西安交通大学网络学院英语二学习指南
Blank Filling
1. A person, ___________ (like) a machine, is not replaceable. Correct answer: unlike
2. They live in a good ___________ (residence) district. Correct answer: residential
3. The child made a very ___________ (intelligence) comment. Correct answer: intelligent
4. The play is a ___________ (drama) representation of a real event. Correct answer: dramatic
5. Although I am a member of the club, I ___________ (bare) go there. Correct answer: barely
6. He is ___________ (like) to come to see you tonight. Correct answer: likely
7. The child made a very ___________ (intelligence) comment. Correct answer: intelligent
8. I like ___________ (detect) stories very much. Correct answer: detective
9. The book is ___________ (admire) in respect of style. Correct answer: admirable
10. The ___________ (intelligent) department of a government collects and studies information that will help its army and navy. Correct answer: intelligence
11. His collection of paintings is most ___________ (impress). Correct answer: impressive
12. Many problems, however, escape ___________ (detect). Correct answer: detection
13. The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of ___________ (adequate) preparation. Correct answer: inadequate
14. We can ___________ (sure) overcome these difficulties as long as we are closely united. Correct answer: surely
15. I regret my ___________ (ignore) on the subject. Correct answer: ignorance
Banked Cloze 1
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
1.
A. prime D. artists G. audience J. constant M. athletes
B. contestant E. selected H. announced K. deals N. celebrity
C. performances F. offended I. popular L. seeks O. around
American Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most ______ shows on American television.
The program ______ to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions. The American public decides the outcomes of the later stages through phone voting. The judges give critiques of the contestants' ______: record producer, music manager, pop singer, choreographer, and singer-songwriter.
The finals are broadcast live in ______ time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio ______. The finals lasted for eight weeks in season one and eleven weeks in subsequent seasons. Each finalist performs a song or songs ______ from a weekly theme. Themes are based on a musical genre, songs recorded by particular artists. Contestants usually work with a(n) ______ mentor during each week. When a(n) ______ is voted off of the show, a montage of the contestant's experience is played and they give their final performance.
In the finale, the two remaining contestants perform. The winner is ______ and receives a one million (US) dollar record deal with a major label, and is managed by American Idol-related 19 Management. In some cases, other finalists have also been signed by the show's management company (who has first option to sign contestants) and received record ______ with its major label partner.
Correct answer: (1)I popular; (2)L seeks; (3)C performances; (4)A prime; (5)G audience; (6)E selected; (7)N celebrity; (8)B contestant; (9) H announced; (10)K deals;
Banked Cloze 2
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
1.
A. write D. completely G. fight
B. flirty E. complete H. change
C. unsatisfied F. crisis I. absolutely
J. prompt M. defend
K. adventurous N. scribble
L. serious O. outraged
American Beauty was taken from a screenplay written by American screenwriter Alan Ball. The story is about Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who is wholly ______ with his life. His job is lame, his marriage is sexless. His wife, who used to be ______ and charming, has become materialistic, self-absorbed, and uptight. He's completely lost touch with his 16-year-old daughter. Both his wife Carolyn and his daughter Jane think he's a ______ loser, and he has nothing particularly good to say about himself either. Within a couple of days, a number of factors come together that will ______ Lester's life. First, a new boss at work tells Lester he must ______ a report about how useful he is at work; if he fails at this task he'll lose his job, and Lester is ______ at the injustice of having to ______ his worth at a job he hates. Then, Lester meets Jane's friend Angela, a beautiful, ______ teenager who suddenly reinvigorates Lester's drive for life. Finally, at his wife's company party, Lester meets Ricky, the boy who just moved next door. Ricky reminds Lester of his younger self: He smokes pot, he's laid-back and confident and unworried about what others think of him. Those factors combine to ______ Lester into an intense midlife ______, which brings to the surface all the problems in the Burnham household. Over the course of about 6-8 months Lester, Carolyn, and Jane turn into the people that they want to be, but only at the cost of giving up the pretense of having a happy, normal family.
Correct answer:CKEHAOMBJF
(1) unsatisfied; (2) adventurous; (3) complete; (4) change; (5) write; (6) outraged; (7) defend; (8) flirty; (9) prompt; (10) crisis;
Banked Cloze 3
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
1. A. emotion D. frequently G. major J. campus M. urban B. suburb E. interest H. introduce K. facility N. provide C. occupation F. master I. perfect L. suggest O. assignment What can you do when you find yourself in school without enough friends? Making friends on ______ is not the easiest thing to do especially when you are new on campus or you go to a(n) ______ commuter campus. Meeting people at school need not be a daunting task, there are several methods that are not difficult and you may find
easy when you try them out.
Start by looking around at people you tend to see ______, such as people who you see in your classes, dorms and dining areas. Often an easy way to start a conversation is to focus on an area of obvious common ______. For example, before or after classes, ask, \theory of...\conversation. Be sure to ______ yourself before the end of the conversation. If your campus has a dining ______, café or coffee cart, then there will be more opportunities for meeting people. After you've introduced yourself and talked about class, it's the ______ time to ask the other person to join you for a cup of coffee. Once you are at the table it should be easier to talk about where you're from, what is your ______, what you think of the class, it is easy or hard. Once you start a conversation, you've gotten past the most difficult part. It will be much easier to ______ meeting again for coffee, or to meet socially off campus.
Correct answer: JMDEOHKIGL
(1) campus; (2) urban; (3) frequently; (4) interest; (5) assignment; (6) introduce; (7) facility; (8) perfect; (9) major; (10) suggest;
Banked Cloze 4
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
1.
A. organized D. variety G. expressing J. semester M. used
B. exaggerating E. assignments H. commanding K. courses N. proficiency
C. resisting F. schedules I. workload L. offered O. highlighting
When I started University in late August, I already knew I was interested in the great ______ of courses the Social Science Department ______. The academic year started with an Introduction Week for all freshmen ______ and run by students. Through BBQs, bar hopping, games and beach days we got to know the town and the university. We thus quickly settled into our new homes and became acquainted with our roommates. An important part of the student culture is partying, and we did a lot of that during the first week of the ______.
All of us had to take an English test so we could be placed in an English course appropriate to our language ______. As all classes at the university are taught in English, students are required to meet certain language requirements. Those who have trouble ______ themselves properly can take English courses during the summer. After
the English tests were evaluated, we finally got our class ______. When I heard that I had to take four courses only, I did not believe I would end up with such an immense ______. During the interview the Dean had told me that I was expected to work about 56 hours a week on my studies and that it probably would not be possible to have a part-time job. Back then I thought he was ______. A couple of weeks into the semester though I noticed that I needed those hours if I wanted to keep up with the many reading ______ and homework in my classes. I also had to prepare presentations, write papers, essays and reviews, do research and interviews for projects and so on.
Correct answer: DLAJNGFIBE
(1) variety; (2) offered; (3) organized; (4) semester; (5) proficiency; (6) expressing; (7) schedules; (8) workload; (9) exaggerating; (10) assignments;
Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
1. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies, ________________ was surprising. A. as result
B. the result of it C. which result
D. the result of which Correct answer: D
2. A number of students ________________ for the lesson to begin now. A. is waiting B. are waiting C. waits D. waited
Correct answer: B
3. If only we ________________ a phone. I'm tired of lining up outside the public phone box. A. have B. had
C. will have D. are to have Correct answer: B
4. On no account ________________ to feed the animals in the zoo. A. visitors are not allowed B. are visitors allowed C. do visitors allow D. visitors don't allow Correct answer: B
5. She stood there, her face ________________. A. being dull B. is to be dull