专科大学英语2复习资料

大学英语2复习资料I. Word BuildingDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the word given in blanket on the right of each sentence.1. With such bad weather condition, the search for the missing boat will prove _________. (hope))2. As the young man was short of money, it was likely that he would apply for the ____ job advertised in the paper. (danger)3. The old professor made a number of very _______ suggestions concerning soil conservation in the area. (construction)4. By making on-the-spot _________, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. (observe)5. I can say with ______ that our performance will be a success. (certain)6. His _______ has earned him more friends than enemies. (frank)7. What are you going to _________ your new book? (title)8. I’d like to book a table for four at 6 o’clock, but the waitress said that there would be no table _______ this evening. (avail)9. Some students can be hard on themselves in judging the _______ of cheating. (behave)10. The boys looked wonderfully _______ with their bright eyes and glowing cheeks. (health)11. If you use this chemical to clean your shirt, the stains will ______ immediately. (appear)12. You will increase your ______ if you introduce more system into your work.. (efficient)13. A straight line is the shortest ________ between two points. (distant)II. ChoiceDirections: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the most appropriate one.1. They launched a campaign to ______ money for a new hospital.A. riseB. ariseC. raiseD. arouse2. Investigation has ______ that retirement tends to cause psychological troubles for some people.A. revealedB. receivedC. releasedD. recovered3. The two animals are _______ in appearance, but they belong to different species.A. sameB. similarC. likeD. common4. They refuse to ______ on the situation in the Middle East.A. stateB. explainC. commentD. express5. Everyone tried to know who is ____________ the school.A. arrangingB. judgingC. teachingD. running6. Where there is a will, there is a way. Your success in the experiment is _________.A. a caseB. a case in pointC. a pointD. in case7. In 1971, the people of that country were _________ to every danger---flood, famine, disease and war.A. sufferedB. entitledC. exposedD. related8. I hadn’t seen Peter for twenty years, and when we met, he had changed so much that I could hardly________ him.A. recognizeB. recommendC. remindD. reveal9. Because of the __________ emphasis placed on classroom work, the instructor will report yourabsence to the adviser.A. largeB. strongC. hardD. high10. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ______ with the open countryside and homegrown food.A. tiedB. boundC. involvedD. associated11.Bob tried in vain to trick his brother _________ some money from their mother’s purse.A. to stealB. to stealingC. into stealD. into stealing12. A tiger can’t be tamed _______ caught very young.A. whenB. lestC. unlessD. after13. Only if my safety is guaranteed in writing ________ to join the experiment.A. I am willingB. I willC. am I willingD. do I will14. This watch is ______ the one he bought in quality.A. far better toB. too better thanC. too superior toD. far superior to15. He was ill for about a week, _______ has really set him back in his study.A. thatB. whenC. whichD. while16. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to makepermanent homes in the new country.A. suitB. adaptC. registerD. alter17. A lot of children have been ________ a normal home life in times of war.A. deprived ofB. described asC. designed forD. disappointed in18. The challenge to finish the task ahead of schedule met with immediate ________.A. suppliesB. appliesC. responsesD. steps19. The article is so disorganized that we will have to ________ it a great deal.A. recordB. repairC. refineD. revise20. While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if _______to leavethe seat.A. unwellB. unwillingC. he is unwillingD. willing21. The loss of the mother is a _____ to the family, who has been the only bread-earner.A. disasterB. damageC. spoilD. destroy22. ________ in1980, the tower is still the highest construction in the city.A. Being builtB. BuiltC. Having been builtD. Having built23. They took _________ of the opponents’ weakness and won the game.A. measuresB. referenceC. advantageD. disadvantage24. The global temperature will reach _____degrees ______ it is impossible for life to survive.A. such… s oB. so … asC. so … thatD. such … that25. In this university high-achieving students are ______ as examples for other students to follow.A. looked upB. held upC. used upD. taken up26. They ______ with their guests --- officers and their wives.A. are seatedB. are seatingC. have seatedD. were seating27. The school ________ one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to fourteen.A. is consistedB. composed ofC. consisted ofD. made up of28. The two boys had so much _______ that they soon became good friends.A. in commonB. in detailC. on purposeD. in general29. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature _________.A. takingB. takenC. takeD. took30. I don’t like the cold winter in New York, but we all have to ________ it, don’t we?A. live onB. live byC. live up toD. live withPart III Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) ,C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and write down the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet.Passage 1There is, perhaps, no other sport in the world quite so exciting as skiing. For viewers, it is a scene of unrivalled（无对手的）beauty. For skiers, it is a vivid personal experience, a thrilling（激动）test of mind, muscle, and nerves. And more and more, Americans are discovering this thrill for themselves. Not too long ago, skiing had virtually no part in the American sports scene. If it were thought of at all, it was purely as a European sport. Then came the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Americans got their first good look at skiing and made for the hills. Today ski trains make regular runs from our cities to the great, white outdoors. Lodges（小屋）and cabins dot the mountain sides offering skiers the warmth of their firesides.In addition to joy and excitement, skiing offers other attractions. It is a comparatively inexpensive sport, and, for the young, the art of skiing is often mastered in a very short time.The special thrill of skiing is well described by Buddy Werner, “It’s all up to you,” he says, “No teammates can help. You’re alone. It’s you against the snow, the mountains, yourself. You’re a fighter.”1. Skiing _______.A. has always been popular in the United StatesB. has only recently become a popular American sportC. can never become popular in the USA.D. has only recently become popular in Europe2. In 1932, when the Winter Olympics were held at Lake Placid, _______.A. Americans became enthusiastic about the sportB. Americans saw skiing for the first timeC. America did not enter the competitionD. America finished in last place3. By the expression “made for the hills”, the author means that _______.A. Americans took up skiingB. Americans were afraid of skiingC. skiing became popular only in the woodsD. the only place Americans could ski was in the mountains at Lake Placid4. Young people like skiing because _______.A. it takes a long time to learnB. it is extremely dangerousC. the skill can be mastered in a short timeD. skiers never get injured5. According to the Buddy Werner, the special excitement of skiing lies in the fact