英语练习题2习题及答案

Ⅰ. 单选题1. Eyes play an important role in body balance and it is important to ____ as much information from the environment as possible.A. absorbB. involveC. inventD. conquer2. Whatever one has planned to do is ____ to be altered in the process.A. prohibitedB. eagerC. embarrassedD. bound3. If your children are spending too much time on computer games, think carefully about how you are going to ____ the situation.A. accomplishB. arrangeC. handleD. decrease4. She fell asleep at last, but in no time at all the pain in her back ____ her again, sharp and insistent.A. conqueredB. wakenedC. absorbedD. retired5. Early in the morning, I was ____ out of bed to repair a minor fault on the car.A. distractedB. draggedC. wakenedD. assigned6. You should make sure you know where the parents can be ________, and that they have given you all the information you are likely to need about the child.A. connectedB. communicatedC. committedD. contacted7. On one _______, they locked her in a car when they went to a call and wound up the window to prevent her overhearing (偷听).A. occasionB. campusC. voyageD. basis8. If you wish, we can ______ for your luggage (行李) to be sent on ahead to each of the overnight stops.A. memorizeB. contractC. arrangeD. commit9. The boy ______ turned the TV off as the clock struck ten, time for him to go to bed.A. reluctantlyB. disappointedlyC. fortunatelyD. undoubtedly10. I started to read newspapers and magazines more, and, for just about the firsttime in my life, I began to take an interest in _______ affairs.A. personalB. currentC. ancientD. social11. I’d like to ________ that students should be allowed more time for independent study.A. proposeB. commandC. arrangeD. steer12. On a ________ day, our professor works in the lab from 9 A.M. to 11 P.M..A. followingB. typicalC. previousD. diligent13. He might as well have picked a family ________ out of the telephone book and stayed with them.A. at randomB. at a timeC. after allD. in detail.14. The books are beautifully ____ with drawings and photographs.A. illustratedB. designedC. writtenD. covered15. A sign at our local church is in wood, with gold lettering, but the ____ is already fading after three years.A. productB. latterC. laterD. medal16. The ____ table (写字台)takes up too much space in my small office.A. to writeB. writingC. writtenD. write17. They failed to convince her of his ____.A. honestyB. honestC. dishonestlyD. honestly18. He suggested that the novel ____ into a film.A. makeB. madeC. makingD. be made19. His report on the Olympic Games was really ____.A. exciteB. excitingC. excitementD. excited20. Mary picked ____ a book from the floor and began to read.A. onB. inC. outD. up21. She is young and ____, but she is good at learning.A. experienceB. inexperienceC. experiencedD. inexperienced22. His classmates tried to persuade him ____ swimming across the river, but he did not listen.A. fromB. inC. onD. to23. Nowadays we rely more and more ____ computers to help us in doing everything.A. inB. fromC. onD. to24. Ann has a wheelchair that was ____ designed for her.A. especiallyB. especialC. specialD. specially25. You are ____ to fail the exam if you don’t do any revision.A. boundB. bunchC. relyD. pick答案：1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.D 21.B 22.A 23.C 24.D 25.A1. Large-scale studies are needed to____ the encouraging results we have obtained so farA. conductB. confirmC. contractD. commit2. Whoever disobeys the company’s safety regulations shall be＿＿on the spotA. dismissedB. switchedC. interruptedD. revealed3. All the questions the police asked____ what she had been doing on the night of the robberyA. brought upB. revolved aroundC. built onD. singled out4. If schoolchildren are allowed to work at their own____, their performance will generally improveA. versionB. paceC. evolutionD. system5. To attract foreign investors, you have to____ them that their investment will have profitable returnsA. confirmB. stimulateC. grabD. convince6. The conference was an attempt to____ discussion of the problem of widening gaps between the rich and the poorA. stimulateB. conductC. intendD. uncover7. The clerk held my passport four inches from his face and____ to read itA. affectedB. flippedC. strainedD. giggled8. If these problems are not____ early in their training, they can be a real danger to themselves and to their instructorsA. skippedB. contractedC. spottedD. responded9. Tourism authorities ____ quickly to reports of the attack, claming that it was accidental and that crime against tourists was quite rare in the scenic areasA. addedB. fastenedC. skippedD. responded10. To ____ for the position, applicants would need