大学英语精读2试卷.doc

苏州经贸职业技术学院
2010-2011 学年第二学期
《大学英语精读2》期终试卷 （A）
班级_______ 姓名 ________ 学号 _____ 成绩 _________
I. Choose the best answer (25%)
1. The movie star _________ with your sister , didn't he?
A. was used to dance B. used to dancing
C. used to dance D. was used to dancing
2. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, _________________.
A. her long hair flowed in the breeze.
B. her long hair was flowing in the breeze.
C. her long hair flow in the breeze.
D. her long hair flowing in the breeze.
3. Mother insisted that _____________.
A. they are to be back before nine in the evening.
B. they ought to be back before nine in the evening.
C. they be back before nine in the evening.
D. they had to be back before nine in the evening.
4. The professor paused as if _____ his students to ask questions on the point he had just made.
A. expecting B. to expect C. expected D. to have expected
5. I couldn't understand why he pretended ________ in the bookstore.
A. to see me not B. not to see me C. not see me D. to see not me
6. The classroom was almost empty ____________ a desk or two.
A. besides B. except for C. except D. In addition to
7. It was in that small room ________ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to come.
A. what B. in which C. which D. that
8. __________, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.
A. No matter whoever you are B. Whoever you are
C. Whomever you are D. No matter who are you
9. ________ that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.
A. It generally is believed B. It is believed generally
C. It is generally believed D. Generally it is believed
10. Scientists didn't know much about lung cancer ___________.
A. before long B. until recently
C. long before D. in the past few years
11. Nobody would believe his words though he said he was of the crime.
A) pure B) clear C) innocent D) guilty
12. The university are having to the government for more money.
A) call at B) call on C) appeal for D) appeal to
13. The basic reason for a protective tariff is to goods that will undersell products made in the home country.
A) keep off B) keep out C) keep up D) deep down
14. A lawyer’s income is usually high, more than 200 000 dollars a year.
A) add up to B) added up to C) amounted to D) amounting to
15. Most offices are having to themselves against computer theft.
A) assure B) ensure C) sure D) insure
16. It was very of you to let us know you were going to be late.
A) considering B) considerate C) considerable D) considered
17. The little boy cried and would not the boy which he wanted his mother to buy for him.
A) let off B) let away C) let go of D) let alone
18. The fall in price is directly to the increase in output.
A) concerned B) connected C) related D) united
19. Do you have any idea what he meant? I really can’t what he said at this morning’s meeting.
A) figure on B) figure out C) find out D) find
20. We should really take some effective to prevent such terrible things from happening again.
A) steps B) means C) measure D) ways
21. If you love plants, the chances are you buy them on _____ and then wonder where to put them.
A). purpose B). impulse C). display D). cue
22. We should see ourselves as part of nature rather than in ________ with it.
A). argument B). connection C). conflict D). crash
23. During the nine months before her baby is born, he face is one ______ smile.
A). humble B0. exclusive C). perpetual D). modest
24. His bedroom ________ a single bed with a small television at its foot.
A). makes up B). consist of C). lays out D). serves as
25. Andrew was determined to _____ a computer career after graduation.
A). apply B). shave C). purse D). select

