大学英语(二)学习指南

西安交通大学网络学院英语二学习指南

Blank Filling

1. A person, ___________ (like) a machine, is not replaceable.

Correct answer: unlike

2. They live in a good ___________ (residence) district.

Correct answer: residential

3. The child made a very ___________ (intelligence) comment.

Correct answer: intelligent

4. The play is a ___________ (drama) representation of a real event.

Correct answer: dramatic

5. Although I am a member of the club, I ___________ (bare) go there.

Correct answer: barely

6. He is ___________ (like) to come to see you tonight.

Correct answer: likely

7. The child made a very ___________ (intelligence) comment.

Correct answer: intelligent

8. I like ___________ (detect) stories very much.

Correct answer: detective

9. The book is ___________ (admire) in respect of style.

Correct answer: admirable

10. The ___________ (intelligent) department of a government collects and studies information that will help its army and navy.

Correct answer: intelligence

11. His collection of paintings is most ___________ (impress).

Correct answer: impressive

12. Many problems, however, escape ___________ (detect).

Correct answer: detection

13. The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of ___________ (adequate) preparation.

Correct answer: inadequate

14. We can ___________ (sure) overcome these difficulties as long as we are closely united.

Correct answer: surely

15. I regret my ___________ (ignore) on the subject.

Correct answer: ignorance

Banked Cloze 1

Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words

from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

1. A. prime B. contestant C. performances

D. artists

E. selected

F. offended

G. audience H. announced I. popular

J. constant K. deals L. seeks

M. athletes N. celebrity O. around

American Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most ______ shows on American television.

The program ______ to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions. The American public decides the outcomes of the later stages through phone voting. The judges give critiques of the contestants' ______: record producer, music manager, pop singer, choreographer, and

singer-songwriter.

The finals are broadcast live in ______ time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio ______. The finals lasted for eight weeks in season one and eleven weeks in subsequent seasons. Each finalist performs a song or songs ______ from a weekly theme. Themes are based on a musical genre, songs recorded by particular artists. Contestants usually work with a(n) ______ mentor during each week. When a(n) ______ is voted off of the show, a montage of the contestant's experience is played and they give their final performance.

In the finale, the two remaining contestants perform. The winner is ______ and receives a one million (US) dollar record deal with a major label, and is managed by American Idol-related 19 Management. In some cases, other finalists have also been signed by the show's management company (who has first option to sign

contestants) and received record ______ with its major label partner.

Correct answer: (1)I popular; (2)L seeks; (3)C performances; (4)A prime; (5)G audience; (6)E selected; (7)N celebrity; (8)B

contestant; (9) H announced; (10)K deals;

Banked Cloze 2

Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words

from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.