to have a PhD degree and 3 year’s working experienceA. strainB. qualifyC. registerD. campaign11. ____his age, he can not finish this task all by himself.A. GivenB. GiveC. GaveD. Giving12. The travelers were about to cross the river____ a storm broke.A. thenB. atC. thereD. when13. You are meant____ before you come in.A. payB. payingC. to payD. paid14. I don’t teach____ I think I know the answer.A. thatB. whyC. whenD. because15. He entered the office____ by the way she had spoken to him.A. annoyedB. annoyingC. annoyD. annoys16. The road gradually widened until we found____ in a large valley.A. meB. usC. ourD. ourselves17. He will help you to prepare____ you need to say in the meeting next week.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. when18. Little____ guess that in a few year s’ time the young man who used to live next door to them would become a superstar.A. does theyB. they doesC. did theyD. they did19. He ran as____ as he could in the hope of breaking his record for the five miles.A. harderB. hardlyC. hardestD. hard20. ____ the whole country rose up to drive the aggressors from their homeland.A. It is long before thatB. It wasn’t long before thatC. It isn’t long before thatD. It wasn’t long before that21. ---“Ben looks pale, what’s happened to him? “---“Nothing serious, just____ he was a bit upset about losing the game.”A. thatB. whenC. whyD. as22. I would rather____ early, and get home before it gets dark.A. to goB. goingC. goneD. go23. Needless to say, we place our hope on____ young.A. aB. manyC. theD. an24. All research is built____ work completed by previous researchers.A. onB. atC. inD. out25. This show will no doubt add____ his reputation.A. onB. atC. inD. toMany of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is so difficult to learn．It is actually not that difficult to learn _1_ you know some basic facts _2_ the language and theculture that it reflects (反映)．Perhaps the first thing you need _3_ English is that it is _4_ up of several other languages such _5_ French, German ,Latin ,Greek Anglo-Saxon．_6_ addition ,there are words from Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names; _7_ some Chinese and Japanese words have found their way _8_ the English language．This borrowing of words from _9_ languages is one of the key reasons for some of the difficulties that people meet with _10_ they are learning English．1．A. so B. and C. but D. if2．A. with B. about C. at D. in3．A. know B. knowing C. to know D. known4．A. make B. making C. maked D. made5．A. as B. for C. that D. was6．A. also B. in C. but D. yet7．A. even B. in C. from D. to8．A. even B. into C. from D. to9．A. a B. an C. any D. other10．A. while B. that C. which D. since答案：1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A阅读理解Passage oneI was born in the city of York, in England, in the year 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer buy my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of rambling, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. My father gave me strong and earnest counsel against it, but with little effect. One day, being at Hull, I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father's ship, and he prompted me to go with him, and in an evil hour, without asking God's blessing or my father's, I went on board.On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked, and we barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a vessel which traded to the coast of Africa. He took a fancy to me, and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed about for many days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces. In this distress we launched a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles, a raging wave struck us so furiously that it overset the boat at once. Though I swam well the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and, running forward, got to the mainland safely.1. What did the author want to do when he was young?A. To visit AfricaB. To sail the seasC. To practice lawD. To make a tour of London2. Why did the author go on foot to London？