that it ______.A. is a team sportB. teaches one to get along well in a groupC. makes good soldiersD. puts the skier alone against the elementsPassage 2After practising as a surgeon for several years, Dr. Ginoux decided to apply for membership in the American College of Surgeons (美国外科医生学会), a highly selective and distinguished professional organization.As part of the application procedure (手续), Dr. Ginoux was asked to prepare a list of all the operations performed in the previous seven years. Slowly, as she worked on the long list, she began to feel uncertain. She began to question some of her decisions. Had she used the best technique in that case?Maybe, in this case, she should have run one more test before operating? On the other hand, maybe she should have ... Would the doctors on the selection committee understand that, as the only trained surgeon in the area, she usually could not get advice from others and therefore, had to rely completely on her own judgment? Dr. Ginoux felt lonely and isolated.The longer Dr. Ginoux worked on the application forms, the more depressed she became. As hope faded, she wondered is a “country doctor” had a realistic chance of being accepted by the American College of Surgeons.6. Dr. Ginoux was working in __________.A.a large cityB. the American College of SurgeonsC. a selective organizationD. an area far from any big city7. The application forms must include _____________.A. the decision procedureB. the best techniqueC. record of all the operationsD. a list of advice and judgments8. It was most probable that Dr. Ginoux was ________.A. a well-trained surgeonB. a member in that organizationC. a graduate from the American College of SurgeonsD. a distinguished surgeon in America9. When she was filling the application forms, Dr. Ginoux began to be _______.A. r ealisticB. distinguishedC.perplexedD. decisive10. When filling the forms, Dr. Ginoux felt depressed because _______.A.she was doubtful about her operationsB.she didn’t perform enough operationsC.some operations were unsuccessfulD.she didn’t get advice from the selective committeePassage 3Immediately I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.I felt tense and nervous: One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement(人行道) before me, the violin under my chin.The first notes I played were loud and raw, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly. To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping secretly tossed a penny into my hat, as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret trick.I worked there for several days, gradually acquiring the truths of the trade by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular rule.1. When he first began to play the violin, he expected ______.A. to get into troubleB. to play better than he didC. people to stop and listen to himD. to be told to move somewhere else2. The first man who gave him money ______.A. was too busy to stopB. wanted to get rid of himC. dropped the money by mistakeD. did not want to attract attention3. He gradually became confident that day because ______.A. nobody looked at himB. he played the violin very wellC. people continued to give him moneyD. he earned a lot of money4. On the following days, he ______.A. made a lot of mistakesB. learned how to do the job betterC. got better at playing the violinD. did not make so much money5. He found that the best way of encouraging people to give him money was to ______.A. play in different streetsB. leave all the money in the hatC. empty the hat at regular intervalsD. leave a small amount of money in the hatPassage 4The basic flag of the United States is one of the world’s oldest national flags. Only the flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland are older.During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, the colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American colonies.The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in the field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding on stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flag-maker’s fancy.The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation.There are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the national flag. Among them are the president’s and vice-president’s flags and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies. Each state in the Union has an official flag. The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling.6. The basic flag of the United States is _______.A. the oldest national flag in the worldB. one of the national flag in the worldC. the most beautiful flag in the WestD. as old as the basic flags of some European nations7. The first official flag of the United States was adopted ________.A. before the Independent WarB. right after the Independent WarC. when independence was declared in 1776D. during the War of Independence which ended in 17838. The 13 red and white stripes and 13 white stars represent ________.A. 13 independent statesB. the colonies that declared independence in 1776C. the United States congressD. 13 famous fighters in the American colonies9. The original design of 13 stripes restored in 1818 because ________.A. too many stripes would destroy the shape of the flagB. Congress insisted 13 is the best numberC. that was a decision made by President TaftD. the American people suggested it10. Which of the following is true?A. All federal departments and agencies have flags of their own.B. The newly admitted state of Hawaii does not have an official flag.C. No other flags than the national flag and the president’s flag are flown in the United States.D. the United States has a number of government flags.rections: Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.go out of one’s way smell of in turn join in a series ofcome to terms with handle appreciate alert to set back1. Noticing that my daughter was very shy, our hostess ________ to make her feel at home.2. After a sleepless night, during which Joe smoked a whole pack of cigarettes, his eyes were bloodshot and his breath __________ tobacco.3. I now have a better understanding of Einstein’s special theory of relativity after attending____ lectures on the topic.4. A good hunting dog is ______ every sound and movement in the field.5. The storm _________ the construction of the railway for at least three months.6. It was a long drive to get to the beach and we three took the wheel (驾驶)_______.7. I _______ this oil painting much more now that you have explained it to me.8. The American does not _______ the argument but watches the other guests.9. After some dispute about the price, the two sides finally ______ each other.10. I had the knowledge and skill to _______ any surgical situation in practice.V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese1. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.2. Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Moon.3. I knew that when I was out in practice I would inevitably err at one time or another and operate on someone who didn’t need surgery or sit on someone who did.4. A woman’s reaction in any crisis is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has.5. In a free country there will always be conflicting ideas, and this is a source of strength.6.were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.7 .Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Moon.Part VI. Translate the following into English1.不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。