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英语作业题
大学体验英语第二册作业题
作业题
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PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked A),B),C)andD)ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Untilthen,hisfamily_______fromhimforsixmonths.
A)didn'thear B)hasn'tbeenhearing C)hasn'theard D)hadn'theard
2.Theconference________afullweekbythetimeitends.
A)musthavelasted B)willhavelasted C)wouldlast D)haslasted
3.Studentsorteacherscanparticipateinexcursionstolovelybeachesaroundtheislandatregular_______.
A)gaps B)rate C)length D)intervals
4.Physicsis_______tothesciencewhichwascallednaturalphilosophyinhistory.
A)alike B)equivalent C)likely D)uniform
5.There'samanatthereceptiondeskwhoseemsveryangryandIthinkhemeans______trouble.
A)making B)tomake C)tohavemade D)havingmade
6.AftertheArabstateswonindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys_____togotoschool.
A)tobeencouraged B)beenencouraged
C)beingencouraged D)beencouraged
7.Thenewappointmentofourpresident________fromtheverybeginningofnextsemester.
A)takeseffect B)takespart C)takesplace D)takesturns
8.Thepresidentmadea______speechattheopeningceremonyofthesportsmeeting,whichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.
A)from B)with C)to D)for
9.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent______whichapricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemand.
A)from B)with C)to D)for
10.Findingajobinsuchabigcompanyhasalwaysbeen_____hiswildestdreams.
A)under B)over C)above D)beyond
11.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyou_____,youwillsucceedintheend.
A)hangup B)hangabout C)hangon D)hangonto
12.Itisreportedthat______adoptedchildrenwanttoknowwhotheirnaturalparentsare.
A)themost B)mostof C)most D)themostof
13.Lastyeartheadvertisingrate______by20percent.
A)raised B)aroused C)arose D)rose
14._____beforewedepartthedayaftertomorrow,weshouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty.
A)Hadtheyarrived B)Wouldtheyarrive
C)Weretheyarriving D)Weretheytoarrive
15.Thestrongstormdidalotofdamagetothecoastalvillages:
severalfishingboatswere____andmanyhousescollapsed.
A)wrecked B)spoiled C)torn D)injured
16.Thelittlemanwas_______onemetrefiftyhigh.
A)almostmorethan B)hardlymorethan
C)nearlymorethan D)asmuchas
17.As______announcedintoday'spapers.TheShanghaiExportCommoditiesFairisalsoopenonSundays.
A)being B)is C)tobe D)been
18.Youseethelightning_____ithappens,butyouhearthethunderlater.
A)theinstant B)foraninstant C)ontheinstant D)inatinstant
19.Themanagerlosthis______justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.
A)mood B)temper C)mind D)passion
20GreatasNewtonwas,manyofhisideas______todayandarebeingmodifiedbythe
workofscientistsofourtime.
A)aretochallenge B)maybechallenged
C)havebeenchallenged D)arechallenging
21.Pleasethecarefulwhenyouaredrinkingcoffeeincaseyou______thenewcarpet.
A)crash B)pollute C)spot D)stain
22.I'dratherreadthanwatchtelevision;theprogramsseem________allthetime.
A)togetworse B)tobegettingworse
C)tohavegotworse D)gettingworse
23.Convenievcefoodswhicharealreadypreparedforcookingare______ingrocerystores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
24.WhenIcaughthim______Istoppedbuyingthingsthereandstarteddealingwithanothershop.
A)cheating B)cheat C)tocheat D)tobecheating
25.Itisimportantthatenoughmoney______tofundtheproject.
A)becollected B)mustbecollected
C)wascollected D)canbecollected
26.Someoldpeopledon'tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan't____somuchnoise.
A)resist B)sustain C)tolerate D)undergo
27.Ifonlythecommittee______theregulationsandputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible.
A)approve B)willapprove C)canapprove D)wouldapprove
28._____onetime,Manchesterwasthehomeofthemostproductivecottonmillsintheworld.
A)On B)By C)At D)Of
29.______itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles.
A)Believe B)Tobelieve C)Believing D)Believed
30.Mr.Morgancanbeverysad______,thoughinpublicheisextremelycheerful.
A)byhimself B)inperson C)inprivate D)asindividual
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga"new"feature.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationonl,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary:
EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLMEplusculturalinformation.
Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly"cultural"aswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.
Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutinyforculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.
Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,aswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.
31.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?
A)Thecombinationoftwodictionariesintoone
B)Thenewapproachtodefiningwords
C)Theinclusionofculturalcontent
D)Theincreaseinthenumberofentries
32.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudice____________.
A)ItsscopeofculturalentriesthebeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.
B)itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentdthenon-English-speakingcountries
C)itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingworld.
D)itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries.
33.TheBBCdictionarydiffersfromOxfordandLongmaninthat____________.
A)ithasawiderselectionOfencyclopedicentries
B)itismainlydesigntomeettheneedsofradiolisteners
C)itlaysmoreemphasiscolanguagethenonculture
D)itisintendedtohelplistenersdeveloptheirlisteningcomprehensionskills
34.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocico-culturalcontentinadictionary,specialthoughtbegivento____________.
A)thelanguagelevelsofitsusers
B)thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasers
C)thedifferenttastesofitsusers
D)thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers
35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A)differentwaysoftreatingsocio-culturalelementsinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.
B)Acomparisonofpeople'sopinionsontheculturalcontentinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.
C)TheadvantagesoftheBBCdictionaryoverOxfordandLongman.
D)Theuser-friendlinessofthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
RealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.
Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman'srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyer,andwhatismore,hehastoapplyitonhisfeet,inthedark