大学英语2复习资料

1、.大学英语2复习资料I.Use of English1 Do you have the time? Sorry, I have no watch. _B_A. What a shame!B. Thanks anyway.C. It doesn t matter.D. Why not buy one?2 May I see the dentist now? _B_.A. Is it a real emergency?B. Do you have an appointment?C. In that case, you ll have to wait.D. I ll talk to the dent

2、ist and squeeze you in.3. 1,500, but that s my last offer.OK. It s aB _.A. costB. priceC. rewardD. deal4. We were talking about the new play _D_, remember? Yes, I enjoyed it very much.A. the other dayB. another dayC. some dayD. other day5. You keep on coughing. Whatthe smatter?Oh, I ve got a cold. N

3、othing serious,A _.A. yetB. indeedC. thoughD. anyway6、 Hello,this is 8325788. _D_ ？A 、How are youB.Will you come tonightCCanItake a messageD Is that Mike7、 Thank you for a wonderful meal. _A_ ？AIt smypleasureBThe same to youCThank you all the sameDNo,that s all right8、 Goodbye! I m glad_C_you. _,too

4、.A to see; I B to have seen; Me C to see ; Me D seeing I 9、 Id rather have some wine,if you don tmind. _C_.A No, you d better notB Thank you all the sameC Not at all.anything you wantD Yes,but not good10、 1. I haven t seen Billy for 10 years. _D_A. Either have I.B. So have I.C. Haven t I.D. Neither

5、have I.II. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1.Manners are very importantinevery country,butthe troubleisthat differentcountries have different ideas about what counts as polite behavior. What is goodmanners in one country may not be appropriate behavior in another. Chinese peoplemay be shocked at what c

6、ounts as good manners in England.Whenan Englishman passesa friendin thestreethe does not always stoptotalk.He may just nod, say hello and pass on. If two friends do stop to talk, they donot shake hands. It is only at parties for young people (students, for instance)thata person couldgo up to someone

7、 he does notknow and introducehimself.On moreformal occasions or at parties run by older people a guest always waits to beintroduced to someone he does not know by the host, hostess or another guest whohe already knows. At even a formal dinner an Englishman does not wait for a toastbefore he has a d

8、rink. The English reserve toasts for very formal or very specialoccasions.In these cases the toast will usually be accompanied by a short speech,forexample,at a wedding receptionor at a partyforsomebody who isretiring.Aftera private dinner in someones house an Englishman will only shake hands with t

9、hehost and hostess if it is a fairly formal occasion, like a business dinner, and hewill usually put his coat on and say goodbye as he leaves the house.Luckily,likeChinese people,theEnglishusuallyexcuseforeignstudentsovermatters of etiquette.But even so,perhaps thesafestadvice fortheoverseasstudent,

10、no matter what country he is visiting, is to follow the old proverb: when in Rome,do as the Romans do.1. When an Englishman meets a friend in the street, he may _B_.A. stop to talk to his friendB. just nod and say“hello”C. shake hands with his friendD. just say goodbye2. What will a person do when h

11、e attend a party run by older people? DA. Go up to a stranger and introduce himself.B. Ask his friend to introduce him to others.C. Give a speech in front of others to introduce himself.D. Wait to be introduced by the host / hostess.3. On which occasion will the English toast? AA. A wedding receptio

12、n.B. A dinner party.C. A speech.D. A meeting.4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? CA. Different countries have similar ideas about what good manners are.B. Chinese people seem to be more polite than English people.C. An Englishmanwillshake hands withthe host aftera privatebusi

13、nessdinner.D. The English usually cant understand foreign students impolite behaviors.5. Which of the followingbestexplainsthe proverb:when inRome, do as the Romansdo.BA. If you go to Rome, you must do things like the Romans.B. When you go to a foreign country, you should learn something about their

14、 manners.C. Romans always do the right thing, so you should follow them.D. Manners in Roman are as easy to follow as in other countries.Passage 2As supplierof most of thefoodwe eat and of raw materialsfor many industrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrial perfo

15、rmance of agriculture is even more important thanthis. For innations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working populationis needed to raise food and few people are available for production of investmentgoods or for other activities required for economic growth. Indeed, one of the

