大学英语2习题及参考答案

大学英语2习题及参考答案

1. _____ he often forgot their wedding anniversary greatly annoyed his wife.D、That

2. You screamed in your sleep last night. You _____ a terrible dream.A、must have had

3. However much _____, it will be worth the money.A、the dictionary costs

4. I don't care _____ or not she will apologize to me.B、whether

5. One of my brother's many faults is that he never _____ anything very long.B、sticks to

6.One suggestion is to have a picnic in the park, the other is to go to the Museum of Folk Arts. Personally, I prefer the ___. D、latter

7.Before leaving for New York, he ___ labels to all his luggage.

B、attached

8.Be more ___ about when you want us to come.B、specific

9.As the only ___ in the small village, he not only fixed the furniture but also made furniture for the villagers. D、carpenter

10.It was very ___ of you to send flowers. B、thoughtful

11.As the meeting is very important to our company, I shall be present ___. A、in person

12.Since you have made the promise, you should ___ it. C、fulfill

13.My child is very ___; she is always on the go. C、restless

14.We took a(n) ___ supply of food with us when we went hiking in the mountains. D、abundant

15.As we know, America is one of the most ___ countries in the world.

A、industrialized

16.The British constitution is ___ a great extent a product of the historical events described above. D、to

17.He gave up his study in college in ___. D、despair

18.These seats are ___ for special guests. B、reserved

19.During the conference the speaker tried to ___ his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision. D、convey

20.Though delay was ___ heavy traffic, he was scolded for it. A、due to There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when

and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do. In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

1. The toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with because __________.A. their social roles are rigidly determined

2. One aspect of “the universality of toys ” lies in the fact that

__________.A. the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over

3. The author’s view on the historical development of toys is

__________.B. toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries

4. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys __________.C. are not characterized by technological progress

5. The author uses the example of a rattle to show that __________.D. even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time