大学英语2试卷A

1、.大学英语2 试卷 ( a 卷 )8. if a computer message came _ to“ dad” , for example, i d feel forgotten and neglected.时间 90 分钟题号合计a addressedb addressingc being addressedd been addressed9. the medicine needs to be taken_ a daily basis.a onb atc ford as分数10. the united states consists of _ states including calif

2、ornia and maryland.阅卷人 multiple choice （30points, one point for each ）阅卷人得分a fiftyb forty-ninec forty-eightd fifty-one11. you can t see through a telescope unless it is _ correctly to your sight.a adjustedb adaptedc adoptedd admitted1 _being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enoug

3、h to provide for his largefamily.a despiteb despite ofc in spited spite of2. the policeman insisted _ seeing what i had in my bag.ainb onc ofd by3. if i had stayed in business, i _ a really wealthy man today.but now, i haven t enough money.a might have beenb would have beenc might bed will be4. _ co

4、nditioned are most of us to the idea that success is money that the thought of giving up a12. when i read the letters, i can t help _ my parents.a missingb to missc missd to missing13. “ genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. this sentence” is said by_.a thomas ediso

5、nb albert einsteinc leonardo da vinchid bill gates14. it took the experts several months to decide on the _ for the new airport.a sourceb earthc sited character15. he was seriously injured in a car _ last year.a shockb crashc passaged mistakegood salary for happiness seems foolish.16. you also have

6、trouble _ time to get your hair cut.a sob forc asd sucha findb to findc foundd finding5. they could not decide what to do, _ would they ask for help.17. i failed to _ sally to go with me to the party, so i went alone.a sob norc andd fora handleb achievec inspired persuade6.in a truly free market, yo

7、u wouldn t be able to _ money without making a quality product.18.his brothers and sisters all live close _ . it s easy for him to seek help.a obtainb receivec maked achievea tob byc ond in7. “ stepparent” is a term we attach _ men and women who marry into families where children19.i saw him _ along

8、 the street with a large balloon and then _ into the crowd.already exist.a run, disappearb run, to disappearc to run, disappeard to run, to disappeara tob withc asd for20.my father gave up _ only one year ago.;.a teachingb have taughtc to teachd teach21. you ll hear a cheerful recorded voice _,“ you

9、r milk is out of date.passage one”people used to say,“ the hand that（rocks摇） the cradle( 摇篮 )rules the world.and ”“ behinda declaringb to declarec declaresd declaredevery successful man there is a woman.”22. they want to have us _ in homes where“ all appliances are connected to the internet, sharing

10、both these sayings mean the same thing. men rule the world, but their mothers and wives ruleinformation.”them .a livedb to livec lived to be livingmost american women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them23.yet, to make the refrigerator _, you ll have to read the whole bo

11、ok.a stoppedb stopc stoppingd to stop24.you should avoid _ his name in your speech.a mentioningb to mentionc being mentionedd to be mentioned25.though you may qualify _ many positions, there is bitter competition for good jobs these days.a forb toc asd in26.they went out to have a football game afte

12、r they finished _ the reading room.a to cleanb cleaningc cleand cleaned27.the driver refused _ our suggestions. he wanted to get there by himself.a to followb followingc followd followed28._ entry to the interview, remember to compose yourself, smile, use a firm handshake, and lookthe interviewer in

13、 the eye.a onb atc ford as29.his boss blamed him fully because he had forgotten _ the job in time.a having finishedb finishingc finishd to finish30.after a lot of thinking, peter decided _ to paris to continue his education.a to gob goingc god wentreading comprehension（40points, two points for each）

14、阅卷人得分want more for themselves. they want good jobs. when they work they want to be better paid. they want to be as successful as men.the american women sliberation movement was started by women who didn wantt to standbehind successful men. they wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for su

15、ccess. theyrefused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.a liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. ifsomebody says to her,“ you have come a long way,shebabywill. smile and” answer,“ not nearly asfar as i m going to go, baby!”this m

16、ovement is quite new, and many american women don agreet yet. but it has alreadymade some important changes in women s lives-in men s lives, too.1.“ behind every successful man there is a woman” (para. 1,l.2) .meansa.men are always successful but not womenb.women are not willing to stand in front of

17、 menc.women do play an important part in menandworkslivesd. women can be as successful as men2. which of the following is not true?a. some american women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay for the same work.b. most american women want to be more successful than men.c. not every

18、american woman wants to get a job.;.d.theamericanwomen s liberationmovement didmake some changes inwomen slives.3. according to the passage, many american women today are _.a. unwilling to work side by side with menb. working at easier jobs than menc. still going a long way to workd. willing to be l

