大学英语第2册复习题-第一套

大学英语第2册复习题第一套PartIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Passage1EducationisamajorpartofAmericanculture.Schoolsdomorethanjustfillstudents'headswithknowledge.Theypassonculture,traditionsandvalues.Americanchildrenstarttheireducationinelementaryschool.Mostyoungstersenterfirstgradeataroundsixyearsofage.Childrencanprepareforthisstepbyattendingpreschoolandkindergartenfromagesthreetofive.Younglearnersfinishelementaryschoolinfifthorsixthgrade.Fromthere,studentsgoontojuniorhighschooluntileighthorninthgrade.Americanscompletetheirrequirededucationinhighschool.Theygraduateandreceiveadiploma(毕业证)aftertwelfthgrade.Beyondhighschool,Americanshavemanyoptionsforfurthereducation.Incontrasttoothercountries,theU.S.hasnonationalcollegeentranceexam.Instead,privatecompaniesgiveexamstostudents.Universitiesdecidewhichtestsstudentsmusttake.Inadditiontotestscores,universityofficialsalsoconsiderapplicants'highschoolgradesandotheractivities.Universitiesgivescholarshipsandfinancialaidtohelpmanywhocannotaffordthehightuitioncosts.Studentswithlessacademicgoalsmayenrollinvocationalschools(职业学校)orcommunitycolleges.TheAmericanstyleofeducation,comparedtothatofothercountries,isquiteinformal.Infact,thecasualclassatmosphereoftenamazesinternationalstudents.Americanteachersencouragestudentstothinkforthemselves.Insteadofgradingstudentsonlyontestscores,teachersevaluatepapers,groupprojects,andclassparticipation.Studentsoftenhavetothinkcreativelytosolveproblems—notjustmemorizefacts.Studentsalsolearnhowtodoresearchbyusingresourcematerialstofindtheirownanswers.Inthisway,classroomsillustratetheAmericanemphasisonindividualresponsibility.FreedomofchoiceisanotherAmericanvaluenotabsentfromschoollife.Inadditiontotheirrequiredcourses,highschoolandcollegestudentsmaychooseelectivecourses.Theseelectivesallowstudentstostudysubjectsthatinterestthem.Themenuofchoicesmightincludetyping,bandandhomeeconomics,aswellasspecialacademicclasses.Otheractivitiesoccupystudents'timeafterschoolhours.Mostschoolshavesportsteams,clubs,andpublicationsthatgivestudentsvaluableexperience.TheAmericansystemofeducationisfarfromperfect.TeachersinAmericafighttocontrolcheatingandplagiarism(剽窃).Drugs,violence,sexandpeerpressureinterferewithstudents'education.Testscoresaredeclining.SoAmericanteachershavetoworkhard,instilling(灌输)culturalandmoralvalues,aswellasknowledge,inyoungAmericancitizens.1. Itcanbelearnedfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_____C_____.schoolsinAmericastressknowledgeotherthanculture,traditionsandvaluesinAmericachildrendonotaccepteducationuntilsixyearsofage 1itisrequiredthatAmericansreceivehighschooleducationschoolyearsremainthesameforstudentsfromelementarytohighschool2. Americansenjoymanyopportunitiesforfurthereducationinthat_____C_____.theyareentitledtouniversityeducationforfreetheydonotneedtoparticipateincollegeentranceexamstheirscoresintheexamsgivenbyprivatecompaniesarenottheonlycriterionforcollegeadmissiontheycanattendvocationalschoolsorcommunitycollegesataconsiderablylowercost3. WhatisspecialaboutAmericanstyleofeducationisthat_____B_____.therelationbetweenteachersandstudentsisratherharmoniousstudentsareinvolvedinindependentandoriginalthinkingteachersstresstestscoreslessthangroupprojectsandclassparticipationstudentsareresponsiblefortheirownperformanceinclass4. Americanhighschoolandcollegestudentsarefreetoselect_____A_____.interestingsubjectsbesidesrequiredacademicclasseswhatevercoursesrequiredbytheschoolacademiccoursesratherthanvocationalcourses5.