大学英语精读2试卷

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I.Choosethebestanswer(25%)

1.Themoviestar_________withyoursister,didn'the?

A.wasusedtodanceB.usedtodancing

C.usedtodanceD.wasusedtodancing

2.Thegirlinthesnapshotwassmilingsweetly,_________________.

A.herlonghairflowedinthebreeze.

B.herlonghairwasflowinginthebreeze.

C.herlonghairflowinthebreeze.

D.herlonghairflowinginthebreeze.

3.Motherinsistedthat_____________.

A.theyaretobebackbeforenineintheevening.

B.theyoughttobebackbeforenineintheevening.

C.theybebackbeforenineintheevening.

D.theyhadtobebackbeforenineintheevening.

4.Theprofessorpausedasif_____hisstudentstoaskquestionsonthepointhehadjustmade.

A.expectingB.toexpectC.expectedD.tohaveexpected

5.Icouldn'tunderstandwhyhepretended________inthebookstore.

A.toseemenotB.nottoseemeC.notseemeD.toseenotme

6.Theclassroomwasalmostempty____________adeskortwo.

A.besidesB.exceptforC.exceptD.Inadditionto

7.Itwasinthatsmallroom________theyworkedhardanddreamedofbetterdaystocome.

A.whatB.inwhichC.whichD.that

8.__________,youmustshowyourtickettogointothecinema.

A.NomatterwhoeveryouareB.Whoeveryouare

C.WhomeveryouareD.Nomatterwhoareyou

9.________thattheleftsideofthehumanbrainisresponsibleforlogic.

A.ItgenerallyisbelievedB.Itisbelievedgenerally

C.ItisgenerallybelievedD.Generallyitisbelieved

10.Scientistsdidn'tknowmuchaboutlungcancer___________.

A.beforelongB.untilrecently

C.longbeforeD.inthepastfewyears

11.Nobodywouldbelievehiswordsthoughhesaidhewasofthecrime.A)pureB)clearC)innocentD)guilty12.Theuniversityarehavingtothegovernmentformoremoney.A)callatB)callonC)appealforD)appealto13.Thebasicreasonforaprotectivetariffistogoodsthatwillundersellproductsmadeinthehomecountry.A)keepoffB)keepoutC)keepupD)deepdown14.Alawyer’sincomeisusuallyhigh,morethan200000dollarsayear.A)adduptoB)addeduptoC)amountedtoD)amountingto15.Mostofficesarehavingtothemselvesagainstcomputertheft.A)assureB)ensureC)sureD)insure16.Itwasveryofyoutoletusknowyouweregoingtobelate.A)consideringB)considerateC)considerableD)considered17.Thelittleboycriedandwouldnottheboywhichhewantedhismothertobuyforhim.A)letoffB)letawayC)letgoofD)letalone18.Thefallinpriceisdirectlytotheincreaseinoutput.A)concernedB)connectedC)relatedD)united19.Doyouhaveanyideawhathemeant?Ireallycan’twhathesaidatthismorning’smeeting.A)figureonB)figureoutC)findoutD)find20.Weshouldreallytakesomeeffectivetopreventsuchterriblethingsfromhappeningagain.A)stepsB)meansC)measureD)ways21.Ifyouloveplants,thechancesareyoubuythemon_____andthenwonderwheretoputthem.otherchildren’sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptable,butthatborrowingaparent’sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.

46.Ifamotheradds“but”toanapology,_______.

A)shedoesn’tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologized

B)shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenhurt

C)thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoaccept

D)thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology

47.Accordingtotheauthor,saying“I’msorryyou’reupset”mostprobablymeans“_______”.

A)Youhavegoodreasontogetupset

B)I’mawareyou’reupset,butI’mnottoblame

C)Iapologizeforhurtingyourfeelings

D)I’matfaultformakingyouupset

48.Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapologybecause_______.

A)itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromises

B)itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguilty

C)itisvagueandineffective

D)itishurtfulandinsulting

49.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosaysorry_______.

