《大學英語2》期末考試綜合復習資料

1、大學英語2期末考試綜合復習資料I. Use of English1. 一 Hello , may I talk to the headmaster now?A。 Sorry , he is busy at the moment Co Sorry, you can tB。 No , you cant Do I dont know一 Do you think I could borrow your dictionary ?A. Yes, you may borrow Co Yes,help yourself What can I do for you, madam?A。 I want a kilo

2、 of applesCo Thanks一 Do you mind telling me where youCertainly 。 Im from London Co Not really , you can do itYes, go onD。 It doesn t matterB。 You can go your own wayD. Excuse me。 Im busy? re fromB. Sure。 I was born in LondonD。 Certainly not. Im from LondonA. Don t worry about itC. Mr. Brown is very

3、good7。- I d like to book a flight to Shangha iA。 No, of course notCo Yes, sir, single or return?一 May I see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already. oA. That is the menu , sirB. Yes, please go onC. Here you are, sirD. Of course , sir I was worried about chemistry , but Mr. Brown gave me a

4、n A !B. Congratulations! That s a difficult courseD。 Good luck to you !please.B。 Do you mind if I said no?D。 You can t. We are busyA。 Thank you Co Just lucky一 Can I help you , sir?A。 Its all rightC. No, I m leaving soon一 Excuse me, is this seat free?A。 No , you can t sit hereB. No , I cant say I did

5、 well in the raceD。 No , no. I ran slowlyB。 I don t mindD。 Thanks o I m just having a lookB。 Sorry, it is taken一 I learned that you won the 100 meter race this morning. Congratulations !Yes, it is seated by a boyD. Yes, but I don t knowCo一 Hello , could I speak to Don , please?一 A。 Who are you ?Co W

6、ho could I help?一 May I help you , madam?A。 Sorry, I have no idea。Co You d better give me a hand.一 What about going for a walk ?A。 It s gofor you。Co So, do Io一 I think the Internet is very helpful.A. Yes, so do I.B。Co Neither do I. Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow ?A。 Yes, but I ll have Engl

7、ish classes.Brown.CoCoIm afraid I have no idea.B. Who s there?D. Who s speaking?B. Yes, I know what to say 。D. Yes,I d like 2 kilos of orangesB. That s all right.D. Why not ? A good idea.Its a very good idea。D. Id rather go surfing on it.B. Sorry, I have an appointment with Dr.D. I wont. Its kind of

8、 you.-Why dont you have dinner with me tonight ?The reason is that I have to work over time tonight.Sorry about that, but I have to go to a party.Because I have an appointment.Do I d love to, but I have to finish my paper- Im afraid I have spilled some coffee on the table cloth.Ao Oh, dont worry abo

9、ut that o Co I feel sorry for that.Bo You needn t apologizeD. Oh, you shouldnt have done that。 You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. You vealways been working overtime.You are right, but don t you know the meaning?of workSorry, I don t think so. I get overpaid for overwork, you know.C

10、oThats right。 All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.That s right, but the work is interesting. I dona hours atind.some extr19。 George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine , if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is George Smith.A。 How have you been ?B。 Pleased to meet you, George。Mind if cal

11、l you George ?The pleasure s mine20. 一 Excuse me。I don t want to interrupt youA。 No,no。It s quite all right B。 It wont bother me oCo Never mindD. Of course not。21。 Im so tired , working all morning on the farm 。-Why not take a rest, then?A。Because I can tafford itB。 Maybe I shouldCo I don t knowD. S

12、orry, I cant tell you一 Have you heard that Susan has been elected mayor of the city ?-After working so hard for so many years, 。A。 she surely welcomes itB. she has certainly earned itCo she is welcome to itD. it s good news一 Can you post these letters for us on your way home ?A. No problemB。 Its all

13、 rightC. FineD。I hope so24。 一 Do you happen to have twenty dollars on you ? ?-1 want to buy a reference book.A。 Do you want the money Co How much25. - Hows everything going ?- oA。 Everything is finishedC. Not so bad, you knowB。 What will you want to doD。 What forB. Everything has been doneD。 Not doi

14、ng wrong , you know26. 一 Would you do me a favor and carry these books?A. Yes, that s rightC. Never mind27 o o-Thank you o I certainly will.A. Happy birthday to youB。 No troubleD. With pleasureLet me help you with your EnglishPlease remember me to your grandparentsDont forget to post the letter28。 一

