大英精读二作业二答案

大学英语精读二作业二参考答案

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第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

1.How would you like to mail it?

答案：By air mail, please

2.____________.

You too!

答案：Merry Christmas!

3.Can I borrow your digital camera for a couple of days?

答案：Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey

4.I've just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake have been sold out!

Oh, no! ________.

答案：I was looking forward to it

5.It's very thoughtful of you to give me a ride.

-____________.

答案：My pleasure

第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）

Passage 1

Gail and Howard liked to travel. Every holiday they went to a different place. They were always careful when they left the house. They locked the doors and windows. Then Gail took the extra keys and left them with her mother.

Gail and Howard spent two weeks camping in the mountains. They had a great time, but when they came home, all they wanted to do was to sleep. They both looked for the keys everywhere,

but no luck. The keys were not anywhere. They went to their mother's house, but she wasn't at home.

Howard had to climb up to open a window, but he forget that the window was locked, too. He climbed back down, broke the window with a stick and climbed into the house. He went to open the front door for Gail, only to find the police.

A frightened neighbor heard the noise and thought there was robbery; so she called the police. Howard was almost caught by the police but luckily their neighbors proved that he lived in that house. Finally, Gail and Howard brought their luggage in, climbed into bed, and fell asleep right away.

6.After Gail and Howard returned from the trip, they were very_____.

答案：Tired

7.They could not go into the house because _____ .

答案：they failed to find the keys

8.They managed to get into the house, but _____ .

答案：A

9.They got into trouble because _____.

答案：they were too careless with their keys

10._____helped Gail and Howard a great deal.

答案：The neighbors

Passage 2

Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again. The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances,