成人教育《新视野英语（二）》期末考试复习题及参考答案.docx

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1、新视野英语（二）练习题AI . Vocabulary1. At the dinner party last night Christine felt greatly because her mother kepttalking too proudly of her accomplishments at school.A. humiliatedB. disappointed C. ashamedD.embarrassed2. Our trip to Beijing with the visit of my cousin Lucys family. So we had agreat reunion

2、 at the foot of the Great Wall.A. cooperatedB. coincided C. consistedD.confronted3. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an of the cost ofrepairing the roof.A. assessmentB. announcement C. estimateD.evaluation4. The new tourist hotel will have fbr more than one thousand people.A. c

3、onvenienceB. capacity C. capabilityD.accommodations5. He is a (n)young architect who has won international fame.A. nastyB. exceptional C. incompetentD. hopeless6. He ran twice from his boarding school because he couldnt put up withbeing limited in an institution.A. inB. overC. awayD. down7. Jean fel

4、t unable to cope driving in heavy traffic after her accident.A. upB. atC. ofD. with8. To be financially well, you need to work hard and spare no efforts to develop your career when young.A. awayB. offC. upD. out9. The soldiers showed great joy and satisfaction after winning the final triumph their e

5、nemies.A. overB. outC. fromD. of10. It was on this day that he met an accident that was to shape the rest of hislife.A. withB. toC. atD. in11.1 got a little when I learned that the appointment with the generalmanager was changed to another time.A. concernedB. distractedC. upsetD. awful12. The book o

6、ffers some advice about how to make a good at jobinterviews.A. attitudeB. appearance C. effectD.impression 13. It is very difficult for the time being to how much money is needed.B. accountB. assumeC. rangesD. estimate14. The teacher praised and rewarded the good of his students in class.A. statusB.

7、 behaviorC. functionD. signal15. We must our attention on the question of reducing our cost.A. payB. focusC. absorbD. promote16. They will fight to the end; they will never.A. surviveB. surrender C. renderD. succeed17. Our company decided to the contract because a number of the conditionsin it had n

8、ot been met.A. cancelB. resist C. assumeD. destroy18. He was of having asked such a silly question.A. sorryB. guilty C. ashamedD.miserable19.1 would be if you would mail this package fbr me.A. carefulB. gratefulC. thoughtfulD. respectful20. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is, not foreign

9、.A. domesticB. strain C. purchaseD.murderII Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Economic liberalism was the prevailing economic philosophy in much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the U.S. economy developed within its framework. Economic liberalism promoted freedom of action fbr the in

10、dividual and the firm through the doctrines of free trade, self-interest, private property, laissez-faire, and competition.According to his philosophy, individuals were free to seek their own occupations, to enter any business, and to act as they saw fit to improve their economic welfare. Economic s

11、ociety was held together by self-interest. Self-interest was thus the motivation force of the economy. For example, to increase personal economic welfare, an individual might decide to produce goods and sell them for profit. But in so doing, that individual automatically benefited the community as w

12、ell一by purchasing raw materials, providing employment, and supplying goods or services. A worker seeking to increase hi or her wages could do so by increasing productivity. This, too, benefited the employer and the community in general. According to Adam Smith, the individual, in seeking personal ga

13、in, was led by an invisible hand to promote the welfare of the whole community.Competition was the regulator of the economy under economic liberalism. Business competed with one another for consumer trade by developing new and better products and by selling existing products at lower prices. Free en

14、try into the market ensured adequate competition, and prices were determined by the free forces of supply and demand. Competitive force determined not only the prices of goods and services but also wage rates.Since a beneficial self-interest was the motivating and driving force of the economy and si

15、nce competition was to serve as the regulator of the economy, a policy of laissez-faire prevailed. According to this policy, the government kept its hands off the economic activities of individuals and businesses. Its economic role was strictly to protect private property, to enforce contracts, and

16、to act as a judge in economic disputes.21. Concerning economic liberalism, which of the following is true?A It was an influential philosophy in the 19th and 20th centuries.B The development of the U.S. as a nation owes much to this philosophy.C It is about the freedom of action in the field of econo

