公共英语二练习题

复习练习一

阅读一

How can we measure intelligence? Experts are not completely certain about the answer to this question. However, in solving some problems, monkeys are better than other animals and this is agreed to be a sign of their high intelligence. In one experiment the animal had to reach the food at the other side of a fence by walking round. Monkeys quickly saw the solution. Dogs were not so certain, while hens simply rushed at the fence, trying to reach the food in a straight line. In the second step of the experiment, the animal could not walk round, but there was a rope connected to the food. Monkeys pulled the rope and dogs didn't know what to do though they could easily pull the rope with their teeth.

solve 解决fence 栅栏

solution 解决办法hen 母鸡

rush 奔跑rope 粗绳

1. The main idea of the passage is that ____A______.

A monkeys are cleverer than other animals

2. Which of the following statements about the experiment is true? B

B Dogs are cleverer than hens.

3.The hens rushed at the fence because ______A____.

A they were foolish

4.The person who did the experiment wanted do see ______C____.

C which animal was best at solving problems

5. Choose the right order of the events given in the passage. D

D c-a-f-d-e-g-b

阅读二

Nancy Clark paced back and forth in the hall of the theatre. Inside the theatre her new play A LAUGH A MINUTE was about to begin.

Nancy was too nervous to watch it herself. This was the opening night for the play. She said to herself, "If tonight's audience thought the play was funny, it would probably become a success. But if they did not like it, the play would soon close."

Nancy listened hard. She was hoping to hear the audience laughing loud and often. But she heard very little laughter during the first act.

When the first act ended, about one fourth of the audience left the theatre. As Nancy watched the people leave, she knew that the future of the play had been decided.

pace 踱hall 大厅

theatre 戏院audience 听众

funny 有趣的laughter 笑声

1.Who was Nancy Clark? She was plainly A

A the writer of the play

2.Why was Nancy too nervous to watch the play herself? Because C

C she was wondering if the audience could see fun in the play

3.At the end of Paragraph2, the sentence"...the play would soon close" means D .

D the play wouldn't be open to the public any more

4.In the sentence of Paragraph 3, the word "laughter" probably means A .

A the sound of laughing

5. What conclusion can you draw from the story? D

D The play proved to be a failure.

完型填空

One day a lady wrote a letter to a doctor, 1 B. inviting him to dinner with her family on Sunday. Two days later she got a reply, but he 2 A. had written so badly that she found 3 B. it hard to read the letter. Her husband could not read it 4 A. either .

“ 5 C. Why not take it to the chemist?”said her husband, “He can read it without difficulty.”

The lady agreed and went to the 6 A. chemist's shop. Looking at the letter for a moment, the chemist said politely, “I'll be 7 D. back in a minute.”

Soon the man came back with a bottle 8 A. which he gave the lady. “Take a spoonful three times a day after meal,” he added.

The lady looked at him 9 C. with her eyes wide open, not knowing 10 B.what to say .

复习练习二

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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better.

extend 延长argue 争辩

force 迫使condition 条件

unbearable 不能忍受的dignity 尊严

1. The best title for this passage would be B The Right to die .

2.In recent years, people can live longer that in the past. It is because of ___A the development of medical technology___.

3.According to some people, whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to D the patient himself or herself .

4.The writer's opinion is D none of the above .

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C The argument hasn't ended yet.

阅读二

A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the importance of knowing the difference between right and wrong.

One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him, "We're having a contest. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest one gets to keep the cat."

The old gentleman thought that this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, "I've ever told a lie in my life."All at once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, "You won! You can take the cat!"