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationis_____D_____.positiveandapprovingnegativeandopposingsuspiciousandworriedneutralandconcernedPassage2Everyyear,whentheNobelPrizesareannouncedthereisagreatdealofpublicityaboutthewinners.Theyareinterviewedandarticlesarewrittenaboutthem.ThisisbecausewinningtheNobelPrizeisconsideredbymostpeoplethehighesthonorthatcanbeachievedincertainparticularfieldsofworksuchaschemistry,physics,medicine,andliterature.ThereisalsoaNobelPeacePrize,awardedforeffortsonbehalfofpeace.Thecuriousthingabouttheseprizesisthattheywerestartedbyamanwhodidagreatdealtohelpthescienceofdestruction!AlfredNobelwasborninStockholmandlivedfrom1833to1896.Amongthethingswhichheinventedandpatentedweredynamite,blastinggelatin(morepowerfulthandynamite),andanewkindofdetonatorforexplosives.Itmaybethathavingcreatedsuchdeadlyexplosives,Nobelfeltaneedtodosomething"noble"fortheworld.Hewasinterestedinestablishingpeace,andhadaplanhethoughtwouldpreventwar.Bytheway,besidesbeingabrilliantscientist,Nobelwasalsoapoet.Hethoughtthatliteratureandsciencewerethemostimportantfactorsinhumanprogress.Whenhedied,Nobelleftafundof$9000000.Themoneywastobeusedingivingprizestothosewhomadeoutstandingcontributionsinphysics,chemistry,medicine,literature,andtheadvancementofworldpeace.Theprizesaveragedabout$40000each,andwerefirstawardedonDecember10,1901,theanniversaryofNobel'sdeath.SinceNobelwasaSwede,theNobelFoundationofSwedendistributedtheawards.Theorganizationsselectedtodeterminethewinnerswere:forphysicsandchemistry,theRoyalAcademyofScienceinStockholm;formedicine,theCarolineInstituteofStockholm;forliterature,theSwedish6.WhatiscuriousaboutNobelPrize?_____C_____ItwasstartedbyamanwhowasaSwede.Itsfounderisamanwithabadreputation.Itwasstartedbyamanwhohelpedthedevelopmentofthescienceofdestruction.Itsmoneywasfromascientist.7.Accordingtothepassage,what'sthemeaningof"destruction"?_____B_____instructiondestroyingstoppingbreakingout8.WhydidtheNobelFoundationofSwedendistributetheawards?_____A_____BecauseNobelwasaSwede.BecauseSwedenisfamousforNobel.BecausetheNobelFoundationofSwedenislocatedinSweden.BecauseNobelwantedittodothis.9.WhydidNobeldecidetosetupthisprize?_____B_____A)Hehadtoomuchmoney.Hethoughhehaddonemoredeadlyexplosives.C)Hewantedtobefamousafterhedied.Hewasinterestedinestablishingpeace.10.WhyweretheprizesfirstawardedonDecember10,1901?_____D_____ItwastheanniversaryofNobel'sbirth.Therewasnospecialreason,Noblearrangeditwhenhewasalive.InordertomemorizeNobel.Passage3Thestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldandeveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocialandeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmericawasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.Thenuclearfamilyisanindependentunit.Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfromoutsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredforonlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendonotlivewiththefamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.Therearemanyparallelsbetweenthenuclearfamilyinindustrialsocieties,suchasNorthAmerica,andfamiliesinsocietiessuchasthatoftheInuits,wholiveinharshenvironments.Thenuclearfamilystructureiswelladaptedtoalifeofmobility.Inharshconditions,mobilityallowsthefamilytohuntforfood.ForNorthAmericans,thehuntforjobsandimprovedsocialstatusalsorequiredmobility.ThenuclearfamilywasnotalwaystheNorthAmericanstandard.Inamoreagrariantime,thesmallnuclearfamilywasusuallypartofalargerextendedfamily.Thismighthaveincludedgrandparents,motherandfather,brothersandsisters,uncles,auntsandcousins.InNorthAmericatoday,thereisadramaticriseinthenumberofsingle-parenthouseholds.TwiceasmanyhouseholdsintheUnitedStatesareheadedbydivorced,separated,ornever-marriedindividualsasarecomprisedofnuclearfamilies.Thestructureofthefamily,notjustinNorthAmerica,butthroughouttheworld,continuestochangeasitadaptstochangingconditions.11. ThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbeA.FamilyStructureintheWorldTheLifeoftheInuitsLivingwithSingleParentsTheNuclearFamily12. AnuclearfamilyisdefinedasafamilythatincludesC.parents,childrenandallrelativesparents,grandparents,andchildrenamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildrenasingleparentwithminorchildren13. Whichofthefollowingisnotgivenasareasonformobility?DForhuntingfood.Forfindingjobs.C) Forimprovingsocialstatus.D) Forlivingaquietlife.14. WhichnewtrendisobservedinthefamilystructureinNorthAmericatoday?ATherearemoreandmoresingle-parentfamilies.Morefamilieschoosetoliveinanextendedfamily.Thenuclearfamiliesoutnumbertheextendedfamilies.Inruralareastherearenonuclearfamiliesatall.15. TheinformationinthispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundinD.abiologytextbookahistorytextbookastatisticstextbookananthropologytextbookSectionBDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.YouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachQuestions16to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheUniversityofMissouri-Columbiawasfoundedin1839asthefirstpublicuniversitywestoftheMississippiRiverandthefirststateuniversityinThomasJefferson'sLouisianaPurchaseterritory.MUprovidesalltheOoftwouniversitiesinone—itisamajorland-grantinstitutionandMissouri'sConsideredoneofthenation'stop-tierinstitutions,MizzouhasaFofexcellenceinteachingandresearch,andistheflagshipcampusofthefour-campusUniversityofMissouriSystem.Itisoneofonly34publicuniversities,andtheonlypublicLinMissouri,tobeselectedformembershipintheAssociationofAmericanUniversities.MUCmorethan265degreeprograms—including30onlinedegreeoptions.MizzouisMnationallyandreceivestoprankingsforitsprogramsinmanyareas,Ijournalism,disputeresolution,familyandcommunitymedicine,campuswritingHandFreshmanInterestGroups.Asoneofonlysixpublicuniversitiesinthecountrywithmedicine,veterinarymedicineandlawallononeBMUprovidesMissouriMizzouhasaAenrollmentwith28000studentsfromeverycountyinMissouri,everystateintheC)offersE)methodG)interests1)includingK)besidesO)benefitsPartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1．Nowthatyou're13youshouldhavemoresenseofB.A)possibilityB)responsibility C)probability D)humourous2.StudentsusuallyConeormoreofthesubjectswhichtheyhavestudiedat"A"level,suchasArt,Drama,English,Music,etc.A)purse B) pursuit C)pursue D)purpose3.CongressisconsideringmeasurestoDthesaleofcigarettes.

