南京大学网络教育学院“大学英语(二)”课程期末试卷.pdf

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1、答案+我名字南京大学网络教育学院“大学英语（二）”课程期末试卷提示：答案文档直接在学生平台提交请将选择题答案填写在每个题号前。提交截止日期：I.Vocabulary and Grammar2019 年 12月 17日Directions:Complete the following sentences by deciding on the most appropriate word from the 4 choicesmarked A,B,C and D given after each sentence.(25 points)1.Though _ in New York,he preferr

2、ed not to mention his childhood living together with grandparents.A)raisedB)grownC)developedD)fed2.By the end of this month,we surely _ a satisfactory solution to it.A)have foundedB)will be findingC)will have foundD)are finding3.They are teachers and dont realize _ to start and run a company.A)what

3、it takesB)what takes itC)what they takeD)what takes them4.Television is an instrument of communication _ us to see as well as to hear the performer.A)permittedB)permittingC)being permittedD)permits5.What you have done should be _ the doctors orders.A)attached toB)consistent withC)consistent inD)resp

4、onsible to6._ the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.A)He had no sooner openedC)Scarcely did he openB)Hardly had he openedD)No sooner did he open7.The car broke _ on the highway and was dragged to the side of the road.A)offB)intoC)downD)up8.Mary _$25 on the book.A)tookB)costC)gaveD)spent9.

5、With the crowds _,the royal party drove to the palace.A)cheered页B)cheeringC)being cheeredD)are cheering第 1页共 810.They decided to _ a shopping mall in the downtown area.A)set outB)set offC)set upD)set about11.Can you find us some records _ to?A)to listenB)listeningC)listenD)be listened12.Putting in a

6、 new window will _ cutting away part of the roof.A)includeB)involveC)containD)comprise13.When you looked for me I was _ a friend on a walk.A)accompanyingB)companyingC)comparingD)companion14.There were a long list of successful diplomatic _ in the history of China.A)incidentsB)accidentsC)happeningD)o

7、ccurrence15.Don t _ the speaker;put up your questions afterwards.A)interruptB)interfereC)disturbD)interpret16.I have booked the flight to Shanghai,so I must _ my packing now.A)set aboutB)set downC)set backD)set out17.The cabinet has approved a special housing _ for the poor city residents.A)objectB)

8、developmentC)projectD)schedule18.The child didnt carry _ the instructions given by his parents and teachers.A)awayB)outC)backD)on19._,they came to the foot of a mountain.A)Long beforeB)Before longC)After longD)Long20.In the end he realized his dream,but _ the cost of his life.A)onB)withC)byD)at21.He

9、 was very busy yesterday,otherwise he _ to the party.A)would comeB)should comeC)cameD)would have come22.The boy asked the teacher to excuse _.A)him to interrupt herC)him from interrupting herB)that he has interrupted herD)his interrupting her23.She has nothing to do with the murder case.She is not _

10、 it.A)concerned inB)involved withC)associated inD)related to24.If you behave so foolishly you must bear the _.A)effects页B)consequencesC)endsD)results第 2页共 825.Bill doesnt _ what others say about him.A)concernII.Reading comprehensionPart AB)careC)worryD)matterDirections:Read the following passages,an

11、d choose the correct answers.(30 points)Passage 1Conservationists(资源保护者)may get a wrong number of the threatened animals such as elephants,sayAfrican and American researchers.The error takes place because of a weakness in the way they estimateanimal number from the piles of dung(粪便)the creatures lea

12、ve behind.The mistake could lead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are insome regions,according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS)in New York.“We really need to knoBiologist(生物学家)Katy Payne of Corne ll University in Ithaca,New York,

13、agrees.elephant number and the evidence(证据)that we have is quite indirect,”says Payne.Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa,so researchersoften estimate elephant number by counting dung piles in a given area.They also need to know the rate atwhich dun

14、g decays(腐化).Because its quite difficult to decide these rates,however,researchers countingelephants in one region are likely to rely on standard decay rates set up elsewhere.But researchers at the WCS have found that these decay rates differ from region to region dependingon the weather and environ