A)thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignored

B)theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount

C)parentsneedtosetthemagoodexample

D)parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant

50.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperlyis_______.

A)asocialissuecallingforimmediateattention

B)notnecessaryamongfamilymembers

C)asignofsocialprogress

D)notassimpleasitseems

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

KeikolovedLondontheshops,theentertainmentandthelowprices.Englishweatherthoughwasonethingthattroubleher.Everytimeshewentoutshefeltundertheweather.Inonehourtheweathercouldchangefromcloudandraintowarmsunshineandbackagain.Sheneverknewwhattowear.InJapantherearetypicallyfourseasonsandshealwaysknewwhatweathertoexpect.Whenwintercameshewouldcarefullyputawayherhusband’ssummersuitsandshewouldneverlethimwearthemagainuntilJune1st,nomatterhowhotitbecame.ButinEnglandshehadtohavealltheclothesathandallthetimeincasetheweatherchanged.ShewasalwaysannoyedwhenshewenttoherEnglishconversationlessonswithMr.Boydbecauseshewaseitherover-dressedorunderdressed.Mr.Boydwasanelderlyteacherwhodidn’tencouragestudentstocallhimbyhisfirstnameandKeikolikedthat.Sheaskedhimabouttheweatherproblem.Mr.Boydsaid,“Theweatherisagoodtopictouseinconversationandcanhelptobreaktheice.Ifyoudon’twhattosaynext,youcanalwayssaysomethingabouttheweather.”ThiswastruebecauseKeikohadnoticedthemanytimesMr.Boydhadtalkedabouttheweathertoher.Mr.Boydwasveryunusualinhishabitsandalwayscarriedanumbrellaeveninthesunniestweather.Alltheteachersandstudentsmadefunofhimaboutit.“Younevercantell,”healwayssaid.AsshewasabouttoleavetheschoolonedayKeikowasangrytoseethatthesunnydayhadturnedtorain.Shehadneitheracoatnoranumbrella.Mr.Boydsmiledashepassedherintheschooldoorwayandputtinguphisumbrellasaid,“Everycloudhasasilverlining!”51.WhattroubledKeikomostwhenlivinginLondon?A.theshopsB.TheentertainmentC.ThelowpricesD.theweather52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.InJapan,peoplecanfeelthedifferencebetweenfourseasons.B.InEngland,peoplehavetokeepalltheclothesathandalltheyearround.C.Inwinter,peopleinLondonusuallyputawaythesummersuits.D.insummer,peopleinBritainwillnotputawaythesummersuits.53.AccordingtoMr.Boyd,theweatheris_____________.A.agoodtopictouseinconversationB.agoodtooltobreaktheiceC.agoodtopictohaveadebate.D.agoodmethodtomakefriends.54.WhatkindofpersonwasMr.Boyd?A.Strictandunkind.B.Honestbutlazy.C.honestbutunkind.D.Interestingandfriendly55.Thepassagegivesusanimpressionthat_________.A.wecanneverunderstandnativespeakerswithoutaknowledgeofidioms.B.weshouldturntoothersforhelpwheneverweareintrouble.C.weshouldbringasmanycoatsaspossibletoEnglandD.wecaneasilymakefriendswiththeeccentricpeopleinEngland.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AlthoughTomasJeffersondidnotbegintheeffortofdesigningtheUniversityofVirginiauntillateinhislife,theeducationofthecommonmanhadoccupiedhisthoughtsfordecades.Hebelievedignorancetobetheenemyoffreedom,andhewantedtocorrectwhatheconsideredtobetheweaknessofeducationalinstitutionsmodeledonEuropeansettings.Heimaginedthatan“academicalvillage”aroundatree-linedlawnwouldprovideanidealsettinginwhichtopursuehighereducation.ThecenterofsuchavillagewouldbeaWhenVirginiadecidedtosetupastateuniversityin1818,theretiredU.S.Presidentfinallywasabletodevotehistalent,time,andenergytocreatingthisnewkindofeducationalinstitution.Bythetimehewasfinishedwithhisdesign,JeffersonhadinventedanentirelynewAmericansettingforhighereducation:thecollegecampus.In1812,Jeffersonchosetobeginbuildinghis“academicalvillage,”theUniversityofVirginia,inCharlottesville,VA,farawayfromthecitycenter.Heintendedthisspottopromotelearningbecauseitwasnaturalandunspoiled,andfarfromanythingthatcoulddistractorharmthestudents.TheUniversityconsistsoftworowsofhouses,fiveoneachside,leadingtoamainbuilding.Thismainbuilding,theRotunda,becamethemostimportantpartoftheUniversity,becauseitcontainedthelibrary.Byfocusinghisentireinstitutiononthelibrary,insteadofaroundthechurch,JeffersonJefferson’saimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhisidealeducationalsystem,asystemhethoughtshouldgiveeverycitizentheinformationheneedsforcarryingouthisdailybusiness.Thisnewapproachtocitizenshipandeducationdemandedanewtypeofuniversity,onewherestudentsandprofessorscouldcoexistandshareideas.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironmentbycombingtheprofessors’housesandstudents’classrooms,andlinkingallthebuildingswithcoveredwalkwayssointellectualexchangesbetweendepartmentscouldgoonsmoothly.Jeffersonhadalsorecognizedtheimportanceofthestudents’wholelife,andgivenmuchthoughtandplanningtothestudents’56.Jeffersondevotedmuchofhisthoughttotheeducationofthecommonmanbecausehebelieved________.A.everyonewholovedfreedomhatedignorance.B.acountrycouldnotbestrongwithouteducation.C.anuneducatedmancouldnotgainfullfreedom.D.EuropeaneducationalinstitutionsdidnotsuitAmerica57.AccordingtoJefferson,thecenterofauniversityshouldbe______.A.thechurchB.thelibraryC.thelawnD.theclassroom58.JeffersonchoseolocatetheUniversityofA.landinthecitycentercouldnotbefound.B.therewasatree-linedlawnthereC.thiswasaEuropeantraditionD.therewasnodistractionforthestudents.59.InJefferson’sview,anidealeducationalsystemshould_________.A.beoneunderwhicheverycitizenenjoysequalopportunity.B.giveeveryonetheinformationheneedsforconductinghisbusiness.C．ensurethateveryonehasachancetoenteraninstitutionofhigherlearning.D.providestudentswithanaturalandunspoiledsettingforlearning.60.WhatwasmadeeasybytherevolutionizedAmericancampus?A.Students’learning.B.IntellectualexchangeC.Professors’teachingD.Bothstudents’andprofessors’life.