A. The ship he took was destroyed in a storm.B. His father did not supply the fare for the journey.C. He went against his father’s strong device not to do so.D. His school-fellow invited him to go together.3. Why did they launch a boat?A. They know they were near a shore.B. The big waves were about to overturn the ship.C. Their ship had been knocked about for may days on the sea.D. Their ship had struck sand and was about to break into pieces.4. When the author got to the mainland, he ____.A. searched everywhere for his lost companions.B. fell down on the ground senseless.C. was safe and sound.D. ran forward to escape being washed back into the sea.5. When the author finally arrived on land, he most probably ____.A. knew he was in Africa.B. did not know where he was.C. was not aware he was back in England.D. got in touch with his family and asked for help.Passage twoSome people have it easy. When their kids ask them what they do at work, they can give a simp1e direct answer: “I put out fires” or” “I fix sick peop1e” or” “I teach primary schoo1”. As a theoretica1 physicist, I never had this 1uck . Society has come to expect many things from the physicist. 1t used to be that me on1y bad to discover the basic 1aws of the wor1d and supp1y the techniques that wou1d power the next of things we think we know how to do. What makes us uncomfortab1e-and what makes it hard for us to te11 our kids what we’ re up to-is that in this century we have become, though unwi11ing1y, gurus on questions such as “what is the nature of Rea1ity (现实) ?”We now deal with a whole new c1ass of prod1ems .We ask how the wor1d began and what is the nature4 of matter. The answers we are coming up with are just not easy to comprehend for the average person.So, when physicists get out of their cars in the morning, have a cup of coffee and sit down in front of their computers, they 1eave a fami1iar wor1d and enter a p1ace where things act in of strange ways that are impossid1e for ordinary peop1e to understand.6.According to the passage, in a way physicists areA. intel1igentB. comfortad1eC. strangeD. un1ucky7. Judging from the context, the word: “gurus” in the first paragraph most probab1y means a person.A.who acts as a teacher and answers big questionsB.who gives wrong answers to big questionsC.who does not 1ike to answer big questionsD.who is eager to supp1y answers to big questions8. Which of the fo11owing is true according to what the author says about physicists?A.physicists do not 1ike their job.B.Physicists 1ive in two different wor1ds.C.Physicists are coming up with new answers to o1d questions.D.Physicists don’t have to te11 peop1e what they are doing.9. Which of the fo11owing statement is true?A.Theoretica1 physicists on1y have to answer the basic questions about the wor1d.B.Theoretica1 physicists contributed do the new industry on Si1icon Va11ey.C.Theoretoca1 physicists have disappointed the expectations of many peop1e.D.Theoretica1 physicists have found it hard to friends with ordinary peop1e.10. Which of the fo11owing is true shout the job of physicists?A.It is getting more and more difficu1t.B.It is beyond the comprehension of ordinary peop1e.C. A person with average inte11igence can not do it.D. Both A and B.答案：1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.BPassage oneA couple of years ago I spent the day at an elementary school in New Jersey. It was a nice average school, a square and solid building, full of reasonably well-behaved kids from middle-class families. I handled three classes, and by the time I staggered out the door I wanted to lie down for the rest of the day.Teaching’s the toughest job there is. In his new memoir, “Teacher Man,” Frank McCourt recalls telling his students, “Teaching is harder than working on docks and warehouses. ” Not to mention writing a column. I can stare off into the middle distance with my chin (下巴) in my hand any time. But you go mentally south for five minutes in front of a class of fifth graders, and you are sunk.The average new teacher today makes just under $30,000 a year, which may not look too bad for a twenty-something with no mortgage (抵押贷款) and no kids. But soon enough the new teachers realize that they can make more money and not work anywhere near as hard elsewhere. After a lifetime of hearing the old legends about cushy (舒适安逸的) hours and summer vacations, they figure out that early mornings are for students who need extra help, evenings are for test corrections and lesson plans, and weekends and summers are for second and even third jobs to try to pay the bills.According to the Department of Education, one in every five teachers leaves after the first year, and almost twice as many leave within three. If any business had that rate of turnover, someone would do something smart and strategic to fix it. This isn’t any business. It’s the most important business around, the gardeners of the landscape of the human race.Unfortunately, the current way of dealing with problems in education is taken directly from business practice, and it’s a terrible fit. Instead of simply acknowledging that starting salaries are woefully low and committing to increasing them and finding the money for reasonable recurring raises, politicians have