15、ment.Using the wrong number can mislead the census(统计),says Plumptre.He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of BanyangWildlife Sanctuary(避难所)in southeast Cameroon.They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65percent more slowly than dung in the

16、rainforests of neighboring Gabon.If researchers use decay rates fromGabon to count elephants in Cameroon,they would probably find more elephants than there are actuallyaround.This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those got from decay ratescalculated locally,says Plumtre

17、.He says that similar problems may also exist in other animal census studiesthat rely on indirect evidence.26.The word“threatened”(Line 1,Para.1)could be best replaced by_.A.endangeredB.frightenedC.spoiledD.angered27.Why do researchers count elephants in an area by counting dung piles?A.Because elep

18、hants are difficult to catch.B.Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane.第 3页共 8页C.Because it is impossible to follow the track of elephants.D.Because they think dung piles are most reliable for counting elephants.28.Piles of dung cant be relied upon when it comes to estimating elep

19、hants number because _.A.they are different in sizeB.they scatter all over the regionD.they are difficult to be identifiedC.they are different in rate of decaying29.Suppose the number of elephants got in Cameroon is 1000 by using the decay rates set up in Gabon,thenthe actual number maybe about _.A.

20、500B.2000C.400D.250030.Which of the following is not a useful factor in estimating elephant number in one region?A.Dung piles number.B.Rates of dung decaying.D.Wildlife sanctuary.C.Climate and environment.Passage 2I was in a chat room,as most online romances happen.I had been on the Internet and cha

21、tting foralmost three years.I was bored one afternoon,so I decided to go into a chat room.I had been in thisparticular room many times before,and met some very interesting people in it.While I was in there,I noticedtwo guys talking.One was married and had kids,and the other was asking questions like

22、 what it was like to bea father,etc.I was most interested in him,he sounded so sweet.So I decided to start chatting with him.Wedidnt get to chat long,because of the 6-hour time difference,but it was a wonderful chat.He was a few yearsolder than me,but I figured age didnt matter if we had a good chat

23、.We got to talking about many things,mostly music though.Before he had to leave he gave me his e-mailaddress and I gave him my AOL(美国在线服务公司)Instant Messenger screen name.A few days later whileI was online someone greeted me,and it was him.He told me who it was and we started chatting.Like mostpeople

24、,we had many things in common.We had similar views on life,etc.After many conversations,I realized I was really starting to like this guy.I had promised myself beforethat its just not right for people over the Internet to be“in love”,and that Id never do suc didnt seem right to me.Since,I thought,yo

25、u never knew whom you are really talking to.Well,my opinionsstarted to change,very quickly too.Weeks later our relationship really started to get serious.I felt ashamed at first,because it was on theInternet,but I dont worry about it now.All I have to say is that I have never loved someone so much b

26、efore.31.We can safely say that _.A.both the guys were marriedB.both the guys had children第 4页共 8页C.one of the guys had children but the other hadnt anyD.one of the guys was married but the other had never had a girlfriend32.What attracted the narrator at first was the second guys _.A.personalityB.a

27、ppearanceC.voiceD.curiousness33.From the first paragraph we know that the narrator and the guy _.A.lived in the same cityB.lived very far awayC.both lived in the United StatesD.often went together to the same room to have a talk34.The word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A.AOLC.the guys e-mail address

28、B.the narrators screen nameD.the guy35.The narrator felt ashamed at first because _.A.she had been disloyal to her boyfriendB.she had broken her promise of not falling in love on the InternetC.the guy was her first boyfriendD.the relationship between her and her boyfriend was in danger of breakdownP

29、assage 3Nowadays it is understood that a diet which contains nothing harmful may yet result in serious disease ifcertain important elements are missing.These elements are called“vitamins(维生素).”Quitea number ofsuch substances are known and they are given letters to identify(识别)them,A,B,C,D,and so on.