IV.Translation(10%)61．他致力于研究工作的精神给我留下了深刻的印象，但我对他那些深奥的理论却丝毫不感兴趣。

62．不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家繁荣未来是至关重要的。

63．显然，找到替代能源对我们经济的稳定发展是至关重要的。

64.如果让我来决定我们是要一个没有自行车的城市呢，还是要一个没有汽车的城市，我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。

65.你是否认为公共汽车司机应对乘客的安全负完全的责任？参考答案及评分标准I.Choosethebestanswer.(25%)12345678910CDCABBDCCB11121314151617181920CDBDDBCCBA2122232425BCCBCII.Cloze(20%)26272829303132333435DBADBBCCCB36373839404142434445ADDDCBDDBAIII.ReadingComprehension(30%)46474849505152535455DBCBDDCADA5657585960CBDBBIV.Translation(10%)61.IwasimpressedbyhisdevotiontoresearchbutIdidnothavetheslightestinterestinhisprofoundtheories.62.Itisself-evidentthattheeducationoftheyoungisvitaltothefutureofacountry.63.Apparently,findingalternativeenergysourcesisessentialtothesteadydevelopmentofoureconomy.64.Wereitlefttometodecidewhetherweshouldhaveacitywithoutbikesoronewithoutcars.Ishouldnothesitateamomenttopreferthelatter.65.Doyouthinkbusdriversshouldtakefullresponsibilityforthepassengers’safety?2013-2014学年第二学期期末英语精读试卷使用对象：英语13401、13402、13403班模块名称：B卷出题学院：外语学院考试形式：闭卷题号一二三四五总分得分

