滨州学院《大学英语二》2024-2025学年期末试卷（A卷）

滨州学院《大学英语二》2024-----2025学年期末试卷（A卷）

一、选择题（总共20题，每题2分，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项）1.Thelittlegirlwassofrightenedthatshejustwouldn't________hergriponmyarm.A.loosenB.removeC.relieveD.dismiss2.Themanagerurgedhisstaffnotto________thesplendidopportunity.A.dropB.missC.escapeD.slide3.Wehaveplannedanexcitingpublicity________withouradvertisers.A.struggleB.campaignC.battleD.conflict4.________thetemperaturemightdrop,coalwaspreparedforwarming.A.ToconsiderB.ConsideredC.ConsideringD.Tobeconsidered5.——Hi,Tracy,youlooktired.——Iamtired.I________thelivingroomallday.A.paintedB.hadpaintedC.havebeenpaintingD.havepainted6.——What'sthematterwithDella?——Well,herparentswouldn'tallowhertogototheparty,butshestill________.A.hopestoB.hopessoC.hopesnotD.hopesfor7.Thedisc,digitally________inthestudio,soundedfantasticatthepartythatnight.A.recordedB.recordingC.toberecordedD.havingrecorded8.Theflowers________sweetinthebotanicgardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.A.tosmellB.smellingC.smeltD.tobesmelt9.Itwasnotuntilshegothome________Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A.whenB.thatC.whereD.before10.TheEnglishplay________mystudentsactedattheNewYear'spartywasagreatsuccess.A.forwhichB.atwhichC.inwhichD.onwhich11.——I'msorryIsteppedoutsideforasmoke.Iwasverytired.——Thereisno________forthiswhileyouareonduty.A.reasonB.excuseC.causeD.explanation12.The________goalofthebookistohelpbridgethegapbetweenresearchandteaching,particularlybetweenresearchersandteachers.A.intensiveB.conciseC.jointD.overall13.The________onhisfacetoldmethathewasangry.A.impressionB.sightC.appearanceD.expression14.——Doyouhaveenoughto________allyourdailyexpenses?——Ohyes,enoughandtospare.A.coverB.spendC.fillD.offer15.——Youhaven'tsaidawordaboutmynewcoat,Brenda.Doyoulikeit?——I'msorryI________anythingaboutitsooner.Icertainlythinkit'sprettyonyou.A.wasn'tsayingB.don'tsayC.won'tsayD.didn'tsay16.Themotherdidn'tknowwho________forthebrokenglass.A.blamedB.beblamedC.toblameD.wouldblame17.——I'mthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I'mafraidIcan'tpassthistime.——________!I'msureyou'llmakeit.A.GoaheadB.GoodluckC.NoproblemD.Cheerup18.Thenewsreportershurriedtotheairport,only________thefilmstarshadleft.A.totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD.told19.________thewebsiteoftheFireDepartmentinyourcity,andyouwilllearnalotaboutfirefighting.A.HavingsearchedB.TosearchC.SearchingD.Search20.________withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontime.A.FacedB.FaceC.FacingD.Toface二、多项选择题（总共10题，每题3分，从每题所给的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中，选出所有符合要求的选项，选项中有两项或两项以上符合题目要求，多选、少选或错选均不得分）1.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeaperson'scharacter?A.Kind-heartedB.IntelligentC.GenerousD.BeautifulE.Humorous2.WhichofthefollowingarecommontypesofEnglishwriting?A.NarrativeB.DescriptiveC.ExpositoryD.ArgumentativeE.Poetic3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexpressagreement?A.Icouldn'tagreemore.B.That'sagoodpoint.C.Exactly.D.I'mafraidIcan'tagree.E.Noway.4.WhichofthefollowingareimportantskillsinEnglishlistening?A.UnderstandingkeywordsB.GraspingthemainideaC.CatchingdetailsD.RecognizingintonationE.Memorizingeveryword5.WhichofthefollowingarecorrectwaystoimproveEnglishvocabulary?A.ReadingextensivelyB.UsingflashcardsC.WatchingEnglishmoviesD.AvoidingusingnewwordsE.Makingwordlists6.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeabeautifulscenery?A.PicturesqueB.StunningC.GloomyD.CharmingE.Ugly7.WhichofthefollowingarecommongrammarpointsinEnglish?A.TensesB.ArticlesC.PronounsD.AdjectivesE.Verbs8.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtostartaconversation?A.What'stheweatherliketoday?B.Howareyou?C.Doyouhaveanyplansfortheweekend?D.Idon'twanttotalktoyou.E.Leavemealone.9.WhichofthefollowingareadvantagesoflearningEnglish?A.Ithelpsyoucommunicatewithpeoplefromallovertheworld.B.Itopensupmorejobopportunities.C.Itenrichesyourculturalknowledge.D.Itmakesyoufeelstressed.E.Ithasnopracticaluse.