19、ess important than men as they used to4.“ not nearly as far as i m going to go”means(para. 5, l.3.)a. i m still going to work farther away from homeb. i m notgoing to work far away from homec.i m not satisfied with what i ve doned. what i have done is not far from success5. the american women s libe

20、ration movement _.a. still has a long way to gob. is a failurec. was started by many successful womend. is a new thing not accepted by the writerpassage twothe home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the united states for the last ten years. computers used to be large, expensive machines

21、that were very difficult to use. but scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. as a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buyingcomputers for their homes and businesses. computers hav

22、e been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. some have voices that speak withthe operator. stores use computers to keep records of their inventories( 库存货物 ) and to send bills to their customers. offices use computers to copy letters, reco

23、rd business and keep in touch with otheroffices. people have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.one important new use for computers is for entertainment. many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. people of all ages have been playing these

24、 games. people also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concertsat home. they have become very popular indeed.6. computers used to _.a. work rapidlyb be large and expensivec be easy to used be used for fun7.in recent years, computers are being made _.al

25、arger and more expensiveb smaller and cheapercmore difficult to used to work more slowly8.home computers can be used for _.awriting lettersb playing gamescdoing business dall of the above9.salesmen use computers mainly to _.acheck the list of goods kept in the store houseb play games for pleasurecta

26、lk with their friends in other countriesd write letters to their business partners10. the best title for the passage would be _.anew uses for computersb the popularity of home computerscthe home computer industrydcomputers at homepassage threetoday anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and

27、services. but people used to use to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. when they work, they usually get paid in money.most of the money today is made of metal or paper. but people used to use all kinds of things as money. one of the first kinds of money wa

28、s shells. shells were not the only things used as money. in china, cloth and knives were used. in the philippine islands, rice was used as money. in parts ofafrica, cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. other animals were used as money, too.;.the first metal coins were made in china. they

29、were round and had a square hole in the center.passage fourpeople strung them together and carried them from place to place.different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. the first coins inengland were made of tin. sweden and russia used copper to make their money. later

30、, othercountries began to make coins of gold and silver.but even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. again thechinese thought of a way to improve money. they began to use paper money. the first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than p

31、aper money used today.money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.11. which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?a. to sell a bicycle for $20b. to get some money for old books at a garage sale.c. to buy things you

32、need or wantd. to get paid for your work.12. according to the passage, where was rice used as money in history?ain the philippines.bin chinacin africadin america13. according to the passage, why did ancient chinese coins have a square hole in the center?a. because it would be easier to put them toge

33、ther and carry them around.b. because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place.c. because people wanted to make it look nicer.d. because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.14. it can be inferred from the passage that the reason why even gold and sil

34、ver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive is _.a. that they are easy to stealb. that they are difficult for people to obtainc. that they are not easy to carry aroundd. that they themselves are expensive, too15. which do you choose as the best title for this passage?amoney and its u

35、sesbdifferent things used as moneyc. different countries, different moneyd the history of moneythe word “ sport ” first meant something that people did in their spare time. later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. about a hundred years ago the word was used for organized games. this is t

36、he usual meaning of the word today .people spend a lot of their spare time playing football,basketball, tennis and many other sports. such people play because they want to. a few people are paid for the sport they play. these people are called professional sportsmen. they may be suchsportsmen for on

37、ly a few years, but during that time the best ones can make a lot of money. for example, a football player in england earns more than 50 000 pounds in a year. of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much as that.it is possible for middle class people to engage in sports like golf, tennis and mot

38、or-racing. perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is this: the star can earn more money from advertising than from sport.an advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say“ buy our things.” it saysame shirt and shoes as ” famous sportsmen can even advertise things like wa

39、tches andheyfood. t allow the companies to use their names or a photo of them and they are paid for this. sport is nolonger just something for people s spare time.16.the word“ sport” now usually means _.asomething done by sportsmen in their spare timebhunting wild animals and birdscorganized gamesds

40、chool sports and games17. a professional sportsman is someone who _.amakes money in his spare timebplay all the timecearns money by playing a sportdplay for his country and the people18. most people spend a lot of their spare time playing a sport because they _.awould like tobhave to do socwant to e

41、arn some moneydwill be stars19. famous sportsmen perhaps earn more money from_.;.asportbadvertisingcfootballdhis country20. why do the companies pay the famous sportsmen? because they _.alike the sportsmenbare asked to do socwould buy the same shirtdwant to sell more of their things translations（20points, two points for each）阅卷人得分please translate the following sentences into english.阅卷人得分summer holida