K201409厦门大学网络教育2014第一学期英语2课程复习题及答案.doc

厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第一学期《英语2》课程复习题
I. Reading Comprehension:
Passage 1
The butterfly is an insect. Butterflies are noted for their wings, which are often colorful and bright.
Butterfly wings are a bit like bird wings. Bird wings are made of feathers, but butterfly wings are made of tiny overlapping scales. The wings are colored in various patterns. Some butterfly wings look iridescent (changing rainbow colors, depending on the light) because of the way light hits the scales.
Butterflies have an interesting life cycle. They start as eggs. When they are born, they are what we call caterpillars(毛虫). This is the larval stage for the caterpillar. The caterpillars then move into a cocoon(茧), becoming what we call a chrysalis(蝶蛹). This is the pupal（蛹的） stage. When the insect comes out of the cocoon, we call it a butterfly. This is the adult stage for the butterfly. These clear stages of changing on the way to adulthood are called metamorphosis. Many animals go through metamorphosis, but the butterfly’s changes are more dramatic than most.
Butterflies can be found almost all over the world. There may be as many as twenty thousand different species of butterflies.
Butterflies usually eat flower nectar(花蜜). Because of this, they are important to the life cycle of many flowers. Butterflies also need minerals, which they usually get from water found in dirt and sand.
They reach their adult stage in the summer. Some butterflies migrate. The Monarch butterflies migrate about 3000 miles (4800km) every year. They fly between Mexico and California.
1. What kind of animal is a butterfly?
A. A bird. B. An insect. C. A spider. D. A mammal.
2. Which of the following about butterfly wings is TRUE?
A. They are just like bird wings. B. They are the colors of the rainbow
C. They are made of scales. D. All the wings are covered in the same pattern.
3. The butterfly life cycle is ______.
A. Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly B. Egg, insectal, pupal, adult
C. Larval, pupal, crystal, adult D. None of the above.
4. Where can you find butterflies?
A. The butterfly habitat is anywhere it is warm.
B. You can find them in forests and tundra regions.
C. Butterflies are restricted to the Americas.
D. Butterflies can be found almost all over the world.
5. Butterflies eat ______.
A. dirt, sand, and nectar B. nectar and minerals
C. flowers and other plants D. other insects
Passage 2
The most precious fluid on earth is not oil, but water. Water is basic to life and health. A person can survive several days or even weeks without food, but only a short time without water. Over 1 billion people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water. There are few challenges as important as conserving the world's usable water and supplying clean drinking water and water for irrigation to those who need it. Yet this work is not getting done. Humans are depleting the earth's store of usable water at a rate that will soon threaten our food supply. Poor water management already kills millions of people a year and condemns hundreds of millions to hunger.
The technology exists to solve these problems. Providing slums（贫民区） with drinking water and sanitation, for example, is easy to do and a cost-effective way to prevent deaths and disease. But because those who suffer are poor, their access to water is rarely a political priority. There is now an opportunity for progress. More than 100 water ministers from around the world, along with thousands of water experts from villagers to scientists, have gathered in the Netherlands The conference will be useful if it can persuade governments and international banks to pay more attention to conservation and fair distribution of water.
In 1980, the U.N. set a goal of safe drinking water for all by 1990. Because of international prodding（激励）, about two billion new people received clean drinking water over the subsequent 14 years. A new commitment is urgently needed to spread these health gains, help poor farmers and conserve the world's precious supply of usable water.
6. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to_____.
A. entertain the readers B persuade the people
C. inform the people of something D. tell a story
7. The organizational pattern used in this passage is best described as_______.
A. chronological order B. simple listing of ideas
C. division/classification D. spatial order
8. What is the relationship between the parts of the following sentence from the passage?
"But because those who suffer are poor, their access to water is rarely a political priority."
A. cause/effect B. listing of ideas
C. comparison/contrast D. place order
9. Which statement from the passage is a fact?
A. The most precious fluid on earth is not oil, but water.
B. Few challenges are as important as conserving usable water.
C. A new commitment is urgently needed.
D. About two billion new people received clean drinking water.
10. The author's tone in this passage can best be described as_________.
A. neutral B. impassioned C. opinionated D. hostile
Passage 3
It might be surprising for some people to believe that, in today's computer-and-Internet-driven society, there are some book publishers that are still committed to traditional books. Maybe the most famous encyclopedia company, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, which dates back to the 18th century, is planning to release their largest set of books in 2001. This 40-volume set will be the largest printed in its 231-year history.
Because of the success of recent Internet and computer encyclopedias, some people have suggested that the publishers could turn their back on print. However, company representative Paul Hoffman said the company is committed to paper and ink.
"There is still a place for books, even with all of the computer encyclopedias. And many people around the world still want books," he said.
Encyclopedias, in book form, are common in library collections and on school shelves. They are often used in student research. And none are used more than those published by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Even so, the company is selling fewer and fewer books and more and more computer encyclopedias, possibly because of the price. The books, US $1450 for a 32-book set, are too expensive for people. The computerized version, which contains all the same information, costs only a 10th of the price.