wasted decades talking about something called merit pay (奖励工资). It’s a concept that works fine if yo u're making toys, but kids aren’t toys, a nd good teaching isn’t an assembly line.1. What can we infer from the first paragraph about teachers?A. They have to teach three classes at a time.B. They have a very rewarding job.C. They prefer to teach children from middle-class families.D. They have a very hard job to do.2. Why does the author say teaching is tougher than writing a column?A. Teaching is like working on docks and warehouses.B. Teaching demands full attention.C. Teachers have to work with children.D. Teachers have no chance to go traveling.3. What do new teachers find out after some practice?A. Their starting salary is lower than offered by other occupations.B. They have to work during vacations to make ends meet.C. They have to plan their time well to get everything done.D. They can take a second or even a third job besides teaching.4. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks __________.A. measures should be taken to keep teachers in their jobsB. the rate of turnover in teaching is low compared to other occupationsC. it’s natural for a number of teachers to quit in three to five yearsD. it’s fair to call teachers the gardeners of the landscape of the human race5. What does the author think of merit pay?A. It will make up for teachers’ low starting salaries.B. It will bring down the turnover rate of teachers.C. It is a good fix for current educational problems.D. It is not suitable for the teaching profession.Passage twoI’m coming off this plane, and landing at London airport. I’m looking around for a middle-aged woman, my Aunt Penn, who I’ve seen in pictures. The photographs are out of date, but she looked like the type who would wear a big necklace (项链) and flat shoes, and maybe some kind of narrow dress in black or gray. But I'm just guessing since the pictures only showed her face.Anyway, I’m l ooking and looking and everyone’s leaving and there’s no signal on my phone and I'm thinking, “Oh great, I'm going to be abandoned at the airport so that's two countries they don't want me in,” when I notice everyone’s gone except this kid who comes up to me and says, “You must be Daisy.” And when I loo k relieved he does too and says. “I’m Edmond.”“Hello Edmond,”I say, “nice to meet you.” I look at him hard to try to get a feel for what my new life with my cousins might be like.Now let me tell you what he looks like before I forget because it's not exactly what you'd expect from your average fourteen-year-old what with the cigarette and hair that looked like he cut it himself with a knife in the dead of night, but aside from that he's exactly like some kind of mutt, you know the ones you see at the dog shelter who are kind of hopeful and sweet and put their nose straight into your hand when they meet you with a certain kind of dignity and you know from that second that you're go ing to take him home? Well that’s him.Only he took me home.I’ll take your b ag, he said, and even though he’s about half a mile shorter than me and has arms about as thick as a dog leg, he grabs my b ag, and I grab it back and say “Where's your mom, is she in the car?”And he smiles and takes a drag on his cigarette, which, even though I know smoking killsand all that, I think is a little bit cool, but maybe all the kids in England smoke cigarettes? I don’t say anything in case it’s a well-known fact that the smoking age in England is something like twelve and b y making a big thing about it I’ll end up looking like an idiot when I’ve barely been here five minutes. Anyway, he says. “Mum couldn't come to the airport because she's working, and everyone else seemed to be somewhere else, so I drove here myself.”6. Daisy flew to London to ________.A. see EnglandB. live with her auntC. meet EdmondD. visit a friend7. Before Edmond greeted her, Daisy felt ________.A. anxiousB. curiousC. relievedD. excited8. Edmond waited till everyone was gone before greeting Daisy because _______.A. he did not want to talk to a girl before othersB. he did not get Daisy’s phone callC. he had never seen Daisy beforeD. he was looking for a middle-aged woman9. What did Edmond look like in Daisy’s eyes?A. An average 14-year-old.B. A lost dog.C. An old friend.D. A man with dignity.10. Daisy did not make any comment about Edmond smoking because _______.A. she knew all children in England smoke cigarettesB. she thought smoking did harm to one's healthC. the smoking age in England is about twelveD. she did not want to make a fool of herselfPassage threeToday people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with. That may change in the near future.Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book.Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over town and never even leaveyour room!11. Today people can use the phone to talk with others _______.A. in all the townsB. in some places in the worldC. only in big citiesD. almost anywhere on the earth12. The word “it” in the text means ________.A. the picture phoneB. any phoneC. the useD. the change13. We can _________ through the picture phone according to （根据）the text .A. write a bookB. do shoppingC. play gamesD. have classes Passage Four“It’s over! Thank goodness! ”School was over and I was tired . I sat at the front of the school bus.Janie , the driver , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （气氛）by striking the match of talks . I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day , however , her talk was worth （值得）listening to .“My father’s ill , ”she said to no one in particular （特别地）. I could see worry in her eyes .I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students with a smile.With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him? ”With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, “Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain （痛苦）my own mother was thrown into when her father died . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that.Suddenly I realized （意识到）Janie was n’t only a bus driver , that was just her job . She had a whole world of family and cares too.I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered.Understanding people is an art.14. When the students get on the school bus , Janie usually ________.A. listens to musicB. talks about her own worryC. sits on her seat without wordsD. meets them with a smile15. In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ______.A. losing parents makes people sad and helplessB. understanding the people around us takes timeC. we should try to look deeper into the people around usD. it’s not right to judge the people around us by their clothes(每空只写一词)(10分)1. The job calls for_________ (耐心) and carefulness，please bear it in mind.2. John told Lucy not to go with us. _________ (很明显) she was disappointed.3. It is vital that we should have a good _________ (知识) of English.4. A new_________ (语言) lab is being built near our teaching building.5. I didn't break the vase on_________ (目的)，so please forgive me.6. He ate too much, and later he had a_________ (肚子疼).7. There are _________ (千) of factories in this city, among which are some car factories.8. The next morning, he found his car_________ (被偷).9. _________ (公民) have the rights to vote , nobody can take away the rights without good reasons.10. John didn't know the correct______________ (发音) of this word, so he asked me for help.答案： 1.patience 2.Obviously 3. knowledge 4. language 5. purpose 6. stomachache 7. thousands 8. stolen 9. Citizens 10. pronunciation1. The disease __________（传播）by mosquitoes.2.Are you sitting _______________（舒适）?3.They found 46 victims ,including women and children ,all of whom had _________(冻死) to death.4.He tapped me on my_______________ (肩膀).5.The garden city _____________ (吸引) many tourists.6.Our neighborhood police are very____________ (友善).7.The two buildings are ___________ (相似)on the whole.8.Your face seems ______________ (熟悉的).9.He ___________ (提供) me a glass of wine.10.You will be____________（比赛）against the best athletes in the world .答案：1.spreaded 2. comfortably 3.frozen 4. shoulder 5. attracts6. friendly7. similar8. familiar9. offered 10. competing翻译题1. The teacher says he _____________________(擅长)listening and speaking.(be)2. Li Ming is a funny boy because he loves____________________(讲笑话).(tell)3. The sports shows_______________________(将推迟)because of the rain.(put)4. Now you _______________________(已长大),you should act like a man.(grow)5. We have ______________________（更多的空余时间）for our hobbies now.6.You’d better______________________（不戴太阳镜）in the room.7. Mr. Wu is patient enough to spend lots of time ___________________________（为我们讲解）8. Look! Some kids are __________ __________（放风筝）on the beach.精选文库9. Mrs. Brown is always __________ ___________（对……严格要求）her child in the study.10.Nowadays ,more and more people like going to work _________ ____________（步行）答案：1. is good at 2. to tell / telling / jokes 3. will be put off 4. have grown up 5.more spare time 6.not wear sunglass 7.explaining things to us 8.flying kites 9.strict with 10.on foot1.Let’s remember our friendship and keep our dreams alive__________ __________ （永远）2.On National Day,___________ ____________（成千上万）people go to Tian’anmen Square and watch the national flag go up.3. 他家的日常开支占总收入的30%。