-南开大学开放英语(二)离线作业(1702)

南开大学现代远程教育学院考试卷（答案在后面）

2016-2017年度秋季学期期末(2017.2)

大学英语（二）

考试形式：撰写课程作业

客观题答题纸：请将1－25题答案填写在如下表格中，否则成绩无效。

一、单选题（共15小题，每题2分，共计30分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，请答案填写在“客观题答题纸”上，否则成绩无效。

1. ____A___ with the size of the whole earth , the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A. When compared

B. Compare

C. While comparing

D. Comparing

2. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ____A____ in Cuba.

A. being cultivated

B. having cultivated

C. been cultivated

D. cultivating

3. Who would you rather ___D____ with you, George or me﹖

A. going

B. to go

C. have gone

D. went

4. Water is ___D____ to the growth of crops.

A. absolute

B. special

C. moderate

D. essential

5. You ______ all those calculations ! We have a computer to do that sort of thing.

A. needn't have done

B. must not have done

C. shouldn't have done

D. can not have done

6. The accident _______ the death of two passengers

A. resulted from

B. resulted in

C. resulted of

D. resulted with

7. We carved their names on the stone so that younger generations could know what their forefathers ______ for the nation.

A. did

B. were doing

C. had done

D. have been doing

8. ----- My God! I have to walk home now, for I just missed the bus.

----- That's too bad. You ______it had you set out a bit earlier.

A. should have caught.

B. had caught

C. would have caught.

D. could catch

9. I have not heard anything from him since his _______.

A. departure

B. fault

C. foundation

D. acceptance

10. All _______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

A. what is needed

B. for our needs

C. the thing needed

D. that is needed

11. More and more students are ________ this modern type of instruction

A. resulting from

B. figuring out

C. benefiting from

D. bringing up

12. It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible.

A. must be sent

B. will be sent

C. are sent

D. be sent

13. He suggested the sports meet be _______because of the bad weather.

A. put away

B. put up

C. put down

D. put off

14. -What's your problem ?

- I have lost sight of my mum and dad . I saw them ________ in front of me a moment ago.

A. were walking

B. to have walker

C. walk

D. walking

15. More than one teacher _______told him it is important that he learn English well if he _______abroad.

A. had; will go

B. has; wants to go

C. has; want to go

D. have; shall go

二、阅读理解（共10小题，每题3分，共计30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D 中选出最佳选项，将答案填写在“客观题答题纸”上，否则成绩无效。

Passage A

In any countries there is a fixed charge for personal services. A certain percentage may be added to the hill at a hotel or restaurant "for the service". In other places the customer may be expected to give a tip, or a small amount of money, as a sign of appreciation whenever services are performed. In the United States there is no consistent practice in regard to tipping. The custom is more common in a large city than in a small town. A native American may often be in doubt about when and how much to tip when he is in a city that is strange to him. In general, however, a tip is expected by the porter who carries your baggage, by taxi drivers (except, perhaps, in small town), and by those who serve you in hotels and restaurants.

When you pick up your incoming luggage at an airport, you may tip the man who takes it to the taxi or airport bus. He usually expects 35cents a bag for his service. In come cities the taxi that take you to your hotel may have one meter that shows the cost of the trip and another that shows a fixed charge, usually about 20 cents, for "extra". In some cities the taxi driver may expect a tip in addition to the "extra", especially if he carries your suitcase. If no "extra" is charged, a tip is usually given. Hotels generally do not make a service charge, though there are places where one is added. It is customary, however, to give something to the porter who