最新大学英语二习题

大学英语二习题Test 1Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word (Each item: 1)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank. 1.In the school lunchroom, both boys and girls el________ one another out of the way.2.This new discovery of oil is of great si________ to the country's economy.3.Jenny hoped that she would avoid re__________ by wearing dark glasses and a hat.4.The ac__________ of language habits is in itself not enough for the true mastering of a language.5.Co________ now permits short hair for women, but it used to be thought strange.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided) (Each item: 1)Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook.Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or ually at this point in your6._________ to a new culture, you7.________ some defense mechanisms to help you cope and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. One type of coping mechanism is called8."__________." This happens when you pretend that everything is 9._________ and that nothing 10._________ you. Another type of defense mechanism is called "regression." This occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act like a child. You forget everything, and sometimes you become careless and 11. _________. The third kind of defense mechanism is called "isolation." You would rather be home alone, and you don't want to12.__________ with anybody. With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at least that's 13.__________ you think. Isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can use because it 14._________ you from those things that could really help you. The last type of defense mechanism is called " 15.__________." With this coping mechanism, you think you don't need anybody. You feel you are coping fine alone, so you don't try to ask for help.Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Each item: 1)Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Earthquakes (地震) can be really terrible. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused over $200million worth of damage, destroyed almost 30,000 buildings, and killed about 450 persons. In Japan, the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were leveled by the earthquake of 1923 in which more than 140,000 persons were killed by falling buildings and fires, and over a million persons were left homeless -- all in 30 seconds. Hundreds of earthquakes occur every year throughout the world. Fortunately, few are as destructive as those described above. The development of an accurate system for predicting earthquakes would reduce the loss of life and property. But at present scientists can only study the phenomenon. The study of earthquakes is called seismology.Seismographs (地震仪), are instruments sensitive to ground movement, and are used to record eachmotion. The Richter Scale is used to grade each earthquake's strength on a 1-to-10 scale.16.What is seismology?A. Study of human kindB. Study of earth's surfaceC. Study of earth's historyD. Study of earthquakes17. H ow long did the earthquake last in Japan in 1923?A. A minute.B. Half a minute.C. Thirty minutes.D. No record.18. A bout how many earthquakes occur every year?A. Several hundred.B. Dozens.C. Several thousand.D. About one hundred.19. H ow often do earthquakes occur that are as destructive as those described in Paragraph 1?A. Quite often.B. Once in a while.C. Yearly.D. Never.20. H ow can people suffer less from earthquakes?A. Move to safe areas.B. Pay more attention to environmental protection.C. Buy more insurance against earthquakes.D. Predict earthquakes accurately.Key to Test 1Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. elbowed2. significance3. recognition4. acquisition5. ConventionPart 2 Cloze6.adjustment7.devise8.repression9.acceptable 10.bothers11.irresponsible municate 13.what 14. separates 15. rejectionPart 3 Reading Comprehension16.D 17.B18. A 19. B 20. DTest 2Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word(Each item: 1)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank.1.The ci________ of Beijing are more concerned with both national and international issues.2.The safety of the ci__________ caught up in the fighting must be assured.3.The competition was sp________ by such big companies as Haier, Meidi, etc.4.The money has been used mainly to fi__________ the construction of cheap housing.5.Leonard's interests in painting were moving from the ama__________ to the professional.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)(Each item: 1)Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook.Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Indonesians have traditionally favored large families, and their major religion, Islam, frowns 6._________ birth control. But with 188 million people, the country is now struggling to provide enough food, shelter, and employment7.__________ its people. In recent years, the government has 8.___________ a massive ad9.___________ to encourage birth control, offering inducements 10.____________ free trips to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam in Saudi Arabia. The government has succeeded 11.____________ increasing use of birth control from 10 percent of the population 20 years ago to 49 percent today.12.__________ a result, the average number of births has been cut from 5.6 children per woman to 3. The government hopes to reduce this 13.__________ to 2.1 children per woman by 2005. But with such a large population 14.__________, the country must still 15.