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北京吉利大学2011—2012学年第二学期期末考试试卷( B卷)
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《综合英语二》（2010级英语自考）
题号 Part Ⅰ Part Ⅱ Part Ⅲ Part Ⅳ Part Ⅴ Part Ⅵ Part Ⅶ 总分 分数 （满分：100分，考试时间： 分钟）
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all) 1. The English verb system has a ______ complicated tense system than some other languages. A. very B. more C. rather D. most
2. At their next wedding anniversary, Tom and Sally ______ for twenty-five years. A. will get married B. will have married C. will be getting married D. will have been married
3. The student band gave an excellent performance at the celebration, but there were only two teachers present. I wish more teachers ______ the play.
A. have seen B. were about to see C. would see D. could have seen
4. Under ______ circumstances will latecomers be admitted to the conference. A. no B. any C. all D. some
5. I know this is the fight train. The ticket agent said it would be on ______. A. Track Two B. the Two Track C. Second Track D. the Track Second
6. John is an excellent boss ______ he is looked up to by all of his employees. A. but B. and C. while D. or
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7. We don’t really know who broke ______ Tommy’s house last night. A. out B. down C. into D. through
8. The course normally attracts 50 students per year, ______ up to half are from overseas. A. of them B. of whom C. of those D. of which
9. John strongly disagreed with the arbitrary ______ made by the board of directors, so he resigned from the board.
A. permission B. conclusion C. discussion D. decision
10. As soon as the conference was over, all the participants went back to their ______ workplaces. A. relative B. selective C. perspective D. respective
11. You can’t leave your daughter home ______ because she is only six years old. A. alone B. single C. lonely D. separate 12. It is my own ______ if I am cheated by the same man twice. A. guilt B. error C. fault D. defect
13. The outdoor celebration has been ______ till next week due to the awful weather. A. put off B. pulled off C. shut off D. turned off
14. Neither Cathy nor Susan replied. Linda was angry and ______ at them both for not answering her question.
A. glanced B. gazed C. glimpsed D. glared
15. In a job interview, it is ______ necessary for an applicant to prepare for some questions relevant to his or her career plan.
A. openly B. noticeably C. visibly D. obviously
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II. CLOZE
Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
There are currently three living species of elephants: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Other species such as the mammoths (猛犸象) 16 before the last ice age but are now 17 .
Elephants live in a structured social order. 18 females spend their entire lives in tight-knit family groups 19 mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts, males live mostly solitary lives. Elephants 20 live for 50 to 70 years. The elephant’s pregnant period is 22 months, the longest of 21 land animal. Newborn elephant calves weigh 22 260 pounds.
Elephants spend about 16 hours a day finding and eating food. Their diet consists 23 grasses, leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Interestingly, elephants only digest 40% of 24 they eat; an adult elephant can consume 300-600 lb of food a day.
Elephant skin is thick, grey and wrinkled. The wrinkles help elephants stay cool 25 water gets trapped inside the wrinkles and evaporates slowly. Their hearing is 26 and they can detect noise from miles away.
One of the most distinct 27 attributes of elephants is their tusks. Elephants use their tusks to dig for food, mark their 28 and perform other tasks. Elephants’ tusks are made of ivory. The 29 elephant ivory is one of the major reasons people hunt elephants and thus have significantly 30 the world’s elephant population. For this reason and many others, many people around the world are working hard to protect the species from further extinction. 16. A. remained 17. A. rare 18. A. When 19. A. made up of 20. A. naturally 21. A. any 22. A. for example 23. A. with 24. A. that
B. stayed B. extinct B. While B. tied to B. largely B. other B. on average B. on B. those
C. existed C. plentiful C. As
C. dependent on C. typically C. the C. in fact C. in C. which
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D. appeared D. common D. Since D. filled with D. characteristically D. a D. by chance D. of D. what
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25. A. because 26. A. weak 27. A. mental 28. A. territory 29. A. supply of 30. A. balanced Ⅲ. PARAPHRASING
B. although B. lost B. physical B. land B. call for B. restricted
C. in case C. normal C. biological C. surroundings C. cost of C. destroyed
D. so that D. keen D. psychological D. area D. desire for D. increased
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all) 31. Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters.
A. Sometimes I feel happy that I was taught what is important at school. B. Sometimes I feel sorry that I didn't learn what is important at school. C. At times I feel resentful that I was not taught anything useful at school. D. At times I feel I should be thankful for those things I learned at school. 32. In the way they all glared I could see how they'd come to hate my guts. A. I could see from their angry look that they disliked me very much. B. I could see from their quick look that they were impatient with me. C. I could see from their steady look that they were very curious about me. D. I could see from their confused look that they were shocked at my words.
33. Only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip back home to bring one back to reality.
A. A trip back home can help one remember his / her heritage. B. A trip back home can help one understand what life really is abroad. C. A trip back home can make one realize that home is the best place. D. A trip back home can make one realize the difficulties and problems there. 34. You painters are a heartless lot. A. You painters are people with no mercy. B. You painters are people with no emotions. C. You painters are people unable to love anybody.
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D. You painters are people unable to understand others.
35. Seeing me having a good time in repose, she was powerless to hide her disgust. A....she was unable to keep calm. B.... she was hopeless in self control. C.... she couldn't help feeling powerless. D....she couldn't suppress her disapproval.
36. The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay outside under the moon.
A. Towards morning, Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay walked outside to stay in the moonlight. B. Before midnight, people found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay looking at the moon outside. C. After midnight, Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay were outdoors, with the moon above them. D. Late at night, Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay went outside to appreciate the beautiful moonlight. 37. I never do anything whatever on the ground that it is good for health, though in actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.
A. I never do anything which is not good for health,... B. Whatever is good for health never comes to my mind,... C. I never do anything because it is said to be good for health,... D. Whatever I do is always decided by whether it is good for health,... 38. There is a great deal to be said for the suburb. A. The suburb is much talked about. B. The suburb has a considerable advantage.
C. It is a great deal better to live in the suburb than in the city. D. It is a great deal easier to talk about the suburb than to live there.
39. Meeting after a long interval, friends are like a couple who began to dance again when the orchestra strikes up after a pause.
A....their friendship will continue where it is left off. B....their friendship will turn into a romantic relationship. C. ... friends behave in a way as if they were dancing partners.
D. ... friends become closer to each other as if they were a happy couple. 40. I decided to give her a treat. A. I decided to treat her kindly.
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