大学英语(二)-复习题答案.doc

《大学英语》第二册期末复习题

Part I. 词汇和语法单项选择题：请从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将相应选项的字母填入空白处。

1. I found the cat __A___ under the bed, who had caught a mouse.
A. hiding B. hidden C. to hide D. having hidden

2. ---- How did he get back last night?
---- I think he __C___ back on foot, as there were no buses or taxies then at all.
A. might have e B. needn't have e
C. must have e D. should have e

3. The doctor would allow him to go home ____C_ he remained in bed.
A. as though B. for fear that
C. on condition that D. as far as

4. One of the most important social problems of today is __C___ jobs to the unemployed.
A. what to be given B. having given
C. how to give D. to have given

5. The doctor said I was over-weight. If only I __D___ less!
A. ate B. have been eating C. have eaten D. had eaten

6. It is said that he got laughed at for __C___.
A. his dishonest B. been dishonest
C. being dishonest D. to be dishonest

7. A baby animal knows animals of __C___ own kind when it sees them, when it smells them and it hears them.
A. her B. one's C. its D. Their

8. After Christmas, __A___ clothing on sale in that shop attracted quite a few housewives.
A. a variety of B. a number of
C. the number of D. the great deal of

9. The mayor promised the city government ____A_ the building of the new roads with the taxes it collected.
A. shall finance B. may support C. can help D. should provide

10. Whoever does wrong to his country or to the people deserves ___B__.
A. to punish B. to be punished C. to punishment D. of being punished

11. Some children usually behave in their own way _C____ they do not get along with their classmates and there are often disagreements between them.
A. even though B. on condition that C. so that D. unless

12. Secondary and higher education ____C_ available to all high school graduates in this country so far.
A. have made B. were made themselves
C. have been made D. were made it

13. The mother believes that John's stupid, but it's different _B____ of Mary; she's just lazy.
A. in spite B. in the case C. in the course D. in case

14. About how many elements __C___ make up most of the substances we meet in everyday life?
A. it is which B. what it is C. is it that D. it is that

15. The government was believed to be considering _D____ a law _____ it a crime to import any kind of weapon.
A. to pass …. to making B. to be passing …. to make
C. passing … made D. passing …. making

16. Dewitt Wallance founded the Reader's Digest as a pocket-sized, non-fiction magazine__D___ to inform and entertain.
A. was intended B. intending C. to intend D. intended

17. ____B_ this instrument should have put its work permit number on the box.
A. Who checked B. Whoever inspected
C. No matter who examined D. Those who estimates

18. I went to __B__ to buy a ruler and a rubber.
A. a stationer B. a stationer's C. the stationer D. stationer's

19. Two of the notebooks __B__ Tom had lost on the bus were returned to the main desk at his dormitory.
A. what B. which C. who D. whose

20. The drink tastes a little _A___ to me.
A. strong B. strongly C. so strong D. too much strong

21. My roommate lost a lot of weight _D___ every day.
A. to exercise B. with exercise C. for exercise D. by exercising

22. They arrived there at last, __B_.
A. was tired and hungry B. being tired and hungry
C. tired and hungry D. tiredly and hungrily

23. ------ What was the party like?
------Wonderful . It's years __D__ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. before B. after C. when D. since

24. Time should be made a good use _A___ our lessons well.
A. of to learn B. of learning C. to learn D. to learning

25. You cannot be __C__ careful when you drive a car.
A. very B. so C. too D. Enough

26. When he arrived, he found __B__ the aged and the sick at home.
A. nothing but B. none but C. none other than D. no other than

27. John seems a nice person. __B__, I don't trust him.
A. Even though B. Even so C. Therefore D. Though

28. Excuse me. If your call's not too urgent, do you mind __B__ mine first?
A. I make B. if I make C. me to make D. that I make

29. We agreed to accept _D___ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. Whoever

30. __D__ she realized it was too late to go home.
A. No sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark that
C. Scarcely had it grown dark than D. It was not until dark that

31. They are going to have the serviceman __A__ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install B. to install C. to be installed D. installed

32.There is an increase of 16% in the consumption of tobacco__B___ the previous year.
A. over B. than C. to D. then

33.___A___ on time, I think, the medicine will work on him before long.
A. Taken B. Being taken C. If taking D. Take

34.__D___ you want me to fire you, I suggest you stop wearing sports clothes at office.
A. As long as B. As far as C. Since D. Unless
35.Nobody in the class except you and me __A___ to the principal about the air quality problems.
A. has plained B. have plained
C. plain D. plaining

36.------Why can't you smoke?
------ At no time ____C___ in the meeting room.
A. does smoking permit B. smoking be permitted
C. is smoking permitted D. permits smoking

37. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience _D__on benches, chairs or boxes.
A. having seated B. seating C. having been seated D. seated

38. These winners from that key school are wise and diligent, actually there are___A___students in that school
A. many such B. such many C. so many D. so much

39. Jack got a good mark although he had done __A___ the others.
A. half as much as B. as much as half
C. as half as D. as much half as

40. -----What happened to Bill?
-----He ___B__ really fast when suddenly he ran headfirst into a parked car.
A. had run B. was running C. has run D. has been running

41. -----How was your holiday?
-----It couldn’t have been ___B__. I just stayed in the hotel because it was raining most of the time.
A. boring B. more boring C. most boring D. less boring

42. Thank you so much! But for your text message, I _A____ home without my ID card this morning.
A. would have left B. would leave C. had left D. Left

43. -----Do we have to wear our school uniforms tomorrow?
-----I think so. We ____A_ the ing-of-age ceremony in the afternoon.
A. will be attending B. have attended C. attend D. attended

44. In English class, our teacher often creates an environment ___C__ we are given the opportunity to solve problems ourselves.
A. when B. which C. where D. that

45. Some seemingly harmless blogs might bee harmful when __D___ on the Internet by millions of people.
A. to read B. reading C. read D. being read

46. Friends are angels who lift us to our feet ___D__ our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
A. unless B. because C. though D. when

47. Jonny, I can’t believe how much you have changed! You _C____ at least one foot!
A. grow B. grew C. have grown D. are growing

48. ----- I’m going to have lunch. Do you mind talking about your plan __A__ lunch?
-----All right. I’ll wait here in the office.
A. after B. before C. over D. until

49. -----The weatherman on the news said it might rain later on this afternoon.
-----Well, I _ D___ take my umbrella along with me today.
A. can B. may C. could D. must

50. -----You seem busy these days.
-----Yes, I’m looking for a house. It’s really not easy to find __B___ with a garden.
A. this B. one C. it D. that

51. Although the Eiffel Tower ___D__ to last for 20 years, it is still standing today.
A. has designed B. had designed C. is designed D. was designed

52. Shooting, as __ A__ means of survival originally, developed into _____ sport only in the late 19th century.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a

53. __C____ the housing price, several measures have been adopted in the last two years.
A. Lowering B. Having lowered C. To lower D. To have lowered

54. These two areas are similar ____C_ they both have a high rainfall during this season.
A. to that     B. beside that    C. in that     D. except that

55. She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it a ___D__.
 A. decision    B. chance     C. pride     D. pleasure
56. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _B____ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
 A. incident    B. event     C. case     D. affair

57. I went to bed very late that night, __C___, early the next morning.
 A. at least    B. in a word    C. or rather    D. at most

58. --- The secretary wrote ___ D__ note to the manager.
    --- I guess she forgot writing one.
 A. the other    B. one     C. one more    D. another

59. Some trees are cut down each year and __ A___ are left to grow even taller.
 A. the rest    B. a rest     C. rest of them    D. a rest of them

60. I don’t like this pair of gloves. Will you show me _ C____.
 A. another    B. the others    C. some others    D. other ones

61. Our parents will show us a film projector for our party. Let’s sit _C____ the table and have a look.
 A. on     B. near     C. round     D. over

62. --- Your ___ C__, please!
    --- Why don’t you ring and ask Mr. King inside the hall? It was he who asked me to e to the party.
 A. food     B. money     C. invitation    D. suggestion

63. The idea of fighting a noise ___ C__ making more noises sounds strange, but that’s _____ what we are doing now.
 A. with; just    B. through; very   C. by; exactly    D. for; indeed

64. I’m sure ghosts do not exist. __ D___ I have never seen one.
 A. First of all    B. Now and then   C. Day and night   D. At least

65. We held a football match _ C____ Class 1 and Class 5 last semester.
 A. with     B. among     C. between    D. by

66. Three ___C__ four people believe that having healthy teeth is very important.
 A. by     B. from     C. out of     D. of

67. It is the prevention of disease __A___ its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
 A. rather than    B. including    C. but also    D. less than

68. Don’t put the chair too close to the stove. Dry wood _D____ fire easily, you know.
 A. lights     B. burns     C. makes     D. catches

69. --- Could you mail these letters for me please?
    --- ___C__ letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you again.
 A. What     B. Some     C. More     D. Different

70. The police came and they soon got the situation well ___B__.
A. by hand    B. in hand    C. on hand    D. with hand

71. The __ A___ you draw, _____ the picture will be.
A. more carefully, the more beautiful B. more carefully, the more nice
C. more careful, more beautiful D. much more careful, more beautiful

72. The young man ___C__ the cage first.
A. told to clean B. will tell to be cleaned
C. was told to clean D. is told to cleaning

73. My television is broken again, it needs _B____.
A. to repaired B. to be repaired C. being repaired D. repairs

74. ---What’s your father like? And how is he?
--- C .
A. He likes reading books, and he’s fine.
B. He’s a worker, and he’s well.
C. He’s tall and fine
D. He likes sports and he’s strong

75. Of the three foreigners, one is from London, _ B____ are from Paris.
A. another two B. the other two C. the others two D. others two

76.___A__ do you know is the population of Canada?
A. What B. Which C. How many D. How much

77. Mary has a nice watch and she __A___ it everyday.
A. wears B. dresses C. put on D. has

78. The population of our city is ___B__ that of theirs.
A. more than B. as large as C. as many as D. less than

79. Newly-born babies _ B__in hospital.
A. are taken good care B．are taken good care of
C. take good care of D．take good care

80. We’ve bought ___ D__ desks for the children there, and _____ these children are new.
A. several hundreds of, two hundreds of B. many hundreds of, two hundred of
C. several hundred, two hundreds of D. hundreds of, two hundred

81. ------Are the two answers right?
-------No, _C____ right.
A. no one is B. none is C. neither is D. either is not

82. “He is sure that he can pass the exam” means “__ B___”.
A. He is sure to pass the exam B. He is sure of passing the exam
C. It is sure for him to pass the exam D. It is sure that he can pass the exam.

83. I ___ A__ a cold for a week, that makes me _____ all day.
A. have caught ,unhappy B. have had, unhappily
C. caught, unhappy D. have got, happy

84. They all felt __A___ not very difficult to learn the passage by heart.
A. it B. that C. this D. them