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云南师范大学文理学院2009-2010学年度 下学期 《大学英语2》试卷 （样卷）
云南师范大学文理学院
2009–2010学年度 下学期
《大学英语2》试卷
（样卷）
The Sample Paper for College English Course II
构成概要：
Listening Comprehension 20%
Vocabulary and Structure 25%
Reading Comprehension 30%
Cloze 10%
Writing 15%

I. Listening Comprehension 20%
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II. Vocabulary and Structure 25%
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 40 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. (0.5×40=20 points)
1. Jim was caught drugs into the country.
A. steal B. smuggling C. smug D. giggling
2. The firm will the workers their loss of job.
A. compact; with B. conflict; with C. compensate; for D. fight; for
3. David sent his girlfriend a ring by his grandmother for all her life.
A. have kept B. kept C. has kept D. has been kept
4. from the top of the mountain, the building looks like a bird nest.
A. Viewed B. Viewing C. Been viewed D. Being viewed
5. In the swamp the army by mosquitoes.
A. was fallen B. was beset C. was worried D. was set
6. It’s almost impossible to find a job which you can hold for all your life now.
A. brilliant B. distinguishing C. humble D. permanent
7. Forcing an brand into a foreign market can be difficult without an insider who can provide valuable information about local marketing.
A. establish B. establishing C. established D. to establish
8. Solar energy can be (an) good electricity.
A. institute; for B. material; of C. substitute; for D. substitute; of
9. By the disabled woman later became a great writer.
A. relevance B. reservation C. permanence D. perseverance
10. The great Heel Stone is associated with a legend the devil is said to have once found a monk hiding among the stones.
A. which B. in which C. where D. in that
11. I strongly recommend that there _______ a microwave oven in the workplace where we can get our food heated.
A. is B. are C. will D. be
12. _______ huge risk, Levi Coffin helped more than 17 slaves at a time to escape from the plantation.
A. With B. On C. At D. Under
13. Dogs are _______ to smell.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. sentimental D. sense
14. It is necessary that everyone _______ care of their private things in public places.
A. is taking B. will take C. takes D. take
15. What he did was always consistent _______ his words
A. with B. to C. in D. of
16. Even an expert could not solve this problem, _______ a student like you.
A. not mention B. let alone C. not to say D. regardless
17. You cannot _______ speeding on the highway, for there are security cameras every 500 meters.
A. get in B. get onto C. get away with D. get out
18. Your argument is too weak to _______ me.
A. educate B. remind C. hit D. convince
19. It is very likely that in the near future, robots will _______ human tasks.
A. take with B. take over C. take away D. take to
20. Doctors _______ much time to their patients.
A. spend B. take C. deserve D. devote
21. Tom, who has not finished his middle school study, has no _____ of a decent job.
A. prospect B. interview C. pressure D. application
22. In this country, some schools are under the supervision of locally _____ committees.
A. consisted B. composed C. appointed D. rotated
23. Don’t _____ to let me know if you are in need of help.
A. hesitate B. reject C. puzzle D. thrill
24. This kind of holiday is thought to be of Chinese _____.
A. source B. origin C. civilization D. ambition
25. The _____ to this problem is still under discussion.
A. action B. strategy C. solution D. impact
26. They don’t like the rainy weather in winter. But they have to _____ it.
A. live for B. live on C. live with D. live along
27. The primary school enrolled all the school-aged children in this neighborhood though it _____ teachers.
A. cut short of B. took a short cut C. was short of D. took a short break
28. This instrument is very complicated. Once _____, it can hardly be reassembled.
A. taken aback B. taken apart C. taken off D. taken away
29. All those who attempt to turn back the wheel of history will _____.
A. draw to a close B. come to no good end
C. make both ends meet D. come round the corner
30. The sleeping cat lay too close to the fire and _____ its tail _____.
A. has…burned B. had…burned
C. has…burning D. had…burn
31. Mr. Green had hardly said a word since lunch, _____ had his wife.
A. either B. or C. nor D. so
32. It’s no use thinking too much about one’s _____ youth.
A. loss B. losing C. lose D. lost
33. Being aware that Jack was dishonest, the teacher demanded he _____ nothing but the truth.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. tells
34. Tom’s mother _____ to return home after the night fell.
A. sees B. is seen C. was seen D. see
35. In the opinion of many adults, Chinese food is far _____ to fast food like McDonald’s and KFC.
A. immune B. superior C. essential D. vital
36. During the talks, both sides agreed to _____ possible fields of joint programs.
A. conclude B. explore C. undo D. register
37. Many a time, the director avoided _____ on some sensitive issues.
A. taking a stand B. taking advantage of
C. talking back to D. taking to
38. Plants absorb water and carbon dioxide, and, using light energy, _____organic compounds.
A. protect them from B. convert them into
C. drive them into D. force them into
39. Make sure that the name on the envelope _____ with the name on the letter inside.
A. amounts B. equals C. corresponds D. tells
40. Careful planning and hard work will ______ our final success.
A. enclose B. ensure C. discharge D. deny
40. Careful planning and hard work will ______ our final success.
A. enclose B. ensure C. discharge D. deny

Section B
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given below. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (0.5×10=5 points)
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The World Wide Web has transformed the way people live, 41 and play. People can play travel agent and 42 all the elements of a vacation online. They can arrange for their bills to be paid automatically 43 they are gone. They can put a hold on mail delivery, 44 directions to tourist attractions and get a long-term weather 45 before they pack. Even 46 vacation, they can log onto the Web to 47 news from their hometown paper or TV station, and stay 48 with friends and family. In its first decade, the Web 49 the pace of popular culture. It made distance less daunting, rendered information instantly accessible and revolutionized 50 .
III. Reading Comprehension 30%
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (2×15=30 points)
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct and to entertain. You may well think this list of instructions is in the order of importance but, if so, you would not be in agreement with the majority of the reading public. Of the 2 groups of newspapers—the popularity and the quality, the former has a readership of millions, while the latter, only thousands or hundreds of thousands. Yet, the popular papers seem largely designed for entertainment, with, for example, light-hearted human interest stories. The information content is rather low, and instruction is very minor. The quality newspapers put a much higher value on information and a much lower one on entertainment.
It is not only in content that the 2 groups of papers differ. There is a difference, too, in the style in which the articles are written. The popular papers generally use more dramatic language with a lot of word-play. Their journalists tend to use shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. This means that popular newspapers are easier for a native speaker to understand, though probably not for a non-native speaker.
Popular papers are generally smaller with fewer columns per page. They have bigger headlines and more photographs. The articles are shorter and there are fewer per page. Such devices are not only used to make the paper more attractive; they may also influence what the reader reads. Large headlines, pictures and position on the page all serve to draw the reader’s attention to one article rather than the other.
51. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The popularity of quality newspapers.
B. Characteristics of the popular newspapers.
C. Newspaper skills to attract the reader’s attention.
D. Ways used by newspapers to influence reader’s reading.
52. The passage implies that most readers read newspapers mainly _____.
A. for entertainment B. for information
C. for instruction D. for learning
53. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The quality newspapers have a larger reading public.
B. The popular newspapers put greater emphasis on light-hearted interest stories.
C. The popular newspapers use more dramatic language and shorter sentences.
D. The quality newspapers put a much lower value on entertainment.
54. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Popular newspapers put more emphasis on attracting reader’s attention.
B. Popular newspapers attach greater attention to instructions.
C. Popular newspapers tend to use more familiar words.
D. There are fewer columns per page in popular newspapers.
55. According to the passage, _____.
A. non-native speakers like reading popular newspapers
B. blue-collar workers don’t like reading popular newspapers
C. well-educated native speakers don’t like reading quality newspapers
D. professional people like reading quality newspapers
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
Many people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto (世界语), was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.
To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible.
Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.
Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning English shows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of a world language, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role.
56. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that ______.
A. all people will be able to speak a common language
  B. people will learn a foreign language better
  C. people can understand each other better
  D. people will be able to speak several languages
57. Zamenhof made the language as simple as possible because ______.
A. he wanted people to learn it quickly
  B. he hoped more and more people would be willing to learn it
  C. he wanted everyone to speak it without any difficulty
  D. he hoped it would be accepted as an official world language
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Esperanto?
A. It has been suggested as an auxiliary language.
B. Many newspapers are published in Esperanto regularly throughout the world.
   C. It was once used as an official language.
  D. It is spoken today by many millions of people.
59. Which of the following is NOT true of English?
A. It is widely taught in schools.
  B. It has become a second language for many millions of people.
  C. Many books have been written in English.
  D. It is less popular than Esperanto.
60. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The language made by one man.
B. A talk about the world language.
C. English as a second language for everyone.
D. Esperanto—a better language than English.

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and wo