大学英语2 复习资料

《大学英语2》复习资料e of English1— Do you have the time?— Sorry, I have no watch.— _______B_________A. What a shame!B. Thanks anyway.C. It doesn’t matter.D. Why not buy one?2 —May I see the dentist now?—_______B_______.A. Is it a real emergency?B. Do you have an appointment?C. In that case, you’ll have to wait.D. I’ll talk to the dentist and squeeze you in.3. —＄1,500, but that’s my last offer.—OK. It’s a _________B_______.A. costB. priceC. rewardD. deal4. — We were talking about the new play __D______, remember?— Yes, I enjoyed it very much.A. the other dayB. another dayC. some dayD. other day5. —You keep on coughing. What’s the matter?—Oh, I’ve got a cold. Nothing serious, ____A____.A. yetB. indeedC. thoughD. anyway6、Hello,this is 8325788.—______D_______？A、How are you B.Will you come tonightC Can I take a messageD Is that Mike7、Thank you for a wonderful meal.—______A_____？A It’s my pleasureB The same to youC Thank you all the sameD No,that’s all right8、Goodbye! I’m glad___C___you.—_______,too.A to see; IB to have seen; MeC to see ; MeD seeing I9、I’d rather have some wine,if you don’t mind.—___C____.A No, you’d better notB Thank you all the sameC Not at all.anything you wantD Yes,but not good10、1. —I haven’t seen Billy for 10 years.— ____D____A. Either have I.B. So have I.C. Haven’t I.D. Neither have I.II. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Manners are very important in every country, but the trouble is that different countries have different ideas about what counts as polite behavior. What is good manners in one country may not be appropriate behavior in another. Chinese people may be shocked at what counts as good manners in England.When an Englishman passes a friend in the street he does not always stop to talk. He may just nod, say" hello" and pass on. If two friends do stop to talk, they do not shake hands. It is only at parties for young people (students, for instance) that a person could go up to someone he does not know and introduce himself. On more formal occasions or at parties run by older people a guest always waits to be introduced to someone he does not know by the host, hostess or another guest who he already knows. At even a formal dinner an Englishman does not wait for a toast before he has a drink. The English reserve toasts for very formal or very special occasions. In these cases the toast will usually be accompanied by a short speech, for example, at a wedding reception or at a party for somebody who is retiring. After a private dinner in someone's house an Englishman will only shake hands with the host and hostess if it is a fairly formal occasion, like a business dinner, and he will usually put his coat on and say goodbye as he leaves the house.Luckily, like Chinese people, the English usually excuse foreign students over matters of etiquette. But even so, perhaps the safest advice for the overseas student, no matter what country he is visiting, is to follow the old proverb: when in Rome, do as the Romans do.1. When an Englishman meets a friend in the street, he may _______B_____________.A. stop to talk to his friendB. just nod and say “hello”C. shake hands with his friendD. just say goodbye2. What will a person do when he attend a party run by older people? DA. Go up to a stranger and introduce himself.B. Ask his friend to introduce him to others.C. Give a speech in front of others to introduce himself.D. Wait to be introduced by the host / hostess.3. On which occasion will the English toast? AA. A wedding reception.B. A dinner party.C. A speech.D. A meeting.4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? CA. Different countries have similar ideas about what good manners are.B. Chinese people seem to be more polite than English people.C. An Englishman will shake hands with the host after a private business dinner.D. The English usually can’t understand foreign students impolite behav iors.5. Which of the following best explains the proverb: when in Rome, do as the Romans do. BA. If you go to Rome, you must do things like the Romans.B. When you go to a foreign country, you should learn something about their manners.C. Romans always do the right thing, so you should follow them.D. Manners in Roman are as easy to follow as in other countries.Passage 2As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is needed to raise food and few people are available for production of investment goods or for other activities required for economic growth. Indeed, one of the factors related most closely to the per capital income (人均收入) of a nation is the fraction of its population engaged in farming. In the poorest nations of the world more than half of the population lives on farms. This compares sharply with less than 10 per cent in Western Europe and less than 4 per cent in the United States.In short, the course of economic development in general depends in a fundamental way on the performance of farmers. This performance in turn, depends on how agriculture is organized and on the economic environment, or market structure, within which it function. In the following pages the performance of American agriculture is examined. It is appropriate to begin with a conversation of its market structure.1. This passage is most probably ___B_____.A. a news itemB. part of an introduction of a bookC. part of a lectureD. an advertisement2. What is most important to agriculture is ____C____.A. the amount of food it producesB. the per capital income of farmersC. its industrial performanceD. the production of investment goods3. The word “this” in Line 3 refers to ____A____.A. the provision of food and raw materialsB. the productivity of farmersC. the production of investment goodsD. the economy as a whole4. The performance of farmers essentially determines ____D____.A. the size of the working populationB. the organization of agricultureC. the market structureD. the general development of economy5. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of ___B_____.A. the structure of American farming populationB. the market structure of American agricultureC. the various functions of American agricultureD. the organization of American agriculturePassage 3Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the internet. Now, I’ll bet you can’t find a single person in your school who hasn’t at least heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and even have access to it from our homes! The “net” in internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another. The internet is a vast resource for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or communicating with friends and family. Information is accessed through web pages that companies, organizations and individuals create and post. It’s kind of like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best judgment and a little common sense.Just because you read something on a piece of paper someone sticks on a bulletin board doesn’t mean it’s good information, or even correct, for that matter. So you have to be sure that whoever posted the inf ormation knows what they’re talking about, especially if you’re doing research! But what if you’re just emailing people? You still have to be very careful. If you’ve never met the person that you’re communicating with online, you could be on dangerous ground! You should never give out any personal information to someone you don’t know, not even your name! And just like you can’t believe the information on every website out there, you can’t rely on what strangers you “meet” on the internet tell you either. J ust as you could make up things about yourself to tell someone, someone else could do the same to you!1. Several computers can be connected together by the Internet so that_____B_______.A. people can see each otherB. information can be shared and sent freelyC. you can read newspaperD. you can create anything you like2. You should be careful when you are surfing online because______D______.A. some of the information may not be true or rightB. some people may give you the wrong informationC. some information may do harm to youD. all the above3. When you are emailing people, you______C______.A. need not worry because it is completely safeB. should never let others know your nameC. should never give out any personal information to a strangerD. can trust them and tell them anything4. What does the author think of the Internet? AA. Everything has two sides; so is the Internet.B. The Internet is dangerous and harmful.C. The Internet is wonderful because it helps people do a lot of things.D. The Internet is boring and dull.5. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? CA. Internet and I.B. The Development of Internet.C. Internet Safety.D. The Information Age.Passage 4You are a German living in Be rlin. One day you’re walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: “Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?” What should you do? A. Run away; B. Call the police; or, C. Listen closely for the device to say, in German, “Konnen Sie mir bitte sager, which Sauerkraut Kaufen Kann?”The most appropriate response would be C. because the person in front of you is only a tourist trying to enjoy himself. The device is said to be the world’s first portable transistor—a hand-held microcomputer that—at the same time converts one spoken language into another.The four-pound battery-operated product is called the Voice, and it is the creation of Advanced Products and Technologies, an American electronics company. When the Voice is introduced in the United States in late April—at a price of $1,500—it will be capable of converting spoken English into Italian, German, French and Spanish. The product comes with separate cartridges (盒式储存器) for each of the four languages, which can be changed when the user travels from one country to another. The item will be sold in Europe soon after the U.S. Introduction, with cartridges that covert Italian, German, French and Spanish into English.The Voice uses a microchip (微型集成块) and artificial intelligence to translate Languages. It is started by voice command and produces voice output through a built-in speaker. Then the user makes a statement or asks a question, the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another Language.1. The stranger holding the Voice seems to be ___C_____.A. asking for some informationB. greeting the GermanC. amusing himselfD. practising his German2. The German sentence “Konnen Sie Kann?” means ____D____.A. “Why don’t you ask the policeman.”B. “Would you listen closely for the device to say?”C. “Can you say it again, please?”D. “Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?”3. The word “speaker” in the last paragraph refers to ____B____.A. the person who speaks to the deviceB. a component part of the VoiceC. the person who speaks GermanD. the speech produced by the Voice4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? CA. The voice is an invention of an electronics company.B. The voice is a hand-held translator.C. The voice is new product in wide use.D. The voice is mainly a microcomputer.5. The Voice can translate ____D____.A. from German into any of the other four languages mentionedB. from and into English by using the same cartridgesC. between any two of the above-mentioned languagesD. from English into any of the other four languages or the other way round Passage5While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe “tests don’t tell the whole story.”As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year’s work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators of a student’s future performance. The opposite, almost certainly, incompetence.There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student word for it? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant. And surely the “graduates” of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others is at the bottom of most ban-exams (废除考试) talk. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.1.Which of the following will the author of this passage probably agree with? BA) Tests are not effective in measuring the students’ abilities.B) Tests are an effective measure of the students’ abilities.C) Tests can only measure some of the students’ abilities.D) Tests may not be useful for measuring students’ abilities.2. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph ___A_____.A) opposed judging students by the results of examsB) must have proposed other ways of testing studentsC) regarded exams as a way of punishing studentsD) seem to be worried about the poor marks of their students3.According to the letter, a student’s final mark ____B____.A) is often encouragingB) often gives a fair picture of the year’s workC) often proves unreliableD) often tells whether he likes the subject of not4. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would ___D_____.A) have to continue his studiesB) have a feeling of failureC) be incompetentD) not be admitted by foreign institutions5. According to the letter, those who dislike the idea of examinations are probably afraid of ___A_____.A) competing with other studentsB) being graded unfairlyC) working too hardD) being dismissed from schoolIII. V ocabulary and Structure31. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _____B___ in a quiet neighborhood.A. all in allB. above allC. after allD. over all32. ____B____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.A. For nowB. Now thatC. Ever sinceD. By now33. What you have done is ____D____ the doctor’s orders.A. attached toB. responsible toC. resistant toD. contrary to34. John regretted ___A_____ to the meeting last week.A. not goingB. not to goC. not having been goingD. not to be going35. They ____C____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.A. carried outB. carried offC. carried onD. carried forward36. By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I _____B___ for Shanghai.A. am leavingB. should have leftC. will leaveD. have already left37. It was essential that all the necessary documents ___A_____ to the president’s office being the end of this month.A. be handed inB. must be handed inC. shouldD. had been handed in38. The car is quite ___B_____ of petrol.A. economicB. economicalC. savingD. sparing39. The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I ____D____ here 50 minutes sooner.A. would beB. should beC. had beenD. would have been40. _____C___ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.A. Except forB. With regard toC. DespiteD. Although41. The socks were too small and it was only by __D______ them that he managed to get them on.A. spreadingB. extendingC. lengtheningD. stretching42. Language can be defined as a tool by which human beings ___C_____ with one another.A. associateB. connectC. communicateD. correspond43. As a small boy, he was slow ____C____ learning to read and write.A. onB. withC. inD. about44. Tony was ____D____ a mile of the hotel when he ran out of petrol.A. withinB. insideC. aboutD. off45. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money ____A____.A. in the long runB. in conclusionC. at long lastD. at the end46. I don’t know why he ___A_____ in the middle of a sentence.A. broke offB. broke outC. broke throughD. broke away47. I’m sorry Andy didn’t want to go to the conference. ___D_____ willing to go we would have paid all his expenses.A. BeingB. Was heC. He had beenD. Had he been48. The minister was the person __D______.A. whom the state dinner was given in honourB. for whom the state dinner was given honourC. whose honour the state dinner was givenD. in whose honour the state dinner was given49. The young driver looked over the engine carefully lest it ____D____ on the way.A. goes wrongB. would go wrongC. went wrongD. should go wrong50. John had been working hard and __B______.A. so his brother hadB. so had his brotherC. so was his brotherD. so his brother did51. The more difficult the problems are, __B____ able to solve them.A. I am the less likelyB. the less likely I amC. I am less the likelyD. the likely less I am52. Every spare minute he gets is spent ___C___ his car.A. to washB. in washC. washingD. on washing53. Don’t get off th e bus until it __A____.A. has stoppedB. stoppedC. will stopD. shall stop54. ___B___ one occasion he helped an old woman who was in danger ______ the risk of his life.A. In, asB. On, atC. By, withD. At, in55. —When __D____ again?—Wh en he ______, I’ll let you know.A. he comes, comesB. will he come, will comeC. he comes, will comeD. will he come, comes56. Hardly ___A___ the classroom when the class began.A. had he enteredB. he enteredC. has he enteredD. he had entered57. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.—I am tired. I __D____ the living room all day.A. paintedB. had paintedC. have paintedD. have been painting58. The strike is said ____D__ by the government’s negligence of the people’s welfare.A. to be causedB. to causeC. being causedD. to have been caused59. The teacher doesn’t permit __B____ in class.A. smokeB. smokingC. to smokeD. to have a smoke60. ___C___ adequate preparations, they thought it better to postpone the journey till next week.A. Not to have madeB. Not makingC. Not having madeD. Having not madeIV. ClozeCloze 1I was walking along Anderson Bridge one afternoon 1 A I saw many people standing by the riverside. They were looking 2 A something. I was wondering what had happened when I heard someone say that there had been 3 C . A young boy had drowned in the river while 4 B .Soon after this I heard the sound of an ambulance. I stopped not far from the 5 C and two attendants from the ambulance came to carry the body away.People who saw what happened said that some boys were swimming under the 6 A . It was high tide and the sea was very rough. The boys were enjoying their 7 B when a passing motorboat hit one of them. He immediately went under. Two of his friends dived in and tried to 8 B him out, but it was too late.The police have often warned people, especially boys, not to swim in the river at 9 A tide. It can be very dangerous, but there are always those who just refuse to 10 B good advice.I walked aw ay thinking how sad it must be for the dead boy’s family.1. A. when B. while C. as D. before2. A. at B. after C. for D. down3. A. a fight B. a quarrel C. an accident D. an incident4. A. playing B. swimming C. walking D. quarrelling5. A. street B. road C. crowd D. boat6. A. bridge B. water C. sea D. tide7. A. stay B. swim C. game D. party8. A. push B. pull C. pick D. find9. A. high B. low C. small D. large10. A. ask B. take C. give D. tenderCloze 2Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money 1 A food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds 2D things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used.3 C China, cloth and knives were used, in the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money4 B a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt were used as money5 A parts of Africa.Cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were found and had a square hole _6 D the center. People strung them together and carried them 7 A place to place. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make 8 D money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something 9 C. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more 10 B a personal note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.1. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buys2. A. in B. as C. at D. of3. A. At B. On C. In D. To4. A. since B. for C. to D. ago5. A. in B. at C. like D. from6. A. on B. at C. to D. in7. A. from B. to C. in D. at8. A. our B. your C. his D. their9. A. expensively B. expense C. expensive D. expend10. A. as B. like C. in D. at。