1、《大学英语(2)》1 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%) 1、 By the end of this year Mr、 Smith ___D___in our pany for exactly three years、 A) is working ﻩﻩB) has worked C) will work ﻩﻩ ﻩD) will have worked 2、 I think that the Great Wall is worth _____B_______hundreds of miles to vis
2、it、 A) to travel B) traveling ﻩC) traveled ﻩ D) travel 3、 The new staff didn’t know how to use the system ____A_____ I explained it to him yesterday、 A) until B) because C) if D) since 4、 _______C______is reported in the newspapers that the talks between the
3、two panies have not made any progress、 A) That B) What C) It D) As 5、 _______B___by the failure of the project, the manager could hardly say a word、 A) To be shocked B) Shocked ﻩC) Be shocked D) Shocking 6、 When designing this machine, time factor is what
4、we must first _B_、 A) take onto consideration B) take into consideration C) take to consideration ﻩD) take in consideration 7. Mike is very good at English, B his brother is absolutely hopeless、 A) when ﻩB) while C) what D) where 8、 The genera
5、l manager wished to _D__ a toast to their friendship、 A) arrive ﻩB) plan ﻩﻩC) manage ﻩ D) propose 9、 How can we seek __A_ a really good person for the job? A) out ﻩB) on ﻩ C) in ﻩﻩﻩD) over 10、 ___C__ his embarrassment, he had to call his wife and have her bring him some money、 A) O
6、n ﻩﻩB) At C) To ﻩﻩD) In 11、 We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to __A__ a room、 A) share B) stay C) spare D) live 12、 Before ____B__ for the job, you will be required to take a language test、 A) apply B) applying
7、 C) applied D) to apply 13、 If you want to join the club, you’ll have to ____C____ this form first、 A) put up B) try out C) fill in ﻩD) set up 14、 ____D____ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we will have to cancel the game、 A) As B) Since
8、 C) While D) Unless 15、 As the price of oil keeps ____B____, people have to pay more for driving a car、 A) to go up B) going up C) gone up D) go up 16 、 ____D____ of them knew about the plan because it is kept as a secret、 A) Each B) None C
9、) Any D) No one 17、 Please call me back _D__ you see this message、 A) as well as B) as early as C) as far as D) as soon as 18、 You’d better ______D_____advice before making a project plan、 A) put down B) take in C) turn out D) ask for
10、 19、 I ___D____ at 130 kilometers per hour when the policeman stopped me、 A) had driven B) have driven C) drive D) was driving 20、 ______A__ she joined the pany only a year ago, she’s already been promoted twice、 A) Although B) Because C) If
11、D) When 21、 Hardly ____D______ at the office when the telephone rang A) I arrived B) I had arrived C) did I arrive D) had I arrived 22、 If you need more information, please contact us ____B____ telephone or email、 A) in B) by C) on
12、 D) for 23、 Mr、 Smith used to smoke __C______ but he has given it up recently、 A) immediately B) roughly C) heavily D) pletely 24、 He was speaking so fast _____D___ we could hardly follow him、 A) what B) as C) but D) that 25、 We’ll have to
13、continue the discussion tomorrow ___A____we can make a final decision today、 A) unless B) because C) when D) since 26、 The newspaper _____A___ two people were killed in the accident、 A) says B) talks C) calls D) asks 27、 She told us briefly abou
14、t how they succeeded in ____D____ the new product、 A) develop B) to develop C) developed D) developing 28、 The big IT pany will ___A_____ a new research center in the city、 A) set up B) break up C) get up D) turn up 29、 Our office b
15、uilding is C 、 A) at the fifth floor B) on the three floor C) on the fourth floor D) in the first floor 30、 Information about the new system is easy to ____C____ on the Internet、 A) like B) go C) find D) open Part II
16、 Blank Filling (10%) 31、 We’ve only got one day in Paris, so we’d better (make)__make__the best use of the time、 32、 The new (nation) ___national_____ museum will be open to the public next week、 33、 The hotel, (build) __built_______ 100 years ago, still looks new、 34、 I want (point out) __to
17、point out______ that a decision about the matter must be made at once、 35、 The visitors were (disappoint) __disappointed______ to find the museum closed when they rushed there、 36、 What a (wonder) ___wonderful_____ party it was! I enjoyed every minute of it 37、 The film turned out to be (succes