17、mics.D It is about the doctrines of private-Osector of economy.22. According to the passage, people exchange goods and services in order to. A satisfy the needs of other people. B satisfy their own needs C form a societyD promote division of labor23. Which of the following is the best interpretation

18、 for Adam Smith7 theory?A Individuals are keen on their own interest.B In their subconsciousness, people wish to serve the community.C In pursuing their self-interest, individuals bring benefits to society.D The Individuals, economic behavior is regulated by some invisible being.24. Competitive forc

19、es have the following functions except.A forcing the businesses to develop new and better productsB giving every individual a fair chance fbr a better jobC to help determine the prices of goods and servicesD to help regulate the wages of people employed25. According to the policy of laissez-faire, t

20、he government should.A frequency intervene the market B strictly regulate the marketC give the market much freedom D intervene the market only when it likes Passage 2Changes in the natural rate of unemployment can easily be mistaken for cyclical employment. For this reason it is important to underst

21、and the force s influencing the natural rate of unemployment in an economy.Younger workers are more likely to quit their jobs than older workers. It simply takes some time for them to match skills with their employment. So it is reasonable to assume that the younger the average age in the labor forc

22、e, the higher the natural rate of unemployment.Increased fluctuation in the pattern of demand for domestic goods increases structural unemployment and, in turn, contributes to a higher natural rte of unemployment. An increase in energy prices that occurred in the mid-1970s in U.S. affected hiring in

23、 many industries. Increase foreign competition also hurt the U.S. automobile and steel industries at that time.Rapid changes in technology designed to cut costs can also result in greater job separation. In an effort to compete more effectively with foreign firms, many U.S. Firms have shifted to new

24、 technology that requires fewer workers per plant and results in slower hiring of new workers.In recent years the number of married women in the labor force has increase sharply, therefore increasing the umber of two-earner families. The existence of a second income prevents income from falling to z

25、ero when one of the spouses （酉己偶） quits a job to search fbr a better one. Also, the second income allows a longer period to find a new job than would otherwise be possible.Tendencies to move in and out of the labor force can also affect the natural rate of unemployment. Workers who frequently move i

26、n and out of the work force have a higher rate of job separation because they are less experienced than other workers. As a result they are more likely to quit or be fired from a job.26. The natural rate of unemployment is higher among younger workers becauseA they have to spend some time learning t

27、he necessary skillsB they often quit their jobs fbr a changeC they do not treat their jobs seriouslyD they are too young to do their jobs well27. What happened to the American economy when the prices of energy went up in the U.S. in the mid-1970s?A Employment in some related industries was increased

28、.B Employment in some other industries was increased.C Employ7ment in some related industries was reduces.D The U.S. automobile and steel industries were hurt.28. Why do advances in technology increase unemployment according to the fourth paragraph?A Because many workers are forceful to leave their

29、jobs for further training.B Because some workers will quit their jobs for easier ones.C Because new workers will not be hired within a long period of time.D Because only a smaller number of workers will be needed.29. Which of the following is NOT the result of the existence of two-earner families ac

30、cording to the passage?AOne of the spouses quits a job more often.BOne of the spouses will give up his or her job.COne of the spouses is always looking fbr a better job.DOne of the spouses takes his or her time in seeking a new job.30. Workers who often change their jobs are more likely to quit or b

31、e fired from their jobs since.A they like changesB they get bored with their jobs after some time C they are less experiencedD they dont want to remain in the labor force for a long timePassage 3“There is no arguing about taste”- runs the Latin proverb. But taste did not just happen.Cultural, histor

32、ical, biological and environmental events have interacted to cause frogs, for example, to be viewed as delicious in southern China but to be regarded with revulsion in northern China. Even though much remains unknown, tastes cannot be dismissed as inarguable or illogical; an attempt will be made her

33、e to discover why, as Lucretius put it,What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others?Among the approximately thirty million tribal people of India, a total of 250 animal species are avoided by one group or another. Most of these people will not eat meat from a tiger or any of various snakes