II.Choosethebestanswer(20%)16.Thegovernmenthastrieditsbestto________theneedsofthemarket.A.meetB.reachC.supplyD.greet17.Theplanehadalready______whenIarrivedattheairport.A.takenoffB.setoffC.gotoutD.pulledout18.Hismothertoldhimto_____hislittlebrotherwhenshewasaway.A.lookbackB.lookoverC.lookatD.lookafter19.Asmybeloveduncle,hegavemeadvice_______money.A.aswellB.aslongasC.aswellasD.asgoodas20.Heacceptedhisfriend’s_____toswimacrosstheriver.A.challengeB.battleC.powerD.will21.Thegeneralmanager_____backfromabusinesstrip,sohefeltalittletired.A.wasjustcomingB.iscomingC.hasjustcomeD.hadjustcome22.Thebigsupermarket,which_____in1990,isthetallestbuildinginthiscity.A.hasbeencompletedB.hadbeencompletedC.wascompletedD.willbecompleted23.Heonlyallowedustwohours________,soallofuswereinahurry.A.topackupB.packingupC.tobepackedupD.packup24._________troublememostwasthatIforgotmystudentcardandmyticketA.WhatB.whichC.ThatD.Whatever.25.Whenherbabyfellasleep,she________herpenandbegantowrite.A.tookonB.tookupC.tooktoD.tookapart26.Pleasedon’t_____atthelittleboy.Hewillbefrightenedbyyourloudvoice.A.smileB.lookC.throwD.shout27.Wouldyoumind_____formeindowntown?Hereisthelist,thankyou.A.goingskatingB.doinghomeworkC.goinghelpingD.doingsomeshopping28.TheEnglishteacherencouragedthestudentstotakean_____partinthegroupdiscussion.A.actB.activeC.activelyD.activity29.Expertsadviseustolearn______,whichmeansnotdependingonthebookortheteacher.A.sincerelyB.immediatelyC.intelligentlyD.independently30.Thebadweatherwill______ourbuildingplansbytwoweeks.A.setasideB.setaboutC.setbackD.setup31.Everymonthshetriesto_____partofhersalaryforbuyingacomputer.A.setoffB.setasideC.settoD.setfor32.Thethiefhas______themoneythathestolethreedaysago.A.runawayB.runforC.rundownD.runawaywith33.WhenIwenthome,theyhadalready______fortheNorth.A.cutoffB.calledoffC.setoffD.droppedoff34.Jacktoldmethat______ofthetwowomenwashisteacherofChinese.A.thetallestB.themosttallC.thetallD.thetaller35.Thislessonis_______thanthelastoneinthisbook.A.moreeasyB.veryeasyC.moreeasierD.mucheasierIII.Cloze(20%)

Forthepasttwoyears,Ihavebeenworkingonstudents’evaluationofclassroomteaching.Ihavekeptarecordofinformalconversations__36__some300studentsfromat__37__twenty-onecollegesanduniversities.Thestudentsweregenerally__38__anddirectintheircomments__39__howcourseworkcouldbebetter__40__.Mostoftheirremarkswerekindly___41___—withtoleranceratherthanbitterness—andfrequentlyweresoftenedbythe__42__thatthestudentswerespeaking__43_some,notall,instructors.Nevertheless,__44__thefollowingsuggestionsandcommentsindicate,studentsfeel__45__withthings-as-they-areintheclassroom.

Professorsshouldbe__46__fromreadinglecturenotes.“Itmakestheir__47__monotonous（单调的）.”

Iftheyaregoingtoread,whynot__48__outcopiesofthelecture?Thenwe__49__needtogotoclass.Professorsshould__50__repeatinginlecturesmaterialthatisinthetext-book.“__51__we’vereadthematerial,wewantto__52__itorhearitelaboratedon,__53__repeated.”“Alotofstudentshatetobuya__54__textthattheprofessorhaswritten__55__tohavehislecturesrepeatit.”