18、sful) __more successful_____ than we had expected、 38、 Readers are not allowed (bring) _to bring_______ food and drinks into the Library at any time、 39、 It is reported that foreign car sales in the country (rise)______rose____by 8% last year、 40、 The adviser remended that Mary (start)____start__
19、 the training program as soon as possible、 Part III Reading prehension (40%) Task 1 Subways are underground trains, which usually operate 24 hours a day、 They are found in larger cities and usually run between the suburbs and the downtown area、 Maps and schedules are available from the ticket
20、office、 If you take the subway often, you can save money by purchasing a monthly pass (月票)、 City-operated buses run on various routes (线路)and are designed to be at certain places at certain times、 Maps and schedules may be posted at certain stops, or they may be available at local banks, librari
21、es, the student union, or from the bus drivers、 Buses run mainly during the day、 Fare is paid by exact change in coins, or by monthly passes、 Taxis are generally more expensive in the United States than in other countries、 If you use a taxi, be sure you ask the amount of the fare before you agre
22、e to ride、 The driver usually expects a tip(小费)of 15 percent of the fare、 41、 According to the passage, subways are underground trains, which usually run___D___ A) within downtown areas B) away from city centers C) in or outside big modern cities D) between subur
23、bs and city centers 42、 You can get the maps and schedules of the subways___D___ A) at bus stations ﻩﻩB) at local banks C) in any bookstores ﻩD) from the ticket offices 43、 From the passage we learn that___C___ A) buses are always available
24、 in 24 hours B) bus riders have to buy monthly passes C) bus fare is paid by exact change in coins D) buses are the best means of transportation 44、 When you take a taxi, you'd better__B____ A) buy a monthly pass ﻩB) ask about the fare first C) agree on the
25、amount of the tip D) pay by the exact change in coins 45、 The passage mainly tells us about__A____ A) the bus and train fares in the US B) the ways of paying a taxi in the US C) the public transportation in the US D) the advantage of subways in the US Task 2 Utopi
26、a is a beautiful city but unfortunately it has a lot of problems、 The bus service, for example, is very bad ---- too many people but not enough buses、 The subway is noisy and dirty and usually too full because so many people refuse to use buses、 The traffic in the city is terrible、 There are too man
27、y cars and the streets are old and very narrow、 Because of this, people often go to work late、 It is difficult to get a job in Utopia, and the cost of living is the highest in the country、 The area near the sea still looks clean and pleasant, with two or three beautiful hotels and restaurants、 But
28、the port is usually full of tourists, so the prices are high and most people who live in the city don’t visit the area very often、 It is just too expensive、 But robberies are the worst problem、 Last year over 2000 people were robbed、 The authorities are doing their best、 Every day the newspapers an
29、d the TV and radio reporters have new suggestions, but nothing helps and the problem is getting more and more serious、 46、Utopia is ____B______、 A、 a beautiful city with no problems B、 a beautiful city but one with many problems C、 a dangerous city D、 a city full of danger 47、 The problem with
30、 bus service in Utopia is that __C________、 A、 buses run too slowly B、 buses are too dirty C、 buses are often too crowded D、 buses are very old 48、 Most people who live in the city don’t visit the area near the sea very often because ________A__、 A、 It is too expensive、
31、 B、 They don’t want to be robbed there、 C、 It is too crowded and dirty、 D、 They don’t like to see many tourists in the port、 49、 ______D____ is getting worse and worse、 A、 The problem of traffic B、 The problem of population C、 The problem of high cost of living D、 The prob
32、lem of robberies 50、 What can we infer from the passage?D A、 Utopia is an old city、 B、 The city might bee safer in the near future、 C、 The cost of living will go down、 D、 Utopia is a newly developed city、 Task 3 Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library、 This letter t
33、ells you about our service、 With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it、 Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems、 We currently have over 7,000 books avail