11. What about the Encyclopedia Britannica is so surprising?
A. The company is committed to publishing books.
B. The company is selling Internet encyclopedias.
C. The company is still open after so many years.
D. The company is planning to quit making books.
12. What will make the 2001 set of books different from the other sets?
A. It will be the most sold. B. It will be like the 18th-century one.
C. It will be on the Internet. D. It will be the largest set.
13. Why have some people suggested that the company stop printing books?
A. Because people are no longer buying many encyclopedias.
B. Because demand around the world is for ink and paper books.
C. Because electronic encyclopedias have become so successful.
D. Because Paul Hoffman has turned his back on printing books.
14. What makes the Encyclopedia Britannica's books special?
A. They are used more than any other encyclopedias.
B. They are used more for study than for doing research.
C. They are used in schools and many library collections.
D. They are used in many research papers by students.
15. Why are more people buying electronic encyclopedias than book encyclopedias?
A. Electronic encyclopedias contain more.
B. Electronic encyclopedias cost less money.
C. Electronic encyclopedias take up less room.
D. Electronic encyclopedias have new ideas.
Passage 4
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York city, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea---they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.
16. According to the passage, bicycles __________.
A. are more convenient than cars
B. are safer traffic tools than cars
C. are ridden by most people in U.S.
D. are the solution to some city problems
17. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by ________
A. the city government
B. some bike riders
C. people living far from downtown
D. some store owners
18. “Bicycle lanes” probably means __________.
A. narrow passages between buildings for bicycles
B. roads full of bicycles
C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only
D. roads for bicycles only
19. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work.
B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes.
C. The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York.
D. In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes.
20. The best title for this passage is __________.
A. Traffic Crowding in New York City
B. Air Pollution in New York City by Cars
C. Special Lanes for Passengers
D. A Solution to Traffic Problems in New York
II. Vocabulary and Structure：
1. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to __________ your voice.
A. improve B. increase C. raise D. open
2. _____________ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as B. As long as C. As well as D. So far as
3. People who want the typist's job will be judged __________ how accurate and fast they are.
A. in favor of B. in terms of C. in ways of D. in spite of
4. Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again?
A. to consider B. considering C. consider D. considered
5. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow.
A. whether B. what C. whom D. how
6. I could not persuade him to accept it, _____________ make him see the importance of it.
A. if only I could not B. or I could not
C. not more than I could D. nor could I
7. Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as _______ at the party.
A. actor B. guest C. host D. dancer
8. ________ students often find it difficult to live in China at first.
A. Outside B. Overseas C. National D. Abroad
9. His company promised to pay for his health _______ in addition to other benefits.
A. examination B. service C. check D. insurance
10. Many students found the book _____________; it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.
A. informative B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing
11. As so many overseas business people have come to start and build new businesses, the place looks much more _________ than it did a few years ago.
A. propertied B. tedious C. prosperous D. unremarkable
12. The girl has made up her mind to go abroad with her boyfriend despite her parents' _________.
A. agreement B. allowing C. letting D. objection
13. My bag looks __________ to Mary's, so I often take hers by mistake.
A. the same B. identical C. different D. like
14. I don't have courage to tell him the bad news to his face, so I have to do it in a(n) ____________ way.
A. direct B. strange C. indirect D. brave
15. I can hardly believe my eyes. This ___________ man is actually a scientist who once won the Nobel Prize.
A. remarkable B. unusual C. magnificent D. unremarkable
16. Finding a job in such a big company has always been _____________ his wildest dreams.
A. under B. over C. above D. beyond
17. The chances of seeing a plane in my small hometown are one _____________ a million.
A. for B. to C. in D. against
18. There is a forecast that the _______ for a good crop harvest will be rather poor this year.
A. prospect B. protection C. proportion D. promise
19. The box is too heavy, so _____________ give me a hand?
A. would you mind B. will you like to
C. will you please too D. would you please
20. An ______ of territory had always been a wish of the ruler of that country.
A. introduction B. expansion C. intention D. expectation
21. The football match had to be _________ owing to (由于) the bad weather.
A. cancelled B. advanced C. arranged D. held
22. There have been many ___________ in their marriage but they still love each other.
A. ups and downs B. from head to toe
C. time and again D. over and over
23. I _______ Alice, who was on her way to see how I was getting along.
A. came up with B. got out of C. ran over D. ran into
24. My parents are not interested in modern music. They are _______.
A. before the date B. behind the times
C. after the fashion D. against the tides (潮流)
25. She has nothing to do with the murder case. She is not _______ it.
A. concerned about B. related in C. involved in D. concerned in
26. The _______ of the film star really disappointed her fans.
A. precious B. absence C. present D. absent
27. __________ how little he had studied, he did very well in the exam.
A. Thinking B. Talking about C. Saying D. Considering
28. The train for London will __________ from Platform 6 in ten minutes.
A. leave B. come C. depart D. remove
29. You can put on your jeans. It is just a(n) ______ party.
A. wonderful B. incredible C. formal