15、Hello。May I speakto Bill, please ?Ao Bill speakingB。I m BillC. You are speaking to BillD。Im speang29. ?No, thanks。 Im just looking around. Ill let you know if I want anything. 精品 文檔A. Have you made up your mind what you want Bo What do you want CoCan I help youD. Do you like it30。 I think you look v

16、ery nice in the red dress. .A. Oh, no, I don t look nice at allBo Im glad you think soCo I don t like red but my mom made me wear it D. You are very kindII. Reading Comprehension Passage 1Wall Street is the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world 。 It is the financial center

17、of the U.S.A, exerting a significant influence upon the worlds economy. Hetty Green, who was born in 1835, was nicknamed the Wizard（ 奇才）of Wall Street. She became almost a legendary figure in Wall Street, because she made a lot of money buying and selling shares in companies。Hetty Green began making

18、 money when her father died and she inherited all his money 。 By investing it wisely, she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars. However , she hated spending money on herself or on her family 。 Actually , she hated spending money on everything except buying shares。 She was so mean th

19、at when her son Edward broke his leg, she would not send for a doctor. She did not want to have to pay a doctors bill。 She refused to send her son to a good hospital. Instead , she took the boy to a free charity hospital 。 There he did not get very good treatment and, to save his life, he had to hav

20、e his leg cut off 。 Still his mother would not pay for proper hospital treatment。 She sent for a doctor who cut off the boy s leg in her sitting room 。 Its incredible, isnt it ?Wall Street is。the name of Chinatown in New Yorkthe nickname of New Yorkthe financial center of America D. the tourist cent

21、er of U.S.AHetty Green was nicknamed the Wizard of Wall Street because she。made a great fortune with sharesinherited a large sum of money from her father C. built up a large company on shareswas very strange and cruelThe underlined word mean in the second paragraph probably can be replaced by。 A. sa

22、dB. cruelCo disappointedD. ungenerousWhen her son broke his leg, Hetty Green。 A. sent him to a large hospitalsent for a doctor at oncedidnt pay the bill for the doctortook him to a charity hospitalWhich of the following is true according to the passage ?Hetty Green died a poor old woman 。Hetty Green

23、 preferred money to anything else 。Hetty Green liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life.Hetty Green hated her son and refused to take him to a good hospital 。Passage 2People once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars。 The 19th-century discovery of what appeared to be ge

24、ometric designs cut across the surface was taken as evidence o The lines were thought to have been a system of canals that had been built to irrigate the surface 。 It is now clear that “ canals perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of Mars - are natural valleys where ancient rivers once flo

25、wed 。Another fragmented idea concerns the planet s seasonal changOnce cotobuted tothe rapid spread of some life-form , these shifts are now known to develop from the movement of fine dust in the atmosphere.By the close of the 20th century none of the many experiments conducted by spacecraft had ever

26、 found persuasive evidence of life 。 Nevertheless, speculation continued over the existence of some form of life, in either the present or the past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds and minerals in a meteorite （隕石）, consisting of Martian rock , that collided with Earth around 11,000 B

27、.C。 These compounds suggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago.Why did people in the 19th century believe the existence of intelligent life on Mars?Because the surface of Mars seemed to be geometric。Because the lines were drawn across the surface of the

28、planet。Because a system of canals was thought to be there.Because it was the Martians that built the canals 。The “ canals on Mars have proved to be according to the passagethe minor geologic characteristic of Marsnatural valleys on the surface of Marsrivers that have kept flowing since ancient times

29、a system that irrigates the whole surfaceWhat were the Mars seasonal changes in color believed to be?The natural changes on the planet。The seasonal cycles。The movement of some life form.The storm of dust in its atmosphere.How is the 1996 discovery related to the possible existence of organisms on Ma

30、rs ?The meteorite containing organic compounds is part of Mars. 精品 文檔A Martian rock struck Earth about 11 , 000 years ago。The organisms came back to life after the collision with Earth.The inhabiting organisms appeared more than three billion years ago.How many arguments in this passage lead to the

31、belief of the existence of life on Mars ?A. Two。B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.Passage 3Have you ever wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colors ? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagulls , are very fond of locusts , but birds cannot