34、able for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children、 All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player、 They are sent and returned by post, free of charge、 When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an in
35、formation tape、 They will explain how to use the service、 The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy、 Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from
36、this list whenever possible、 In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录)、 51、 According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can__D____、 A、 read ordinary books ﻩ B、 order cassette
37、 players C、 buy Calibre cassettes D、 use the library service 52、 Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from____C__ A、 hearing difficulties B、 mental illnesses C、 sight problems ﻩ D、 heart troubles 53、 The serv
38、ice of sending and returning books by post is__C____ A、 not available to children ﻩB、 paid by the users C、 free of charge D、 not provided 54、 The easy way to use the library service is to___B___ A、 inform the library of your name and address B、 t
39、ell the library the sorts of books you like C、 buy the catalogues of the library D、 ask the library to buy the books 55、 The main purpose of this letter is to____A__ A、 introduce the library's service to readers B、 remend new books to the readers C、 send a few catalogues to read
40、ers D、 express thanks to the readers Task 4 It has been estimated that only about twenty thousand words are in full use in English today, and if this estimate is correct, it brings us up to Shakespeare’s total、 Of these, one-fifth, or about four thousand , are said to be of Anglo-Saxon origin,
41、 and three fifth, or about twelve thousand, are of Latin, Greek and French origin、 This, of course, does not mean that our everyday conversation consists chiefly of foreign words、 According to one estimate, one fourth of all our spoken language consists of repetitions of the words “and, be, have , i
42、t ,of ,the, to, will, you, I, a, on, that and is”、 Another analysis of five million words written by adults reveals that our ten most frequently used words are “I, the, and, to, of, in, we, from, you and a”、 Both lists consist, without exception, of native words、 If we go into library usage, we find
43、 that words of the Bible are ninety-four percent native, ninety-one percent Shakespeare’s and seventy percent Samuel Johnson’s (the famous English dictionary piler)、 Only in present-day technical writings do we find the foreign element climbing to forty percent、 56、How many words are said to be in
44、full use in England today?C A、 Exactly 20,000、 B、 12,000、 C、 About 20,000、 D、 About 12,000、 57、 If we go into literary usage, how many percentage of native words were used in Shakespeare’s works?C A、 90%、 B、 3/5 of
45、 the total、 C、 91%、 D、 2/5 of the total、 58、 Who is Samuel Johnson?C A、 A foreigner、 B、 A famous writer、 C、 A well known English dictionary piler、 D、 A Shakespeare’s fan、 59、 In what kind of writing can more foreign words be found?B A、 News reports、
46、 B、 Technical writings、 C、 Literature、 D、 English dictionary、 60、 What can you infer from the passage?A A、 Although a great part of the English vocabulary is of foreign origin, native words play the most active part in language use、 B、 English literatur
47、e makes greater use of foreign words than do ordinary conversations、 C、 Scientific writing in English contains a low percentage of native words、 D、 English borrows a large vocabulary from Latin, Greek and French because its own vocabulary is inadequate for munication、 Part Ⅳ Translation (20%)
48、Task 1: Translate the following into English: 61、 这个地区现在不安全,还就是远离它为好。 This area is not safe at the moment, so it’s better to stay away from it、 62、 所有投诉都将由经理来处理。 All plaints will be dealt with by the manager、 63、 结果表明她从未在那个公司工作过。 It turned out that he had never worked in that pany、 64、 下午六点钟左
49、右体育馆通常很忙。 The gym tends to get very busy at around 6 o’clock in the afternoon、、 65、 成功与否取决于您得努力与能力。 Success depends on your efforts and ability、 Task 2: Translate the following into Chinese: 66、 All this cannot be achieved overnight、、 这一切不就是一朝一夕可以实现得。 67、 It’s too noisy outside for me to concentrate on my work、 外面太吵,我没办法集中精神干活儿。 68、 It is said that swimming brings great benefit to our health、 据说游泳对身体健康有极大好处。 69、 I have just enough money to see me through a year in the US、 我得钱仅够在美国用一年。 70、 The teacher wasn’t inclined to believe George’s excuse、 老师不太相信乔治得借口。