34、. Although they say they feel a relationship with these animals, it is obvious that both are highly dangerous and that hunting them systematically would be foolish.Monkeys are avoided, probably because they look like human beings in appearance; in these tribes, man-eating is viewed as extremely crue

35、l. A reluctance to eat some female animals has been attributed to respect for the mothers role, but it could also be due to a policy of allowing the females to reproduce and provide more young for people. Many tribes avoid eating any animal that has died of unknown causes, an intelligent attitude in

36、 view of the possibility that the animal might have died from a disease that could spread to humans. Animals that consume garbage are similarly avoided, an adaptive step that prevents contact with parasites （寄生虫），and that might explain why members of one tribe eat any of twenty-one different species

37、 of rats, but not the house rat.31. There is no arguing about taste”, which means.A. people dont like to talk about foodB. ones taste in food is hard to explainC. there is no quarrelling about to eatD. no arguments about taste have been heard of before 32. It can be concluded from the first paragrap

38、h that.A. the author is against eating frogsB. taste is illogical and inarguableC. some types of frogs are poisonousD. taste is influenced by many factors33. The tribal people in India dont eat snakes because.A. they are very dangerousB. they are respected byIndiansC. they may spread diseaseD. they

39、help kill rats34. The tribal people in India may not eat the following animals EXCEPT.A. donkeysB. tigersC. female deerD. house rats35. The passage is probably written for the purpose of.A. introducing the eating habit of Indian tribal peopleB. distinguishing different types of tasteC. accounting fo

40、r peoples different choices of tasteD. explaining the relationship between taste and tribesIII. ClozeThe driver had _36no attempt to brake. When a policeman asked him, a man of69, to read the number of plate of a car parked on the37side of the road, heman said this was _38, because it was foggy. In

41、fact, it was a sunny day.39several attempts, even from40_ distance of two metres, the man 41_ failed to read the number-plate _42. He said he had never needed glasses, though he had been43in a similar accident the day before. The question44fitness to drive comes up every time some medical condition4

42、5 to the accident like this. Last week traffic accidents _46the death of two motoristsone of _47died as a result of black outs while driving. The48, a man whosecar hit a tree, had49from blackouts fbr years. The second died50hissports car crashed at 60m.p.h. He had a brain disease which cause him to

43、_51consciousness when he had a headache. With such cases52mind, it is notsurprising that _53prevention organizations are trying to54thegovernment to introduce stricter _55over drivers.36.AmadeB donecgivenDhad37.AcontraryB oppositecacrossDfurther38.AuncertainB unrealcunfairDuntrue39.AAtB ForcWithDAft

44、er40.AaB somecanyDsuch41.AstillB evencyetDtoo42.AperfectlyB definitelyccorrectlyDexactly43.AlinkedB involvedcassociatedDcombined44.AtoB incofDwith45.AdirectsB guidescleadsDconducts46.AcreatedB Resulted fromcformedDcaused47.AthoseB thesecwhichDwhom48.AfirstB onecotherDformer49.AsufferedB troubledcund

45、ergoneDtolerated50.AtillB whencwhereDAlthough51.AlooseB lossclackDlose52.AonB atcintoDwithin53.AaccidentalB AccidentscaccidentsDaccident54.AenableB persuadecdissuadeDaffect55.AarrangementsB controlscadviceDwarningIV. Translation56 .有钱不一定幸福。57 .那辆小汽车从我买来以后尽给我添麻烦。58 .我始终知道他会以优异的成绩毕业。59 .他企图以滔滔不绝的谈话来拖延

46、时间。60 .他们利润增长部分的原因是由于采用了新的市场策略。61 . For most parents, the decision to send children abroad for study is made after careful thinking. They will try to have everything worked out before their children leave.62 . As long as you specify what we are expected to do, well try our best to help you get every

47、thing ready.63 . Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was still alive.64 . Her good looks and elegant manners are very attractive.65 . A teachers priorities include exciting students9 interests and stimulating their creativity.新视野英语（二）练习题BI . Vocabulary1. He cannot go without wine even for one day; he is a complete slave drink.A. forB. toC. inD. on2. From then on, I was committed losing the weigh