36.A)involvingB)countingC)coveringD)figuring

37.A)bestB)leastC)lengthD)large

38.A)reservedB)hard-workingC)politeD)frank

39.A)overB)atC)onD)of

40.A)presentedB)submittedC)describedD)written

41.A)receivedB)addressedC)madeD)taken

42.A)occasionB)truthC)caseD)fact

43.A)onB)aboutC)atD)with

44.A)thoughB)whetherC)asD)if

45.A)dissatisfiedB)unsatisfactoryC)satisfiedD)satisfactory

46.A)interferedB)interruptedC)discouragedD)disturbed

47.A)voicesB)soundsC)pronunciationD)gestures

48.A)holdB)leaveC)dropD)give

49.A)couldn’tB)wouldn’tC)mustn’tD)shouldn’t

50.A)refuseB)prohibitC)preventD)avoid

51.A)OnceB)UntilC)HoweverD)Unless

52.A)rememberB)argueC)discussD)keep

53.A)yetB)notC)andD)or

54.A)desiredB)revisedC)requiredD)deserved

55.A)aboutB)howC)butD)only

IV.Readingcomprehension（20%）

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworld-widehasdecreasedsignificantly.

AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic(北极的)snowweredeclining.

Inhisnewstudy,Dr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfromtheratiosofEuropean,AsianandCanadiangasolineandthusenabledscientiststodifferentiate(分区)theleadsources.ThedominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnitedStates.

InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbio,scientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilintheNorth-easternUnitedStateshaddecreasedmarkedlysincetheintroductionofunleadedgasoline.

Manyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperiod.

TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEngland,NewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributedtheleadfasterthanthescientistshadexpected.Scientistssaybothstudiesdemonstratethatcertainpartsoftheecosystem(生态系统)respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosphericpollution,butthatthesefindingsshouldnotbeusedasalicensetopollute.

56.ThestudypublishedinthejournalNatureindicatesthat________.

A)theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthedesiredresults

B)leaddepositsinarcticsnowareontheincrease

C)leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthanexpected

D)theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollutioninarcticsnow

57.LeadaccumulationworldwidedecreasedsignificantlyaftertheuseofunleadedgasintheUS________.

A)wasdiscouragedC)wasprohibitedbylaw

B)wasenforcedbylawD)wasintroduced

58.HowdidscientistsdiscoverthesourceofleadpollutioninGreenland?

A)ByanalyzingthedatapublishedinjournalslikeNatureandAmbio.

B)Byobservingtheleadaccumulationsindifferentpartsofthearcticarea.

C)BystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoilandsnowinNortheasternAmerica.

D)Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsofleadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.

59.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyhavefoundthat________.

A)forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthanexpected

B)leadaccumulationsinforestsaremoredifficulttodealwith

C)leaddepositsarewidelydistributedintheforestsoftheUS

D)theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasilypollutedbyleademissions

60.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatscientists________.

A)arepuzzledbythemysteryofforestpollution

B)feelrelievedbytheuseofunleadedgasoline

C)stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblem

D)lacksufficientmeanstocombatleadpollution

Questions61to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.BornonOct.28,1955,BillGatesgrewupinSeattleandattendedpublicelementaryschoolandtheprivateLakesideSchool.There,hediscoveredhisinterestinsoftwareandbeganprogrammingIn1973,GatesenteredHarvardInhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadbegunin1975withhischildhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyadreamthatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletoolineveryofficeandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Gates’ideaforpersonalcomputershasbeenimportanttothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.Besideshisloveofcomputersandsoftware,GatesfoundedCorbis,whichisdevelopingintooneoftheworld’slargestresourcesofvisualinformation.GateswasmarriedonJan.1,1994,toMelindaFrenchGates.Theyhavethreechildren.Gatesandhiswife,Melinda,havealsogiv