16、factors related most closely to the per capital income (人均收入 ) of a nation isthe fraction of its population engaged in farming. In the poorest nations of theworld more than half of the population lives on farms. This compares sharply withlessthan 10 percent in Western Europe and less than 4 percent

17、intheUnitedStates.Inshort,the courseofeconomic development ingeneral depends ina fundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformanceinturn,dependsonhowagriculture is organized and on the economic environment, or market structure,withinwhichitfunction.Inthefollowingpages theperformanceofAmericana

18、gricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwith a conversationof itsmarketstructure.1. This passage is most probably _B_.A. a news itemB. part of an introduction of a bookC. part of a lectureD. an advertisement2. What is most important to agriculture is _C_.A. the amount of food it producesB. the pe

19、r capital income of farmersC. its industrial performanceD. the production of investment goods3. The word“this ” in Line 3 refers to _A_.A. the provision of food and raw materialsB. the productivity of farmersC. the production of investment goodsD. the economy as a whole4. The performance of farmers

20、essentially determines _D_.A. the size of the working populationB. the organization of agricultureC. the market structureD. the general development of economy5. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of _B_.A. the structure of American farming populationB. the market structure o

21、f American agricultureC. the various functions of American agricultureD. the organization of American agriculture.Passage 3Twenty yearsago,kids in schoolhad nevereven heard oftheinternet.Now, I llbet you can t find a single person in your school who hasnt at least heard ofit. In fact, many of us use

22、 it on a regular basis and even have access to it fromour homes! The “net ” in internet really stands for network. A network is two ormore computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent fromone computerto another.The internetisa vastresourceforalltypesofinformation.You may e

23、njoyusingitto do researchfora schoolproject,downloadingyour favoritesongsorcommunicatingwithfriendsand family.Informationisaccessedthroughwebpagesthatcompanies,organizationsand individualscreateand post.It skind oflike a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can putanythin

24、g on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best judgmentand a little common sense.Justbecauseyou read somethingon a pieceofpapersomeone stickson a bulletinboard doesn t mean it s good information, or even correct, for that matter. Soyou have tobe surethatwhoever postedtheinformation

25、knows whatthey retalkingabout,especiallyifyoure doing research!But what ifyourejustemailingpeople?You still have to be very careful. If youve never met the person that yourecommunicatingwithonline,you could be on dangerousground! You shouldnevergiveout any personal information to someone you dont kn

26、ow, not even your name! Andjust likeyou cantbelievethe informationon everywebsiteout there,you cantrely on what strangers you“meet” onthe internet tell you either. Just as youcouldmake up thingsaboutyourselftotellsomeone, someone else coulddo thesameto you!1. Severalcomputerscan be connectedtogether

27、by the Internetso that_B_.A. people can see each otherB. information can be shared and sent freelyC. you can read newspaperD. you can create anything you like2. You should be careful when you are surfing online because_D_.A. some of the information may not be true or rightB. some people may give you

28、 the wrong informationC. some information may do harm to youD. all the above3. When you are emailing people, you_C_.A. need not worry because it is completely safeB. should never let others know your nameC. should never give out any personal information to a strangerD. can trust them and tell them a

29、nything4. What does the author think of the Internet? AA. Everything has two sides; so is the Internet.B. The Internet is dangerous and harmful.C. The Internet is wonderful because it helps people do a lot of things.D. The Internet is boring and dull.5. Which of the following can be the best title f

30、or this passage?CA. Internet and I.B. The Development of Internet.C. Internet Safety.D. The Information Age.Passage 4You are a German living in Berlin. One day youre walking down the street,minding your ownbusiness, whensuddenlya stranger approached with asmile on hisface. After stopping you, he hol

31、ds a small electronic device close to his face andspeaks slowly into it, saying, in English:“Can you tell me where I can buy somesauerkraut? ” What should you do? A. Run away; B. Call the police; or, C. Listenclosely for the device to say, in German,“Konnen Sie mir bitte sager, whichSauerkraut Kaufe