___________ millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.Part 3 Reading Comprehension(Each item: 1)Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Once we thought of pollution as meaning simply smog --- the choking, stinging, dirty air that hovers over cities. But air pollution, while it is still the most dangerous, is only one type of contamination among several which attack the most basic life functions. Through the controlled use of insecticides, man has polluted the land, killing the wildlife. By dumping sewage and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have contaminated our drinking water. We are polluting the oceans, too, killing the fish and thereby depriving ourselves of an invaluable food supply. Part of the problem is our exploding population. More and more people produce more wastes. But this problem is intensified by our “throw-away” technology. Each year American s dispose of 7 million autos, 20 million tons of waste paper, 25 millions pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million cans. We throw away bum wrappers, newspapers, and paper plates. It is no longer fashionable to reuse anything. Today almost everything is disposable. Instead of repairing a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper to buy a new one and discard the old, even though 95 percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby diapers, which used to be made of reusable cloth, are now paper throw-aways. Soon we will sear clothing made of paper: “Wear it once and throw it away. “ will be the slogan of the fashion conscious. Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump, or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem? Fortunately, solutions are insight. A few of them are positively ingenious.16.Which one of the following problems is NOT caused by environmental pollution?A. smog and dirty airB. contaminated water and dead fishC. contaminated food supplyD. too many cars17.Which one of the following actions will contribute to the improvement of our environment?A. Use purified water.B. Adopt controlled use of insecticide.C. Increase the use of throw-away goods.D. Stop dumping sewage into rivers and lakes.18.What problem does the author think intensifies the environmental pollution?A. El Nino and La Nina.B. The throw-away technology.C. Our exploding population.D. Man's controlled use of insecticide.19.What is the author's attitude toward the throw-away clothing?A. He is for it.B. He is against it.C. He is indifferent to it.D. He is against it but he still looks forward to it.20.What is the author's opinion about the future of our environment?A. He is pessimistic about it.B. He is optimistic about it.C. He thinks that what we have done by now is quite satisfactory.D. He thinks that what we will achieve in the future will solve all the current problems.Key to Test 2Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. citizens2. civilians3. sponsored4. finance5. amateurPart 2 Cloze6. on7. for8. waged9. campaign 10. such as11. in 12. As 13. average 14. base 15 convertPart 3 Reading Comprehension16. D 17. D 18. B 19. B 20.BTest 3Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank.1.The debate in Government had taken longer than we an_________.2.He believes that trust is also an important in________ of market relationships.3.Once this issue has been re__________ we will increase our efforts in the regions.4.The argument pro__________ from the social sphere to the academic sphere.5.The event had to be can___________ when Johnny Marr was involved in a car crash.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided) (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook. Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.The 6. ___________ of the dinner, I sat in the kitchen watching her cook, waiting for the right moment to tell her about our marriage plans, that we had decided to get married next July, about seven months 7. __________. She was 8. __________garlic and slicing 9. __________into small pieces and chatting at the same time about Auntie Suyuan: "She can only cook looking at directions. My 10. __________are in my fingers. I know what secret ingredients to put in just by using my nose!" And she was slicing so quickly, seemingly not paying attention to her sharp 11. __________ knife, that I was afraid the tips of her fingers would become one of the ingredients of the purple vegetable and pork dish. I was hoping she would say something first 12. __________ Rich. I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she 13. __________ him from head to 14. __________, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan. I tried to 15. __________what criticisms she would have.Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Being a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year old people there are twiceas many women as men. But the great universal (普遍性) of male mortality is being changed. Now,boy babies survive almost as well as girls do. This means that for the first time there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more force of evolution has gone. There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Except in some religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have roughly the same number of children. Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have disappeared. India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity of today—everyone being the same in survival and number of children—means that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in middle-class compared to the tribe. For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No other species fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100 000 years— even the past 100 years—our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution; they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.” No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.16.According to the author, what was the danger a man had to face?A. Lack of matesB. Fierce competition.C. Lower survival.D. Gene.17.The sentence "There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide" perhaps meansA. there is another way to stop the