32、easily catch locusts because locusts change their colors together with the change of the color of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe , locusts take on exactly the same brown color as crops have。 Some other pests with different colors from plants are usually easi

33、ly found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night。If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears , wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests 。 The

34、y are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters , because they have the color much like the barks of trees.An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot fin

35、d it, and it immediately swims away 。 Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all。This passage mainly talks about。the change of color in locuststhe protective coloration of animals and pestshow a certain sea fish protects itselfanimals or pests can dye themselves different colors

36、Locusts are not easily wiped out by their enemies because.they are powerful enoughthey are dangerous to their enemiesthey take on the same colors as cropsthey fly extraordinarily fastThe pests that have different colors from plants usually appear at night because. A. birds take their rest when night

37、 comestheir enemies can easily find them and eat themthey have the habit of coming out in darknessits easy for them to destroy plants in darknessBears and wolves have the same colors as barks of trees because.they fear other beaststhey prefer brown or grey colorsthey enjoy walking through forests qu

38、ietlythe colors help prevent themselves from being noticedA certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because.it is the most powerful in the seait can swim much faster than any other fishit can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itit can send out a

39、 kind of liquid which can kill its enemies Passage 4High school dropouts （輟學者）earn an average of $ 9, 000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit 。 Its much more basic than flunking out （不 及格）.Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just

40、 can t cut it. They are lazy , and perhaps not two bright . So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left 。T The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school. John Bridgeland,

41、the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year Only about half of African American and Hispanic （美籍西班牙 的）student will receive a diploma , and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision 。 So, if failing grades dont explain why these kids quit , what does? Again,

42、John Bridgeland : The most dependable finding was that they were bored。 They found classes uninteresting they weren inspired or motivated 。 They didn t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”The study found that

43、most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit。 In the US,only one state , New Mexico , has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduateo Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah,

44、 plus the District of Columbia , require school attendance until age 18 , no exceptions, another researcher, says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.As these dropouts look back , they realize theyve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these p

45、eople an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end , is probably helpful measure。New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18 。 But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point the need for ref

46、orm. Its been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something。Most high school students drop out of school because.A。 they have failing gradesBo they take no interest in

47、 classesCo they are discriminated againstD。 they are lazy and not intelligentAccording to the passage, which state has a law requiring school attendance until they 精品 文檔graduate?A。New HampshireB。UtahC. New MexicoD。 The District of ColumbiaThe underlined words stick it out probably means :。Ao complet

48、e schoolingB。 solve the problemC. love having classesD。 believe in themselvesIn the last paragraph, the writer is trying to.A。 analyze the reason why students quit schoolBo suggest raising the compulsory attendance ageraise awareness of reforming high school educationwish to make laws to guarantee n

49、o educationFrom the passage, we can infer the following EXCEPT that .the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptableon average dropouts cannot get good jobsclasses dont appeal to dropoutsabout 500 , 000 high school dropouts are black and SpanishPassage 5People living on parts of the south coas

50、t of England face a serious problem 。 In 1993 , the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built。 While experts were studying the problem, the hot

51、el and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion （侵蝕）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years 。 Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and

52、farther inland。 Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people , forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea。Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have

53、pointed out that in most cases,this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast , shifting the problem from one area to another 。 The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an in

54、land area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile , if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future , apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown

55、 home 。What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?The rising of the sea level 。The experts lack of knowledge.The washing-away of limestone cliffs.The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of Engla

56、ndwill soon become a problem for people living in central Englandhas now become a threat to the local residentsCo can be stopped if proper measures are takenis quickly changing the map of EnglandThe experts study on the problem of erosion can。warn people whose homes are in dangerprovide an effective

57、 way to slow it downCo help to prevent it from worsening D. lead to its eventual solutionIt is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because.house agents along the coast do not support the ideaBo it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasthe government is too slow i

58、n taking actionthey will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsAccording to the author , when buying a house along the south coast of England , people should oA. take the quality of the house into considerationBo guard against being cheated by the house agentCo examine the house carefully befo

59、re making a decisionD. be aware of the potential danger involved | Passage 6Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate ,and eachcourse which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree。In manyAmerican universities the total work for a degree

60、 consists of thirty -six courses each lasting for one semester A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending tw