30、Differentdiseases are associated with(与 有关)a lack of particular vitamins.Even a slight lack of Vitamin C,thevitamin most plentiful in fresh fruit and vegetables,for example,is thought to increase significantly oursusceptibility(易感性)to colds and influenza(流感).The vitamins necessary for a healthy body

31、 are normally supplied by a good mixed diet,including avariety of fruit and green vegetables.It is only when people try to live on a very restricted(限定)diet,saywhen trying to lose weight,that it is necessary to have a special supply to make up the missing vitamins.Another example of the dangers of a

32、 restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as脚气病),from which large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice used to suffer very much.In theearlyyears of thiscentury,a Dutch(荷兰的)scientist calledEijkman was tryingto discoverthe cause ofberiberi.At first he thought it was transmitted

33、by a germ(细菌).He was working in a Japanesehospital,wherethe patients were fed on rice which had had the outer husk(外壳)removed from the grain.It was第 5页共 8页thought that this would be easier for weak,sick people to digest.36.A diet which contains nothing harmful _.A.may yet cause one disease or anothe

34、rB.certainly has plenty of vitaminsD.always ensures good healthC.will usually result in serious disease37.Shortages of the various vitamins _.A.cause identical diseasesB.are not serious except in the case of Vitamin CC.cause different diseasesD.are often caused by inadequate(不足)supply of sunshie38.F

35、resh fruit and vegetables _.A.do not contain any kind of vitaminB.decrease our resistance to diseasesC.contain every kind of vitaminD.contain more vitamin C than any other food39.A good mixed diet _.A.normally contains enough vitamins for a healthy bodyB.still needs supplementing with vitaminsC.is s

36、uitable for losing weightD.may not be good for the health40.The disease“beriberi”_.A.used to make large numbers of western people suffer a lotB.is a disease of vitamin shortageC.is transmitted by diseased riceD.can be caught from diseased chickens or animalsPart BDirections:This passage is about how

37、 the writer faced the frustration(挫折)in his life.After reading it,youare required to complete the outline below it.(10 points)I worked my way up the presidency(总裁)of the Ford Motor Company.When I finally got there,I wason the top of the world.But then fate said t o me,“Wait,were not finished with yo

38、u.Now youre going to findout what it feels like to get kicked off from the top.”On July 13,1978,I was fired.I had been president of Ford for eight years and a Ford employee for页第 6页共 8thirty-two.I had never worked anywhere else.And now suddenly,I was out of job.As you go through life,there are thous

39、ands of little forks in the road,and there are a few really big forksthose moments of thinking,moments of truth.This was mine as I wondered what to do.Should I pack it all in(完全放弃)and retire?I was fifty-four years old.I had already accomplished a great deal.I was financiallysecure.But that just didn

40、t feel right.I knew I had to carry on.A few months later,I became the president of Chrysler,a company which was almost bankrupt at thattime.Fortunately,Chrysler recovered(复原).Today Im a hero.With strong will,with luck,and with help fromlots of good people,I was able to rise up from the ashes.1.The n

41、arrators top position in the Ford Motor Company is(41)2.The thing happening to the narrator on July 13,1978 is(42)3.Things in the road of life are(43).4.The narrators age when he began to work with Ford was(44).5.The narrators present position is(45).IV.TranslationDirections:Translate the following

42、sentences into English.(15 points)46.他希望能找出办法一劳永逸地解决这一技术难题。(once and for all)47.尽管困难重重，我们还是按时完成了任务。(in spite of)48.这意味着新规定对雇主和雇员都很有利。(of great benefit)49.市政府正集中精力考虑下岗工人们的问题。(focus on)50.商家们总是充分利用节日来获取利润。页(make the most of)第 7页共 8IV.Writing(20 points)You are the secretary in the English Department.No

43、w,on behalf of the Dean,you are writing a letter toProfessor Smith inviting him to give a lecture.In your letter you will include the following:1.Purpose of lettera)Prof.Smith does research in.b)Students are very interested in.2.Possible dates3.Request:reply to confirm the date and time_(date)Dear Professor Smith,OnbehalfofProf.Brown,DeanofEnglishDepartment,Iamwritingto_Sincerely yours,_第 8页共 8页