厦门大学网络教育2013-2014学年第一学期
《英语2》复习题
I. Reading Comprehension:
Passage 1
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York city, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea---they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. 1. According to the passage, bicycles __________. A. are more convenient than cars B. are safer traffic tools than cars C. are ridden by most people in U.S. D. are the solution to some city problems
2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by __________.
A. the city government B. some bike riders
C. people living far from downtown D. some store owners
3. “Bicycle lanes” probably means __________.
A. narrow passages between buildings for bicycles B. roads full of bicycles
C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only D. roads for bicycles only
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work.
B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes. C. The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York. D. In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes. 5. The best title for this passage is __________.
A. Traffic Crowding in New York City B. Air Pollution in New York City by Cars
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C. Special Lanes for Passengers
D. A Solution to Traffic Problems in New York Passage 2
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. Are we under-employed, or overburdened（负担过多）with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be? All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. If our self-examination has brought any causes of stresses to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.
6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress. B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C. The causes of stress are worthy of serious study. D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
7. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A. People who have cancer.
B. People who like to quarrel with others. C. People whose living standard is low.
D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.
8. Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means
A. a noisy quarrel. B. a very loud noise.
C. a neat line of things side by side. D. a journey in a boat.
9. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. Changing our jobs.
B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy. C. Speaking out about our frustrations. D. Reading the Bible.
10. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means
A. Don’t let your anger last long.
B. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down. C. Don’t get angry easily about little things. D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.
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Passage 3
Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement in which the husband and his career are the most important considerations in the marriage. By the end of the 1970s, for example, considerably less than half of the women in the United States still believed that they would put their husbands and children ahead of their own careers.
More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners in their marriages. This stage of marriage, although still unusual in most American marriages at present, will grow most rapidly in the future. In an equal marriage, the wife gets a full-time job or career which has equal importance to her husband's. The long-standing division of labor between husband and wife comes to an end. The husband is no longer the main provider of family income, and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for household duties and raising children. Husband and wife share all these duties equally. Power over family decisions is also shared equally.
The rapid change in women's attitudes toward marriage in the 1970s reflected the rapid changes in the larger society. The Women's Liberation Movement appeared in the late 1960s, demanding an end to all forms of prejudice against females. An Equal Rights Amendment (修正案) to the US Constitution was proposed which would make any form of prejudice on the basis of sex illegal, and though it has failed to be confirmed, it continues to have millions of supporters. (260 words)
11. Since the late 1960s more women have been dissatisfied with the marriage in which _____________. A. they are unhappy
B. they are in a lower position C. only the husband earns money
D. the wife only takes care of the household
12. What is the long-standing division of labor between husband and wife in America? A. Husband―provider, wife―domestic duties. B. Husband and wife share the housework. C. Husband and wife have equal responsibility. D. Husband plays a higher role than the wife
13. Which statement is NOT true about the new type of marriage? A. Husband and wife share all their duties equally. B. Wife can also make the decisions in the family.
C. Wife earns their living while husband does the housework. D. Husband is also responsible for raising children.
14. Women's attitudes toward marriage involve ____________________. A. the Women's Liberation Movement
B. forbidding any form of prejudice against women
C. the changing roles of husband and wife in the marriage D. all of the above
15. Which of the following describes the general idea for this passage? A. The Changing Patterns of Americans' Marriage. B. An Ideal Marriage.
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C. The Women's Liberation Movement.
D. The need for Equal Rights between Husband and Wife.
II. Vocabulary and Structure：
1. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to __________ your voice. A. improve B. increase C. raise D. open
2. _____________ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As well as D. So far as
3. People who want the typist's job will be judged __________ how accurate and fast they are. A. in favor of B. in terms of C. in ways of D. in spite of 4. Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again? A. to consider B. considering C. consider D. considered 5. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow. A. whether B. what C. whom D. how
6. I could not persuade him to accept it, _____________ make him see the importance of it. A. if only I could not B. or I could not C. not more than I could D. nor could I
7. Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as _______ at the party. A. actor B. guest C. host D. dancer 8. ________ students often find it difficult to live in China at first.
A. Outside B. Overseas C. National D. Abroad
9. His company promised to pay for his health _______ in addition to other benefits. A. examination B. service C. check D. insurance
10. Many students found the book _____________; it provided them with a large amount of
information on the subject.
A. informative B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing
11. As so many overseas business people have come to start and build new businesses, the place
looks much more _________ than it did a few years ago. A. propertied B. tedious C. prosperous D. unremarkable
12. The girl has made up her mind to go abroad with her boyfriend despite her parents'
_________.
A. agreement B. allowing C. letting D. objection 13. My bag looks __________ to Mary's, so I often take hers by mistake. A. the same B. identical C. different D. like
14. I don't have courage to tell him the bad news to his face, so I have to do it in a(n)
____________ way. A. direct B. strange C. indirect D. brave
15. I can hardly believe my eyes. This ___________ man is actually a scientist who once won the
Nobel Prize.
A. remarkable B. unusual C. magnificent D. unremarkable
16. Finding a job in such a big company has always been _____________ his wildest dreams.
A. under B. over C. above D. beyond
17. The chances of seeing a plane in my small hometown are one _____________ a million. A. for B. to C. in D. against
18. There is a forecast that the _______ for a good crop harvest will be rather poor this year.
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A. prospect B. protection C. proportion D. promise 19. The box is too heavy, so _____________ give me a hand? A. would you mind B. will you like to C. will you please too D. would you please
20. An ______ of territory had always been a wish of the ruler of that country. A. introduction B. expansion C. intention D. expectation 21. The football match had to be _________ owing to (由于) the bad weather. A. cancelled B. advanced C. arranged D. held
22. There have been many ___________ in their marriage but they still love each other. A. ups and downs B. from head to toe C. time and again D. over and over
23. I _______ Alice, who was on her way to see how I was getting along. A. came up with B. got out of C. ran over D. ran into 24. My parents are not interested in modern music. They are _______. A. before the date B. behind the times
C. after the fashion D. against the tides (潮流) 25. She has nothing to do with the murder case. She is not _______ it.
A. concerned about B. related in C. involved in D. concerned in 26. The _______ of the film star really disappointed her fans. A. precious B. absence C. present D. absent 27. __________ how little he had studied, he did very well in the exam.
A. Thinking B. Talking about C. Saying D. Considering 28. The train for London will __________ from Platform 6 in ten minutes. A. leave B. come C. depart D. remove 29. You can put on your jeans. It is just a(n) ______ party. A. wonderful B. incredible C. formal D. informal
30. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive equipment. A. to B. about C. into D. on 31. With the price ___________, the fruits are selling much better now.
A. lowering B. is lowered C. having been lowered D. is being lowered 32. \
\ A. very much B. so much C. far too D. highly 33. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ________ left untreated. A. after B. if C. since D. unless
34. I am not surprised at all that she chose the white skirt. She always has a _______ for white. A. prefer B. preferable C. preference D. preferred 35. Only members of the company are __________ to use the facilities. A. deserved B. entitled C. undertaken D. guaranteed 36. Unless we get more money, we'll be ____________ finishing this project. A. separated from B. recovered from C. prevented from D. charged from
37. Having walked in the hot sun for most of the day without any water, the man felt
____________.
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