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeadifficultsituation?A.ToughB.ChallengingC.EasyD.ComplicatedE.Simple三、判断题（总共10题，每题1分，判断下列句子的正误，正确的写T，错误的写F）1.I'mlookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.()2.Hesuggestedthatwewenttothecinematonight.()3.ThebookwhichIboughtityesterdayisveryinteresting.()4.Sheisusedtoliveinthecountryside.()5.NotonlyhebutalsoIareinterestedinmusic.()6.IhavebeentoBeijingthreeyearsago.()7.Theteachertoldusthatthesunrisesintheeast.()8.IpreferreadingbooksthanwatchingTV.()9.TheyeachhasanEnglishdictionary.()10.It'snousecryoverspiltmilk.()四、阅读理解（总共2篇，每题10分，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项）Passage1IntheUnitedStates,itisimportanttobepunctualforanappointment,aclass,ameeting,etc.Thismaynotbetrueinsomeothercountries,however.AnAmericanprofessordiscoveredthisdifferencewhileteachingaclassinaBrazilianuniversity.Thetwo-hourclasswasscheduledtobeginat10a.m.andendat12.Onthefirstday,whentheprofessorarrivedontime,noonewasintheclassroom.Manystudentscameafter10:30a.m.Twostudentscameafter11a.m.Althoughallthestudentsgreetedtheprofessorastheyarrived,fewapologizedfortheirlateness.Werethesestudentsbeingrude?Hedecidedtostudythestudents'behavior.TheprofessortalkedtoAmericanandBrazilianstudentsaboutlatenessinbothaninformalandaformalsituation:atalunchwithafriendandinauniversityclass,respectively.Hegavethemanexampleandaskedthemhowtheywouldreact.Iftheyhadalunchappointmentwithafriend,theaverageAmericanstudentdefinedlatenessas19minutesaftertheagreedtime.Ontheotherhand,theaverageBrazilianstudentfeltthefriendwaslateafter33minutes.InanAmericanuniversity,studentsareexpectedtoarriveattheappointedhour.Incontrast,inBrazil,neithertheteachernorthestudentsalwaysarriveattheappointedhour.ClassesnotonlybeginatthescheduledtimeintheUnitedStates,butalsoendatthescheduledtime.IntheBrazilianclass,onlyafewstudentslefttheclassat12:00;manyremainedpast12:30todiscusstheclassandaskmorequestions.WhilearrivinglatemaynotbeveryimportantinBrazil,neitherisstayinglate.1.WhydidtheprofessorstudytheBrazilianstudents'behavior?A.Hefeltpuzzledatthestudents'beinglate.B.Hefeltangryatthestudents'rudeness.C.Hewantedtomakethestudentscomeontimelater.D.Hewantedtocollectdataforoneofhisstudies.2.Itcanbeinferredfromtheprofessor'sstudyoflatenessintheinformalsituationthat________.A.AmericanstudentswillbecomeimpatientiftheirfriendisfiveminuteslateB.neitherBraziliannorAmericanstudentslikebeinglateinsocialgatheringsC.beinglateinoneculturemaynotbeconsideredsorudeinanothercultureD.Brazilianstudentswillnotcomethirty-threeminutesaftertheagreedtime3.FromthelastparagraphweknowthatinBrazil________.A.itisimportanttoarriveattheappointedtimeB.itisrudetokeeptheprofessorstayingafterclassC.itisnormalforstudentstoleaveduringlecturesD.itisacceptableforprofessorsandstudentstobelateforclass4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisimportanttobepunctualforanappointmentintheUnitedStates.B.Theimportanceofbeingpunctualdiffersamongcultures.C.StudentsshouldcomeontimeforclassintheUnitedStates.D.Brazilianstudentshaveadifferentattitudetowardslateness.Passage2Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.Forexample,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan'tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlookonlife,aspecialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.Ifyoulookatchildren,you'llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall"bright"childrenand"notbright"children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife——hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Withinthesamesituation,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.1.Accordingtothispassage,intelligenceis________.A.theabilitytoknowwhattodoB.theabilitytodowell