大学英语(二)练习题A.doc

大学英语(二)一、单选题1.Now that you like the personal computer very much, isnt a good idea to get one?Well, Id like to but I cant afford _ computer at present.A、that expensive aB、a such cheapC、that an expensiveD、so cheap正确答案：A2.How wide is the Yellow River? -That _ from where to whereA、dependsB、changesC、refersD、lies正确答案：A3. Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend, _ up in no time.A、to standB、standingC、stoodD、would stand正确答案：C4. How come you are late for class again? _.A、Because I missed the busB、By bus and then on footC、Please excuse meD、Its quite wrong正确答案：A5. In China, shaking hands with each other is a common _ when people meet for the first time.A、senseB、practiceC、ruleD、scene正确答案：B6. The audience cheered out loud _ the singer stepped onto the stage.A、the wayB、the momentC、whereD、how正确答案：B7. No matter how we asked her, she did not give the _ to her unusual behavior.A、answerB、causeC、factD、reason正确答案：D8. That was the first time I _ to a foreign country.A、had goneB、have goneC、have beenD、had been正确答案：D9. He was caught _ in the supermarket.A、stealingB、stealC、to stealD、to be stealing正确答案：A10. Sam, do me a favor, _A、can you?B、will you?C、would you?D、could you?正确答案：B11. Only if I_ 18 years old again!A、wasB、amC、have beenD、had been正确答案：A12. Nobody _ in the classroom when I got there.A、areB、wereC、isD、was正确答案：D13. The blue collar (蓝领的) workers are often paid by _. They have to get the money to buy food and pay the rent.A、a weekB、the weekC、every weekD、each week正确答案：B14. Anna said in her letter that she'd appreciate _ from you sometime in the future.A、to hearB、having hardC、hearingD、to hearing正确答案：C15. We _ our email addresses before saying good-bye so that we could write letters to each other.A、obtainedB、exchangedC、shiftedD、reserved正确答案：B16. We are anxiously waiting for the _ of their discussion.A、incomeB、outcomeC、inputD、output正确答案：B17. They aimed to _ a new theory of evolution based on the latest findings in archaeology (考古学)A、defineB、produceC、constructD、instruct正确答案：C18. Whatever your opinion is, it is welcome. Your feedback will _ the improvement of our courses.A、contribute onB、contribute toC、contribute inD、contribute for正确答案：B19. The little boy can't tell _.A、whose is that watchB、whose that watch isC、whose watch is thatD、whose watch that is正确答案：D20. _, many problems of space flight couldn't have been solved.A、If electronic computers were not inventedB、If electronic computers are not inventedC、Had electronic computers not been inventedD、Had electronic computers been invented正确答案：C21. When _ the childhood, I cant help thinking of my grandmother, who had given me endless love and care.A、looking towardsB、looking back onC、playing backD、reminding of正确答案：B22. This lecture is of great_. You can't miss it.A、priceB、costC、valueD、usefulness正确答案：C23._ I'm having a sore head.A、Do you have any problem?B、What's trouble with you?C、Is there wrong with youD、What's the matter with you ?正确答案：D24. How _ you _something like that? Its so rude.A、could, have saidB、could, sayC、would, sayD、might, have said正确答案：B25. Sarah, together with her friend, _ going to come to the party after todays exam.A、isB、areC、wasD、were正确答案：A26. We all know that, _, the situation will get worse.A、not if dealt carefully withB、if not carefully dealt withC、if dealt not carefully withD、not if carefully dealt with正确答案：B27. Ive tried to _ quarreling with him, but his behavior always makes me angry.A、ignoreB、avoidC、considerD、cancel正确答案：B28. Its a long trip, _ road you take.A、whateverB、wheneverC、whoeverD、whichever正确答案：D29. The room was so noisy that it was several hours _ I got to sleep again.A、sinceB、afterC、unlessD、before正确答案：D30. Each individual has his own right to _ his own career and freedom.A、findB、pursueC、considerD、register正确答案：B31. I'd have come with you _I am so busy.A、except thatB、but forC、provided thatD、so long as正确答案：A32. China's ethnic minorities_ less than 10 percent of its total population.A、consist ofB、constituteC、are composed ofD、compromise正确答案：B33. China's foreign policy is to develop relations with other countries on the _of the five principles of peaceful coexistence.A、baseB、basisC、foundationD、account正确答案：B34. Many sources of information are sure to _ our chances of getting in touch with the current events in the world.A、enhanceB、expandC、imagineD、limit正确答案：A35. The chief reason for the population growth isnt so much a rise in birth rates _ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.A、asB、andC、butD、or正确答案：A36. She was greatly shocked by the way _ things were done in that country.A、whatB、whichC、by whichD、in which正确答案：D37. Can we _ at your house and then go to the party together?A、comeB、passC、beginD、meet正确答案：D38. The report said that another school _ set up here the next year.A、hasB、wouldC、has beenD、would be正确答案：D39. I'm sorry I didn't hear you clearly. _ you repeat that, please?A、CouldB、MayC、MustD、Need正确答案：A40. Football is now _ with the school girls than before in China.A、popularB、more popularC、most popularD、the most popular正确答案：B41. _ pleasant day we have today!A、HowB、How aC、WhatD、What a正确答案：D42. The door burst open and _,shouting with anger.A、in rushed the crowdB、rushed in the crowdC、the crowd tin rushedD、in the crowd rushed正确答案：A43. We carved their names on the stone so that younger generations could know what their forefathers _ for the nation.A、didB、were doingC、had doneD、have been doing正确答案：C44. If all places_ alike, there would be little need for geographersA、beingB、beC、areD、were正确答案：D45.How about the book you are reading? Good,indeed.It _many problems we have come across in our study.A、saysB、talksC、coversD、refers正确答案：C46. The queen will visit the town in May, _ she will open the new hospital.A、whenB、thenC、whileD、but正确答案：A47. I'll come, _ I don't expect to enjoy myself.A、ifB、sinceC、asD、though正确答案：D48. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural_.A、traditionB、transportationC、transmissionD、transformation正确答案：D49. Four runners run at _ time. The judges will _ each of them.A、a, timeB、one, timeC、a, make timeD、one, make time正确答案：A二、阅读理解50.       The word“day”has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using“day”to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using“day”to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.1、When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having _.A、both day and nightB、dayC、neither day nor nightD、night2、A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by _ of the earth.A、the pushingB、the pullingC、the spinningD、the passing3、At the equator day is as long as night _.A、sometimesB、neverC、usuallyD、always4、When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _ sunlight.A、lessB、moreC、allD、no5、When it is winter in China, _.A、the USA is tilted toward the sunB、the South Pole is tilted away from the sunC、the North Pole is tilted toward the sunD、the North Pole is tilted away from the sun51.   It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 2004, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines(地雷). Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."      The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.      But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”      The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: "This is a distraction we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."      Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.      To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards" a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding."       For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.1、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 2004_ .A、to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB、to clarify the British government's stand on landminesC、to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD、to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims2、What did Diana mean when she said ". putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (Line 5, Para.1)?A、She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B、The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C、Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D、Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.3、Some members of the British government criticized Diana because_ .A、she was ill-informed of the government's policyB、they were actually opposed to banning landminesC、she had not consulted the government before the visitD、they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola4、How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A、She paid no attention to them.B、She made more appearances on TV.C、She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D、She rose to argue with her opponents.5、What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A、It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B、It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C、It had greatly promoted her popularity.D、It had affected her relations with the British government.52.       Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.      What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by manby his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make "increasing industrialization"(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.      Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are goingand why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.1、Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _.A、the population of the world is increasing fasterB、people use too many man-made materialsC、we have more industryD、we are producing more cars, trucks and buses2、According to the passage, what does man care most among the following?A、Health.B、Industry.C、Clean airD、The future of the children3、In modern society, people tend to _.A、move from countryside to citesB、move from cities to countrysideC、stay in where they liveD、find their own place to live4、The story about the pilot tells us that _.A、man knows where the society is goingB、people don't welcome the rapid development of modern societyC、man can do little about the problem of pollutionD、the speaker is worried about the future of our society5、What the writer really want to say in the passage?A、With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.B、We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C、It's time we did something to reduce pollution.D、As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.53.      Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbours got alo