society from making progressB. you can kill yourself by another meansC. there is another factor to prevent us from evolvingD. we have to find a way to do something18.The example of India interprets thatA. wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor peopleB. natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poorC. the middle-class population is 80% smaller than that of the tribesD. India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate19.The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving becauseA. life has been improved by technological advanceB. the number of female babies has been decliningC. our species has reached the highest stage of evolutionD. the difference between wealth and poverty is disappearing20.What is the main idea of the passage?A. Sex ratio changes in human evolution.B. Ways of continuing man’s evolution.C. The evolution future of nature.D. Human evolution going nowhere.Key to Test 3Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. anticipated2.ingredient3.r esolved4. proceeded5.cancelledPart 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)6. eve7. away8. cubing9.cabbage 10. instructions11. chopping 12. concerning 13.surveyed 14. toe 15. anticipatePart 3 Reading Comprehension16. C 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. DTest 4Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank.1., These small tools are produced in Italy and specially ad________ for the U.K. market.2., Tolerance of mistakes cannot be in________, and mistakes vary a lot in kind.3., The company ce________ trading at 6 p.m. today.4., It proves a domesticated animal, accu________ to being fed by hand, cannot live without man.5., No one spoke at the meeting; silence de________ and pressed on the meeting.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided) (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook.Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Things, as they say, are not always so easy. Even young students who plan 6. ___________ staying in the United States 7. ___________ long enough to finish two semesters of high schoolhave difficulty finding a host family. Very few arrive in the country 8. ___________ all the details worked 9. ___________. Gloria Marcato is one of the lucky ones. 10. ___________ leaving, she had received two letters and some photos of her new "parents." "I think it all depends," says Gloria, " 11. ___________ how you answer the survey sent by the overseas study company here in Brazil. For example, I didn't economize 12. ___________ words. I even wrote about my four dogs, and said I went to church every Sunday." She hit the target. Americans are quite religious (the majority being Christian) and have a special place in their hearts 13. ___________ pets. American families, which 14. ___________ foreign students, are not paid, 15. ___________ they are allowed a small income tax deduction.Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about a half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds --- even thousands --- of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise motion. The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6- to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea --- the mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.16.This passage mainly describesA. the growth of hurricaneB. the damage caused by hurricanesC. the average life of a hurricaneD. All the above17. A hurricane status refers to a strong, whirling wind ofA. 75 miles per hour or moreB. more than 75 miles per hourC. half a dozen miles per hourD. 75 miles per hour18.According to the passage, the growth of a hurricane goes through the following steps:A. disturbance -- trade winds -- air flows -- moisture -- rain -- heat -- strong windB. moisture -- trade winds -- strong wind -- rain -- disturbance -- heat -- air flowsC. disturbance -- moisture -- trade wind -- strong wind -- air flows -- heat -- rainD. moisture -- trade wind -- strong wind -- heat -- air flows -- disturbance -- rain19.According to the passage, the energy in the heat released by a hurricane's rainfall in a single day wouldA. destroy half of the farmlands in the United States within one hourB. provide electrical power to the U. S. citizens for more than half a yearC. supply water to the United States for more than six monthsD. flood the Unites States for six months20.The primary cause of death and destruction in a hurricane isA. waterB. windC. heatD. air flowsKey to Test 4Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word 1. adapted 2. infinite 3. ceased 4. accustomed 5. descendedPart 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)6. on7.just8. with9. out 10. before11 on 12. on 13. for 14. host 15. thoughPart 3 Reading Comprehension16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. ATest5Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank.1.Charles appeared some_________ embarrassed and uncertain in the unfamiliar situation.2.Some of the students that he was the most gen__________ of men with his money, his time and his affections.3.Children are capable of as__________ distinct meanings to distinct forms.4.He was a very successful manager but he was spo__________ by success, by consent and by pride and prejudice.5.I never opposed his will but was pro_________ in obedience to his orders.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided) (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook. Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.6. ___________a child also happens when parents are unable to stand7. ___________to their children's8. ___________demands. Such parents9. ___________between saying no and giving in -- but neither response seems satisfactory to them. If they refuse a request, they immediately feel a 10. ___________of regret for having been so strict or 11. ___________. If they give in, they feel regret and resentment over having been too easy. This kind of variability not only 12.