(amusement)37.停止v.,结束c____(cease)38.adj.不相干的,离题的i________(irrelevant)性格39.,品n.格;特征c________(character)突出40.的;凸adj.出的,显著的s______(salient)41.改v.变,改动a____(alter)42.富裕的,丰富的a.w_____(wealth)43.运输v.t________(transport)44.比例,比率n.p_________(proportion)外45.在的adj.,在外的e_______(external)地46.震e_n.________(earthquake)47.v.析分a______(analyze)

48.adj.流行的,普通的p________(prevalent)49.短语n.,词语p___(phrase)50.adv.效率高地,有能力地e________(efficiently)51.人性n.,博爱,仁慈h______(