II. Cloze (20%)
When my wife, who is Spanish, spent her first winter in London a few years ago, she used to ask me time and again: “ Where’s the fog?” Almost all foreigners ____26____ to find the city wreathed(萦绕)in yellow-grey mist for most of the year. Dickens, who was ___27_____ responsible for painting this ____28_____ in people’s minds, certainly wasn’t exaggerating in those days. People __29____ in the nineteenth century that when someone __30____ suicide by jumping into the Thames he was choked by the fog and poisoned by the terrible __31_____ of the river before he had time to drown himself. In fact, the situation ___32____ in recent years. When I was a boy in London thirty years ago I was often unable to see ____33___ of the road when I left home on winter mornings.
The decisive steps that have turned London into one of the ___34____ cities in the world __35____ taken at the end of the 1950s. But Londoners still ___36___ that fog ___37___ returns. The change took place as a result of two main improvements. Factories were compelled to install clean air equipment __38____ close down, and private householders were not allowed to ___39_____ coal unless it was smoke-free. But the ___40____ ecological miracle in London occurred __41____ 1964 onwards when the Thames Water Authority began to pump vast ___42___ of dissolved oxygen into the river. ____43____, all the species of fish that had gradually disappeared from the Thames __44____ 1800 have returned. Some are even caught by fishermen ___45___ the House Of Parliament.
26. A. look forward B. manage C. wish D. expect
27. A. first of all B. above all C. after all D. all the more
28. A. picture B. image C. photo D. portrait
29. A. were used to saying B. used to saying
C. were used to say D. used to say
30. A. made B. committed C. did D. was committed
31. A. fume B. smell C. smoke D. gas
32. A. only has changed B. only changed C. has only changed D. changed only
33. A. other side B. another side C. the other side D. another side
34. A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. more clean
35. A. was B. were C. have been D. had been
36. A. find it strange B. find out strange C. find strange D. find out it strange
37. A. hardly B. barely C. scarcely D. seldom
38. A. and B. but C. to D. or
39. A. use B. make C. produce D. burn
40. A. true B. truly C. real D. really
41. A. in B. from C. on D. through
42. A. numbers B. number C. amount D. quantities
43. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. However D. As a result
44. A. before B. since C. after D. in
45. outside B. in the front of C. inside D. beside
III. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.

46. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, _______.
A) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized
B) she does not realize that the child has been hurt
C) the child may find the apology easier to accept
D) the child may feel that he owes her an apology
47. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.
A) You have good reason to get upset
B) I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame
C) I apologize for hurting your feelings
D) I’m at fault for making you upset
48. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______.
A) it gets one into the habit of making empty promises
B) it may make the other person feel guilty
C) it is vague and ineffective
D) it is hurtful and insulting
49. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.
A) the complexities involved should be ignored
B) their ages should be taken into account
C) parents need to set them a good example
D) parents should be patient and tolerant
50. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.
A) a social issue calling for immediate attention
B) not necessary among family members
C) a sign of social progress
D) not as simple as it seems
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Keiko loved London ----- the shops, the entertainment and the low prices. English weather though was one thing that trouble her. Every time she went out she felt under the weather.
In one hour the weather could change from cloud and rain to warm sunshine and back again. She never knew what to wear. In Japan there are typically four seasons and she always knew what weather to expect. When winter came she would carefully put away her husband’s summer suits and she would never let him wear them again until June 1st, no matter how hot it became. But in England she had to have all the clothes at hand all the time in case the weather changed.
She was always annoyed when she went to her English conversation lessons with Mr. Boyd because she was either over-dressed or underdressed. Mr. Boyd was an elderly teacher who didn’t encourage students to call him by his first name and Keiko liked that. She asked him about the weather problem. Mr. Boyd said, “ The weather is a good topic to use in conversation and can help to break the ice. If you don’t what to say next, you can always say something about the weather.”
This was true because Keiko had noticed the many times Mr. Boyd had talked about the weather to her. Mr. Boyd was very unusual in his habits and always carried an umbrella even in the sunniest weather. All the teachers and students made fun of him about it. “ You never can tell,” he always said. As she was about to leave the school one day Keiko was angry to see that the sunny day had turned to rain. She had neither a coat nor an umbrella. Mr. Boyd smiled as he passed her in the school doorway and putting up his umbrella said, “Every cloud has a silver lining!”

51. What troubled Keiko most when living in London?
A. the shops
B. The entertainment
C. The low prices
D. the weather
52. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. In Japan, people can feel the difference between four seasons.
B. In England, people have to keep all the clothes at hand all the year round.
C. In winter, people in London usually put away the summer suits.
D. in summer, people in Britain will not put away the summer suits.
53. According to Mr. Boyd, the weather is _____________.
A. a good topic to use in conversation
B. a good tool to break the ice
C. a good topic to have a debate.
D. a good method to make friends.
54. What kind of person was Mr. Boyd?
A. Strict and unkind.
B. Honest but lazy.
C. honest but unkind.
D. Interesting and friendly
55. The passage gives us an impression that _________ .
A. we can never understand native speakers without a knowledge of idioms.
B. we should turn to others for help whenever we are in trouble.
C. we should bring as many coats as possible to England
D. we can easily make friends with the eccentric people in England.
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Although Tomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the common man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He believed ignorance to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weakness of educational institutions modeled on European settings. He imagined that an “academical village” around a tree-lined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library.
When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the reti