苏州大学《大学英语二》2024-2025学年期末试卷（A卷）

班级学班级学号姓名本科．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．密．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．封．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．线．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．试卷说明：1、试卷满分100分，120分钟完成试卷；2、钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题中（除题目有特殊规定外）；3、答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。题号一二三四五总分合分人复核人满分100得分一、词汇与语法（共20题，每题2分，答题要求：从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项）1.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasuresto______thehighpricesofdailygoodstokeepthemarketstable.A.takedownB.bringdownC.handdownD.teardown2.Shewassoangrythatshe______outoftheroomwithoutsayingaword.A.stormedB.strolledC.slippedD.struggled3.Theyoungmanmadea______tohisparentsthathewouldtrytoearnhisownlivingaftergraduation.A.predictionB.promiseC.planD.contribution4.Weshould______thegoodtraditionsandrejectthebadones.A.handoverB.keepupC.takeawayD.cutoff5.Theteacher'sexplanationmadethe______problemclear.A.confusingB.confusedC.beingconfusedD.havingconfused6.Itwasnotuntildark______hefound______hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.A.that;whatB.that;thatC.when;whatD.when;that7.Idon'tthinkshe'llbeupset,butI'llseeherincase______.A.shewillB.sheisC.shedoesD.shewould8.Thenumberofpeopleinvited______fifty,butanumberofthem______absentfordifferentreasons.A.were;wasB.was;wereC.was;wasD.were;were9.______withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontime.A.FacedB.FaceC.FacingD.Toface10.Thisisthefirsttimewe______afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A.seeB.hadseenC.sawD.haveseen11.Hehasbeenworkingharddayandnight,which,ofcourse,______histiredness.A.answersforB.accountsforC.appliesforD.standsfor12.Thenewpolicywill______theeldersalotthatpeopleover65cantakebusesfreeofcharge.A.discountB.supportC.approveD.benefit13.I'msorryIcan'thelpyou.Ihave______myhandsfullwithmyownaffairs.A.madeB.keptC.doneD.filled14.Weshouldmakeaclear______betweenthetwoscientifictermsforthepurposeofourdiscussion.A.separationB.discriminationC.deviationD.distinction15.Themanagertoldusthatverylittle______wasmadeofthewastematerialinthepast.A.costB.valueC.useD.matter16.Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme______herfromtheicywater.A.tohavesavedB.tosaveC.savingD.saved17.Ican'tfindmydictionary.IwonderwhetherMary______itnow.A.haveB.hasC.ishavingD.had18.Theoldtempledamagedintheearthquake______theQingDynasty.A.isdatedbacktoB.datesfromC.datedbacktoD.wasdatingfrom（答案：1.B2.A3.B4.B5.A6.A7.B8.B9.A10.D11.B12.D13.B14.D15.C16.C17.B18.B）二、完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，答题要求：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项）WhenIwasaboy,IbelongedtotheBoyScouts（童子军）,soIusedtogocampingeverysummer,andoncesomethinghappenedwhichIhaveneverbeenabletoexplain.Wewerecampinginaplaceaboveariver.Afterarriving,weallrusheddowntotheriverandhadaswim.Standingbytheriver,wenoticedthatitwassurroundedbycliffs（悬崖）.Ifsomeonewantedtoreachtheriveratthispoint,hehadtowalkpastourcamp.Severaldayslater,thescoutmasterhadtobeawayforaday.Thatafternoon,wehadsupperearly.Weweresittingroundthefire,eatingandtalking,whenamanwalkedpastandwentdowntowardstheriver.Weallfeltthatthismanlookedverystrange,but,becauseeachofuswasafraidoflookingverystupid,noonesaidanything.Weateratherslowly,takingaslongaspossible.Afterfinishing,wecollectedourplatestogethersothatwecouldtakethemtotheriverwherewealwayswashedthem.Butnoonemovedtowardstheriver-westoodlookingateachotherashamed.Thenallshoutingatonce,webegantalkingaboutthemanwhohadwalkedpastus.Weagreedhowstrangehelookedandwewonderedwhathecouldbedoingbytheriver.Weknewthathecouldonlyreturnbypassingthroughourcamp.Anhourpassed.Thenoneoftheboyssuggestedweshouldcreep（悄悄移动）downbytheriversothatwecouldseewhatthemanwasdoing.Movingveryslowlyandkeepingintheshadow,wecreptdowntowardsthebank.Oneboyclimbedatreesothathecouldseeeverythingclearly.Hecalledtousthattherewasnoonethere,sowerandowntothebank,lookingeverywherecarefully.Wecouldnotunderstandwherethemanhadgone.Whenitgotdark,wewentbacktoourcampfeelingbewildered.Wetoldthescoutmasterwhathadhappenedintheevening.Smiling,hedoubtedthatwehadseentheman,butfinallysuggestedwegoandlookagain.Wedid,buttherewasnoonethere.Manyyearshavepassed,butIstillrememberitasifitwereyesterday.Whatdidwesee?Idonotknow.19.Thewriterinthetextmainlytellsus______.A.thestoryofhischildhoodB.astrangecampingexperienceC.aboutastrangerbytheriverD.aboutagoodplaceforcamping20.Whydidtheboyseattheirsupperslowly?A.Theywantedtodelaygoingtotheriverbank.B.Theywerewaitingfortheirscoutmaster.C.Theyhadasupperearlierthanusual.D.Theyweretalkingwhileeating.21.Theword"bewildered"inthetextprobablymeans______.A.ashamedB.nervousC.unabletounderstandD.eagertoknowsomething22.Whenheheardwhathadhappened,thescoutmaster______.A.realizedwhothemanwasB.startedtoworryaboutthemanC.wentbacktolookforthemanD.feltithardtobelievetheboys23.Thewriterstillrememberstheeventbecause______.A.theboysactedfoolishlyB.thecampingplaceisbeautifulC.therehasbeennoexplanationforitD.heparticularlyenjoyedhiscampingthatsummer三、阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，答题要求：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项）Passage1Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedtoreducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasestherisk.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlookedattheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthattheyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuseandhigherriskofmelanoma.Mosthealthexpertsbelievethatbyprotectingtheskinfromtheharmfuleffectsofthesun,sunscreenhelpspreventskincancer,whichisincreasinginincidence（发生率）fasterthananyothercancerintheUnitedStates.Butquestionshavebeenraisedaboutsunscreenandwhetheritmayhavetheoppositeeffect,perhapsbyallowingpeopletoremainexposedtothesunlongerwithoutburning.Theresearcherssaidthatamongtheproblemswithsomeearlierstudiesisthattheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplemostatriskforskincancer-peoplewithfairskinandfreckles（雀斑）,forexample-aremorelikelytousesunscreen.Asaresult,itmayappearthatsunscreenusersgetcancermoreoften.Thestudies,whichgenerallyreliedonvolunteerstorecalltheirsunscreenuse,werealsounabletoprovehowwelltheproductshadbeenapplied,saidthenewstudy.24.Theunderlinedword"flaws"inthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures25.Peoplewithfairskinandfreckles______.A.seldomusesunscreenB.aremoreindangerofskincancerC.canbefreefromtheharmofthesunD.oftenexposethemselvestothesun26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.sunscreenusersgetskincancermoreoftenB.thevolunteershaveprovedtheeffectofsunscreenC.thenewstudywasbasedontheexperiencesofvolunteersD.thenumberofskincancerpatientsisincreasinginAmerica27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SunscreentoPreventSkinCancerB.SunscreentoIncreaseSkinCancerC.SkinCancerandSunscreenD.SkinCancerCausedbySunscreenPassage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecausep