《大学英语二习题》word版.doc

Test 1Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank. 1.In the school lunchroom, both boys and girls el_ one another out of the way.2.This new discovery of oil is of great si_ to the country's economy.3.Jenny hoped that she would avoid re_ by wearing dark glasses and a hat.4.The ac_ of language habits is in itself not enough for the true mastering of a language.5.Co_ now permits short hair for women, but it used to be thought strange.  Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook. Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Usually at this point in your 6._ to a new culture, you 7._ some defense mechanisms to help you cope and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. One type of coping mechanism is called 8." _." This happens when you pretend that everything is 9._ and that nothing 10._ you. Another type of defense mechanism is called "regression." This occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act like a child. You forget everything, and sometimes you become careless and 11. _. The third kind of defense mechanism is called "isolation." You would rather be home alone, and you don't want to 12._ with anybody. With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at least that's 13._ you think. Isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can use because it 14._ you from those things that could really help you. The last type of defense mechanism is called " 15._." With this coping mechanism, you think you don't need anybody. You feel you are coping fine alone, so you don't try to ask for help.   Part 3 Reading Comprehension     (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Earthquakes (地震) can be really terrible. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused over $200 million worth of damage, destroyed almost 30,000 buildings, and killed about 450 persons. In Japan, the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were leveled by the earthquake of 1923 in which more than 140,000 persons were killed by falling buildings and fires, and over a million persons were left homeless - all in 30 seconds. Hundreds of earthquakes occur every year throughout the world. Fortunately, few are as destructive as those described above. The development of an accurate system for predicting earthquakes would reduce the loss of life and property. But at present scientists can only study the phenomenon. The study of earthquakes is called seismology. Seismographs (地震仪), are instruments sensitive to ground movement, and are used to record each motion. The Richter Scale is used to grade each earthquake's strength on a 1-to-10 scale. 16.What is seismology? A. Study of human kind B. Study of earth's surface C. Study of earth's history D. Study of earthquakes17.How long did the earthquake last in Japan in 1923?A. A minute.B. Half a minute.C. Thirty minutes.D. No record.18.About how many earthquakes occur every year?A. Several hundred. B. Dozens.C. Several thousand.D. About one hundred.19.How often do earthquakes occur that are as destructive as those described in Paragraph 1? A. Quite often.B. Once in a while.C. Yearly.D. Never.20.How can people suffer less from earthquakes?A. Move to safe areas.B. Pay more attention to environmental protection.C. Buy more insurance against earthquakes.D. Predict earthquakes accurately. Key to Test 1Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. elbowed 2. significance 3. recognition 4. acquisition 5. ConventionPart 2 Cloze6.adjustment   7.devise   8.repression   9.acceptable 10.bothers11.irresponsible   municate  13.what   14. separates   15. rejectionPart 3 Reading Comprehension 16.D 17.B 18. A 19. B 20. DTest 2Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank. 1.The ci_ of Beijing are more concerned with both national and international issues.2.The safety of the ci_ caught up in the fighting must be assured.3.The competition was sp_ by such big companies as Haier, Meidi, etc.4.The money has been used mainly to fi_ the construction of cheap housing.5.Leonard's interests in painting were moving from the ama_ to the professional.  Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook. Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Indonesians have traditionally favored large families, and their major religion, Islam, frowns 6._ birth control. But with 188 million people, the country is now struggling to provide enough food, shelter, and employment 7._ its people. In recent years, the government has 8._ a massive ad 9._ to encourage birth control, offering inducements 10._ free trips to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam in Saudi Arabia. The government has succeeded 11._ increasing use of birth control from 10 percent of the population 20 years ago to 49 percent today. 12._ a result, the average number of births has been cut from 5.6 children per woman to 3. The government hopes to reduce this 13._ to 2.1 children per woman by 2005. But with such a large population 14._, the country must still 15._ millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.  Part 3 Reading Comprehension     (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Once we thought of pollution as meaning simply smog - the choking, stinging, dirty air that hovers over cities. But air pollution, while it is still the most dangerous, is only one type of contamination among several which attack the most basic life functions. Through the controlled use of insecticides, man has polluted the land, killing the wildlife. By dumping sewage and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have contaminated our drinking water. We are polluting the oceans, too, killing the fish and thereby depriving ourselves of an invaluable food supply. Part of the problem is our exploding population. More and more people produce more wastes. But this problem is intensified by our “throw-away” technology. Each year Americans dispose of 7 million autos, 20 million tons of waste paper, 25 millions pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million cans. We throw away bum wrappers, newspapers, and paper plates. It is no longer fashionable to reuse anything. Today almost everything is disposable. Instead of repairing a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper to buy a new one and discard the old, even though 95 percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby diapers, which used to be made of reusable cloth, are now paper throw-aways. Soon we will sear clothing made of paper: “Wear it once and throw it away. “ will be the slogan of the fashion conscious. Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump, or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem? Fortunately, solutions are insight. A few of them are positively ingenious. 16.Which one of the following problems is NOT caused by environmental pollution?A. smog and dirty airB. contaminated water and dead fishC. contaminated food supplyD. too many cars17.Which one of the following actions will contribute to the improvement of our environment?A. Use purified water.B. Adopt controlled use of insecticide.C. Increase the use of throw-away goods.D. Stop dumping sewage into rivers and lakes.18.What problem does the author think intensifies the environmental pollution?A. El Nino and La Nina.B. The throw-away technology.C. Our exploding population.D. Man's controlled use of insecticide.19.What is the author's attitude toward the throw-away clothing?A. He is for it.B. He is against it.C. He is indifferent to it.D. He is against it but he still looks forward to it.20.What is the author's opinion about the future of our environment?A. He is pessimistic about it.B. He is optimistic about it.C. He thinks that what we have done by now is quite satisfactory.D. He thinks that what we will achieve in the future will solve all the current problems. Key to Test 2Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word1. citizens 2. civilians 3. sponsored 4. finance 5. amateurPart 2 Cloze6. on  7. for  8. waged   9. campaign  10. such as 11. in  12. As  13. average   14. base   15 convertPart 3 Reading Comprehension16. D 17. D 18. B 19. B 20.BTest 3Part 1 Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only One word to fill in each blank. 1.The debate in Government had taken longer than we an_.2.He believes that trust is also an important in_ of market relationships.3.Once this issue has been re_ we will increase our efforts in the regions.4.The argument pro_ from the social sphere to the academic sphere.5.The event had to be can_ when Johnny Marr was involved in a car crash.Part 2 Cloze (With No Choices Provided)     (Each item: 1) Directions: Fill in each of the following blanks with one word. In each case, use the exact word that appears in your textbook. Questions 6 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.The 6. _ of the dinner, I sat in the kitchen watching her cook, waiting for the right moment to tell her about our marriage plans, that we had decided to get married next July, about seven months 7. _. She was 8. _garlic and slicing 9. _into small pieces and chatting at the same time about Auntie Suyuan: "She can only cook looking at directions. My 10. _are in my fingers. I know what secret ingredients to put in just by using my nose!" And she was slicing so quickly, seemingly not paying attention to her sharp 11. _ knife, that I was afraid the tips of her fingers would become one of the ingredients of the purple vegetable and pork dish. I was hoping she would say something first 12. _ Rich. I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she 13. _ him from head to 14. _, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan. I tried to 15. _what criticisms she would have. Part 3 Reading Comprehension     (Each item: 1) Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Being a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year old people there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal (普遍性) of male mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girls do. This means that for the first time there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more force of evolution has gone. There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Except in some religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have roughly the same number of children. Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have disappeared. India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity of todayeveryone being the same in survival and number of childrenmeans that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in middle-class compared to the tribe. For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No other species fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100 000 years even the past 100 yearsour lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution; they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.” No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.16.According to the author, what was the danger a man had to face?A. Lack of matesB. Fierce competition.C. Lower survival.D. Gene.17.The sentence "There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide" perhaps means A. there is another way to stop the society from making progressB. you can kill yourself by another meansC. there is another factor to prevent us from evolvingD. we have to find a way to do something18.The example of India interprets that A. wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor peopleB. natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poorC. the middle-class population is 80% smaller than that of the tribesD. India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate 19.The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving because A. life has been improved by technological advanceB. the number of female babies has been decliningC. our species has reached the highest stage of evolutionD. the difference between wealth and poverty is disappearing 20.What is the main idea of the pass