___________parents' ability to set limits, it also 13. ___________the parent-child relationship to some degree, 14. ___________parents and their children of some of the happiness and mutual respect that is 15. ___________in healthy families.Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Ours is a big world, complex and full of many diverse people. People with many varying points of view are constantly running up against others who have differing opinions. Those of us who smoke are just one group of many. Recently, the activism of non-smokers has reminded us of the need to be considerate of others when we smoke in public. But, please! Enough is enough! We should like to remind non-smokers that courtesy is a two-way street. If you politely request that someone not smoke you are more likely to receive a cooperative response than if you scowl fiercely and hurl insults. If you speak directly to someone, you are more likely to get what you want than if you com- plain to the management. Many of us have been smoking for so long that we sometimes for- get that others are not used to the aroma of burning tobacco. We’ re human, and like everyone else we occasionally offend unknowingly. But most of us are open to friendly suggestions and comments, and quite willing to modify our behaviour to accommodate others. Smokers are people, too. We laugh and cry. We have hopes, dreams, aspirations. We have children, and mothers, and pets. We eat our hamburgers with everything on them and salute the flag at Fourth of July picnics. We hope you’ll remember that the next time a smoker light up in public.16.The purpose of the first paragraph is _____________.A. to inform the reader of the complexity of the worldB. to declare that the author belongs to the group of smokersC. to tell non-smokers that smokers will be considerateD. to reveal the author's reason for writing this essay17.What does the second sentence in the second paragraph imply?A. We should go on two different roads.B. We have different ways of doing things.C. Being polite to each other is a mutual thing.D. We can smoke and sometimes we will not smoke.18.According the author, how can you get cooperative response from smokers if you don't feel like someone smoking beside you?A. Complain to his superior.B. Tell him directly that you hate smokers.C. Refrain from complaining but try to hint him next time.D. Tell him politely that you are not used to smoke.19.According to the author, why do some smokers smoke in public?A. Because they cannot resist smoking.B. Because they forget that others do not like the smell cigarettes.C. Because they are humans and they cannot avoid offending people.D. Because there is no law against it.20.How does the author try to persuade the reader?A. He uses reasons.B. He appeals to people's emotions.C. He cites examples in his argument.D. He simply states his opinion.Key to Test 5Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. somewhat;2. generous;3. assigning;4. spoiled;5.promptPart 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)6.Spoiling7.up8.unreasonable9.fluctuate 10. wave;11. ungenerous 12.loosens 13.sours 14. robbing 15. presentPart 3 Reading Comprehension16.D17. C 18. D 19. B 20. BTest6Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank.1.New ways to treat this kind of illness may provide an alt_________ to traditional treatments.2.A cha__________ of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water.3.The board chairman decided to aw__________ him a gold cup for his creative achievements for the development of the new product.4.Learning from successes is just as va__________ and useful a process as learning from mistakes.5.Animal fats and re___________ sugar contribute to a weight problem and can be a factor in heart disease.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided) (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook.Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Apparently, such prejudices can affect classroom achievement as well. In a study 6. __________ by Herbert Harari of San Diego State University, and John McDavid of Georgia State University, teachers gave consistently lower grades 7. __________essays apparently written by boys named Elmer and Hubert 8. __________they awarded 9. __________the same papers when the writer's names were given as Michael and David. 10. __________, teacher prejudice isn't the only source of classroom difference. Dr. Thomas V. Busse and Louisa Seraydarian of Temple University found those girls with names 11. __________Linda, Diane, Barbara, Carol, and Cindy performed better 12. __________objectively graded IQ and achievement tests than did girls with less 13.__________names. (A companion study showed girls' popularity 14. __________their peers was also related to the popularity of their names -- although the connection was 15. __________clear for boys.)Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement wherein the husband and his career are the primary considerations in the marriage. By the end of the 1970s, for example, considerably less than half of the women in the United States still believed that they would put their husbands and children ahead of their own careers.More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners rather than junior partners in their marriages. This stage of marriage, although not typical of most American marriages at present, will grow most rapidly in the future, hi an equal partnership marriage, the wife pursues a full-time job or career which has equal importance to her husband's. The long-standing division of labor between husband and wife comes to an end. The husband is no longer the main provider of family income, and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for。