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A)continual B)annual C)continuous D)average17.ByAthewebsiteoftheuniversityshewasgoingtostudyin,shesawcolorphotosoftheuniversity,includingadetailedmapoftheuniversitycampus.A)accessing B)creating C)discovering D)accelerating18.Dr.WrightwasgiventheprizeforhisCachievementsinthechemicalfield.A)unfortunate B)different C)distinguished D)disliked19.WehavetoAthebenefitsagainstthecostsofmedicalinsurance.A)balance B)discount C)differ D)ban20.TheshopassistantsaidtheycouldgivemeabigCifIboughtthreeatonce.A)disadvantage B)advantage C)discount D)account21.AtfirstMr.Smiththoughthisinvestmentininformationwasawasteofmoney,butfinallyitA.A)paidoff B)paidfor C)paiddown D)paidattention22.Beingoutofworkandhavingtwoyoungchildren,thecouplefounditimpossibletoC.A)endup B)meetwith C)makeendsmeet D)makeupone’smind23.CompanyloyaltymadehimturndownmanyAjoboffers.A)attractive B)terrible C)contract D)available24.TheagencyismoreBwithmakingartyadsthanunderstandingitsclients.A)concerning B)concerned C)concern D)concerns25.FoodandclothingarethebareCoflife.

A)imperative B)necessary C)necessity D)urgency26.Theactressreallyhatedtoplaythesweetpassivewomenthataudiences___A___her______.A)identify…with B)combine...with C)deprive…of D)inform…of27.Foradvice,they_____B___oneoftheschool’smostexperiencedteachers.A)turnedon B)turnedto C)turned down D)turnedoff28.Thenewtaxwillnothaveany____C____impactonthelivesofmostpeople.A)advantage B)motivate C)measurable D)disadvantage29.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto____B____thestafftoworkhard.A)prohibit B)motivate C)forbid D)discourage30.Thousandsofsoldiersareworkingto____A____foodandblanketstotherefugees.A)distribute B)contribute C)attitude D)latitude31.Policeareanxioustohearanyinformation____B____thesuspect'swhereabouts.A)concerned B)concerning C) regards D)responding32.Thewarmingoftheearth'ssurfacemight____B____themeltingofthepolaricecaps.

A)resultfrom B)resultin C)resultfromthat D)resultinthat33.Thenewtaxwouldforcecompaniesto_____C___energy-savingmeasures.

A)adapt B)adjust C)adopt D)admit34.____D____fromfriendsandfamily,prisonersoftensufferfromloneliness.

A)Cuttingout B)Cuttingdown C)Cutin D)Cutoff35.Thefirstbookforyouto_____A____onthatsubjectisEncyclopediaBritannica.

A)turnto B)lookat C)lookup D)turnup36.It'suselessto____B____herthatshedoesn'tneedtoloseanyweight.

A)believe B)convince C)say D)ensure37.Jamestookthebooksoffthetableto____A____thetelevision.

A)makeroomfor B)takespaceof C)makeaplacefor D)leaveroomfor38.Ishouldliketothankyouall____D____mycolleaguesandmyself.

A)forthebenefitof B)inhonorof C)forthesakeof D)onbehalfof39.Iwaspleasedtohearaboutyourjoboffer-allthathardworkhasobviously____B____.

A)paidback B)paidoff C)paidout D)paidwell40.Givingthechildproblemshecan'tsolvewillonly____A____him.

A)frustrate B)challenge C)conquer D)pressPartIIIClozeDirections:Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageaccordingtoourtextbook.Amission B\o"n.givingandreceivinginreturn(somethingofthesametypeorequalvalue)交换"exchange Caimedto Dpartners EatlargeFenriching Gnamed Hintellectual Icollections JInsupportofTheuniversityhasbeen1__G___theUK'smostinnovativeuniversityintheLaunchit2001competition,which2__C___discoverwhichBritishuniversityhasdemonstratedthegreatestachievementsin\o"n.theintroductionofnewthings创新"innovationandenterpriseacrossthebroadestrangeofactivity.InthenationalTeachingQualityAssessmentexercisesfor2000,Oxfordwasawardedtopmarksinsixoutoftensubjectsassessed.Oxford,StanfordandYaleUniversitieshaverecentlybecome3__D___inajoint'distancelearning'venture,theAllianceforLifelongLearning,whichwillprovideonlinecoursesintheartsandsciences.The4___A__ofOxfordistoaimatachievingandmaintainingexcellenceineveryareaofitsteachingandresearch,maintaininganddevelopingitshistoricalpositionasaworld-classuniversity,and5__F___theinternational,national,andregionalcommunitiesthroughthefruitsofitsresearchandtheskillsofitsgraduates.6__J___thisa