32、n Kann? ”The most appropriate response would be C. because the person in front of youis only a tourist trying to enjoy himself. The device is said to be the worldsfirstportabletransistorahand-heldmicrocomputerthat atthesame timeconverts one spoken language into another.The four-pound battery-operate

33、d product is called the Voice, and it is thecreation of Advanced Products and Technologies, an American electronics company.When the Voice is introduced in the United States in late Aprilat a price of$1,500 itwillbe capableofconverting spoken English into Italian,German, Frenchand Spanish. The produ

34、ct comes with separate cartridges (盒式储存器 ) for each ofthe four languages, which can be changed when the user travels from one country toanother. The item will be sold in Europe soon after the U.S. Introduction, withcartridges that covert Italian, German, French and Spanish into English.The Voice use

35、s a microchip( 微型集成块 ) and artificialintelligencetotranslateLanguages. It is started by voice command and produces voice output through a built-in speaker. Then the user makes a statement or asks a question, the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another Language.1. The stranger holding

36、 the Voice seems to be _C_.A. asking for some informationB. greeting the GermanC. amusing himselfD. practising his German2.The German sentence “Konnen Sie Kann? ” means _D_.A. “Why dont you ask the policeman.”B. “Would you listen closely for the device to say?”C. “Can you say it again, please?”D. “C

37、an you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?”3.The word “speaker ” in the last paragraph refers to _B_.A. the person who speaks to the deviceB. a component part of the Voice.C. the person who speaks GermanD. the speech produced by the Voice4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? CA. The voice is a

38、n invention of an electronics company.B. The voice is a hand-held translator.C. The voice is new product in wide use.D. The voice is mainly a microcomputer.5. The Voice can translate _D_.A. from German into any of the other four languages mentionedB. from and into English by using the same cartridge

39、sC. between any two of the above-mentioned languagesD. from English into any of the other four languages or the other way round Passage5While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised thecancella

40、tion of exams because they believe“tests don t tell the whole story.”As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience thata student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a students final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year s work. Of

41、course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfairpicture of a students ability.The simplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexam studiesand good marksare almost certain indicators of a student s future performance. The opposite,almost certainly, incompetence.Th

42、ere is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student word for it? Any institution that“liberates ” students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if

43、not ignorant. And surely the “graduates ” of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.Whenallis said and done,I sense thata fearof failureand a fearof unpleasantcomparisonwith othersis at the bottom of most ban-e

44、xams ( 废除考试 ) talk.Excellenceand quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire thesatisfaction of being the best.1.Which of the following will the author of this passage probably agree with? BA) Tests are not effective in measuring the students abilities.B) Tests are an eff

45、ective measure of the students abilities.C) Tests can only measure some of the students abilities.D) Tests may not be useful for measuring students abilities.2. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph _A_.A) opposed judging students by the results of examsB) must have proposed other ways of

46、 testing studentsC) regarded exams as a way of punishing studentsD) seem to be worried about the poor marks of their students.3.According to the letter, a student s final mark _B_.A) is often encouragingB) often gives a fair picture of the year s workC) often proves unreliableD) often tells whether

47、he likes the subject of not4. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would_D_.A) have to continue his studiesB) have a feeling of failureC) be incompetentD) not be admitted by foreign institutions5. Accordingtothe letter,those who dislikethe ideaofexaminationsare pr

48、obablyafraid of _A_.A) competing with other studentsB) being graded unfairlyC) working too hardD) being dismissed from schoolIII. V ocabulary and Structure31.I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _B_ in a quiet neighborhood.A. all in allB. above allC. after allD. over all32._B_ we h

49、ave finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.A. For nowB. Now thatC. Ever sinceD. By now33.What you have done is _D _ the doctor s orders.A. attached toB. responsible toC. resistant toD. contrary to34.John regretted _A_ to the meeting last week.A. not goingB. not to goC. not havi

50、ng been goingD. not to be going35.They _C_ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.A. carried outB. carried offC. carried onD. carried forward36.By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I _B_ for Shanghai.A. am leavingB. should have leftC. will leaveD. have already left37.It was essential that all the necessary documents _A _ to the president s office being theend of this month.A. be handed inB. must be handed inC. shouldD. had been h