空军工程大学《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、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.Thenewpolicywillsurelybenefitthefarmersalot.However,somepeopleare________aboutitsfuture.A.curiousB.skepticalC.enthusiasticD.optimistic2.Theoldmanwasso________inthebookthathedidn'tnoticethestrangercomein.A.concentratedB.buriedC.absorbedD.focused3.Weshouldmakeaclear________betweenthetwoscientifictermsforthepurposeofourdiscussion.A.separationB.discriminationC.deviationD.distinction4.Themanager________theworkershowtoimprovetheprogramsince9am.A.hastoldB.istellingC.hasbeentellingD.willhavetold5.Theyoungman,whobythen________admissiontouniversity,decidedtodosomepart-timejobstogainmorepracticalexperience.A.gainedB.wasgainingC.hasgainedD.hadgained6.Thefacthasworriedmanyscientists________theearthisbecomingwarmerandwarmertheseyears.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.though7.Thereason________hewaslatewas________hemissedtheearlybus.A.that;becauseB.why;thatC.why;becauseD.that;that8.Itisthethirdtimethatshehaswontherace,________hassurprisedusall.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what9.Thenumberofpeopleinvited________fifty,butanumberofthem________absentfordifferentreasons.A.were;wasB.was;wasC.was;wereD.were;were10.Thehouserentisexpensive.I'vegotabouthalfthespaceIhadathomeandI'mpaying________here.A.asthreetimesmuchB.asmuchthreetimesC.muchasthreetimesD.threetimesasmuch11.ThemoreIlearnaboutChinesehistory,________IenjoylivinginChina.A.thebetterB.themoreC.thebestD.themost12.Idon'tknowthereason________youwereabsentfromthemeeting,butI'msurethatsomeonewilltellmethereason________youhaven'ttoldme.A.why;thatB.that;whyC.because;whichD.ofwhich;that13.Thelittlegirl________herheartoutbecauseshe________hertoybearandbelievedshewasn'tevergoingtofindit.A.hadcried;lostB.cried;hadlostC.hascried;haslostD.cries;haslost14.Theoldtemple________roofwasdamagedinastormisnowunderrepair.A.whereB.whichC.itsD.whose15.—CanyoucomeonMondayorTuesday?—I'mafraid________dayispossible.A.eitherB.neitherC.someD.any16.Thewayhediditwasdifferent________wewereusedto.A.inwhichB.inwhatC.fromwhatD.fromwhich17.________isknowntousallisthatthe2008OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinBeijing.A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which18.Thenews________theprimeministerwillpayavisittoourschoolhasspreadoverthecampus.A.whetherB.whenC.thatD.why19.Thefactoryproduceshalfamillionpairsofshoeseveryyear,80%________aresoldabroad.A.ofwhichB.whichofC.ofthemD.ofthat20.Thenumberofstudentsinourschool________by5%everyyear.A.riseB.risesC.raisesD.raise二、多项选择题（总共10题，每题3分，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出所有符合题意的选项，漏选得1分，错选不得分）1.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeaperson'scharacter?A.HonestB.GenerousC.IntelligentD.Humorous2.Whichofthefollowingphrasesmean"导致"?A.leadtoB.resultinC.contributetoD.bringabout3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesarecorrect?A.I'mlookingforwardtoseeingyou.B.Heisusedtoliveinthecountryside.C.Shehasgotusedtothenewenvironment.D.Theyusedtoplayingfootballafterschool.4.Whichofthefollowingwordsaresynonyms?A.BigB.LargeC.GreatD.Huge5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexpresscontrast?A.HoweverB.NeverthelessC.AlthoughD.While6.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusethepresentperfecttensecorrectly?A.Ihavefinishedmyhomework.B.ShehasgonetoBeijing.C.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor10years.D.Hehasboughtanewcarlastweek.7.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedasadverbs?A.HardB.HardlyC.FastD.Quick8.Whichofthefollowingphrasesmean"依靠，依赖"?A.dependonB.relyonC.countonD.lookon9.Whichofthefollowingsentencesareinthepassivevoice?A.ThebookwaswrittenbyLuXun.B.Heislovedbyeveryone.C.Theyhavebuiltanewbridge.D.ThewindowwasbrokenbyTom.10.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeabeautifulview?A.StunningB.GorgeousC.AttractiveD.Ugly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'mveryinterestedinthebookwhichyouboughtityesterday.()2.Thereasonwhyhewaslateisbecausehemissedthebus.()3.ThisisthefirsttimethatIhavecometoBeijing.()4.Thenumberofpeoplewhocometovisitthiscityeachyearareincreasing.()5.Sheissuchakindgirlaseveryonelikes.()6.Hesuggestedthatwewenttothecinematonight.()7.IfIwereyou,Iwilltakethejob.()8.Iwouldratheryoudidn'ttellmethetruth.()9.Theboy,hismotherdiedlastyear,studiesveryhard.()10.Theoldmanlivesinthehousewherewindowsfacesouth.()四、阅读理解（总共4篇文章，每篇文章后有5个小题，每题3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）Passage1Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly70%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthatisseawater,orsaltwaterwhichisnotdrinkable.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%-thefreshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheformoficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.However,asthingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwater,whichisconstantlybeingreplacedbyrainfall,isstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly-almostdaybyday.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Alimitedwatersupplywouldhaveabadeffectonagricultureandindustry.Letmegiveyoujustonesmallexampleofhownecessarywateristoindustry.Doyouknowthattoproduceasingletonofsteel,ittakesabout91,000litersofwater?Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourpreciouswater.Oneofthefirststepsweshouldtakeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield,butonlyonasmallscale.Thesystemsthathavebeenworkedoutresemblethoseusedinspacecraft.1.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuse?A.Nearly70%.B.About97%.C.Exactly3%.D.Lessthan3%.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonfortheworldwatershortage?A.Thelargepopulation.B.Pollutionofseawater.C.Thelargeamountofwaterusedinagricultureandindustry.D.Therapidincreaseofourneedforwater.3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Newwaysofreusingwaterhavebeenfullydeveloped.B.Weneedtotakeimmediatestepstosolvethewatershortageproblem.C.Industryismoreimportantthanagricultureinusingwater.D.Watercanbeusedonlyonce.4.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofproducingsteelinthepassage?A.Toshowhowimportantwateristoindustry.B.Toshowhowmuchwaterindustryuses.C.Toshowhownecessarywateristoagriculture.D.Toshowhowmuchwateriswastedinindustry.5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheImportanceofWaterB.TheWorld'sWaterProblemC.TheThirstyWorldD.FreshWaterandSeaWaterPassage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.,noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Theimportanceoftimeinsociallife.B.Theimportanceoftimeinmakingappointments.C.Theimportanceoftimeintelephonecalls.D.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.2.Accordingtothepassage,atelephonecallearlyinthemorningisconsidered________.A.amatterofcourseB.amatteroflifeordeathC.somethingofgreatimportanceD.animportantmessage3.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?A.Amatterneedsimmediateattention.B.Thematterissomewhatimportant.C.Thematterisnotimportant.D.Itisamatteroflifeordeath.4.WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheU.S.A.?A.At7:00am.B.At4:00pm.C.Atthelastminute.D.Threeorfourdaysbeforetheparty.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ItisappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateintheU.S.A.B.Itmaybeappropriateforyoutomakeadatewithyourfriendtwoweeksfromnowinsomecultures.C.Itisbestforonetomaketelephonecallsatnightbecauseitcostsmuchless.D.Ifsomeoneis5minuteslate,hehastomakealongapology.Passage3Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis________.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent2.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis________.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway3.Theadvantageclaimedforrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit________.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs4.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat________.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach5.Theauthor'smentionofbroomsticksandtelephonesismeanttoshowthat________.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadaysPassage4TheBritishpsychoanalystJohnBowlbymaintainsthatseparationfromtheparentsduringthesensitive"attachment"periodfrombirthtothreemayscarachild'spersonalityandpredisposetoemotionalproblemsinlaterlife.SomepeoplehavedrawntheconclusionfromBowlby'sworkthatchildrenshouldnotbesubjectedtodaycarebeforetheageofthreebecauseoftheparentalseparationitentails,andmanypeopledobelievethis.Buttherearealsoargumentsagainstsuchastrongconclusion.Firstly,anthropologistspointoutthattheinsulatedloveaffairbetweenchildrenandparentsfoundinmodernsocietiesdoesnotusuallyexistintraditionalsocieties.Forexample,insometribalsocieties,suchastheNgoni,thefatherandmotherofachilddidnotreartheirinfantalone-farfromit.Secondly,commonsensetellsusthatdaycarewouldnotbesowidespreadtodayifparents,care-takersfoundchildrenhadproblemswithit.Statisticalstudiesofthiskindhavenotyetbeencarriedout,andeveniftheywere,theresultswouldbecertaintobecomplicatedandcontroversial.Thirdly,inthelastdecadetherehavebeenanumberofcarefulAmericanstudiesofchildrenindaycare,andtheyhaveuniformly