大学英语精读2-试卷1

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A. argument

B. connection

C. conflict

D. crash

4. Don’t _____ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

A. hesitate

B. reject

C. puzzle D thrill

5. Traditional Chinese food is far ______ to McDonald’s or any other fast foods I know.

A. immune

B. superior

C. essential

D. Similiar

6. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, _______ by the police each time.

A. had been captured

B. only to be captured

C. being always captured

D. unfortunately captured

7. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _______ late for his lecture.

A. to have students

B. to students’ being

C. for students to be

D. for students’ being

8._______ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.

A. Besides

B. Regardless of

C. But for

D. In spite of

9. The advertising campaign didn’t have much_______ on sales.

A. effect

B. affect

C. effective

D. stress

10. Pollution poses a threat to the continued existence of this _______.

A. specie

B. species

C. piece

D. kind

Part II. Match the phrases in Column I with those in Column II. (6%)

Column I Column II 1. 白胡子老头 A. a wait-and-see attitude

2. 生死搏斗 B. New Year’s Day

3. 元旦 C. a white-bearded old man

4. 等着瞧的态度 D. a skilled worker

5. 心地善良的女人 E. a life-and-death struggle

6. 熟练的工人 F. a kind-hearted woman

Part III. Choose the right word and put it in the blanket. (10%)

able, capable

1. John is the most ______ man I have ever known.

2. The room is ________ of seating 20 people.

3. Because I am ill, I will not be ______ to come tomorrow.

4. The company isn’t ______ of handling such a large order.

5. He is a(n )______ lawyer.

Part IV. Reading Comprehension (24%)

Passage 1

Young Koreans are beginning to do it alone when it comes to finding a partner, though matchmaking is still the most common way for boy to meet girl.

Professional matchmakers can make thousands of American dollars introducing eligible marriage partners to each other, but parents also play a part in the ritual by which young Koreans meet.

In Confucian Korea, where marriage is regarded as more of a business contract than a sacred rite, the scene of the initial meeting is repeated hundreds of times a day in coffee shops in the main hotels around Seoul.

The business of continuing the family lineage and keeping the bloodlines pure is often too important to be left to romance and chance encounters.

Often, the girl will work out a system of discreet signals with her mother, where her parents can tell if she is interested.

For example, if the girl orders an orange juice it might signal that she wants her parents to leave her alone with the boy, while a coffee indicates she wants them to stay.

Sometimes the matchmaking is not always so formal, with the introductions being done by friends.

But whether through friends or families, there is hardly a Korean man or woman in the country who has not gone through this process ——sometimes six or seven times.