秋季大学英语2第二次作业.docx

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秋季大学英语2第二次作业

2009年秋季大学英语

（2）第二次作业

一、单项选择题（40分，共40题，每小题1分）

1.Just（）thejobhuntingwebsites,youwillfindagoodinaneasyway.

A.log

B.clickon

C.board

D.mount

2.Therewillbemoreinternet（）inthelibraryassoonasitexpanditsdigitalreadingroom.

A.gates

B.doors

C.exits

D.accesses

3.InphoneboothsintheU.S.thereareusually（）forusingthetelephone.

A.Operation

B.Organization

C.Direction

D.assistance

4.OfficialsofEducationDepartmentclaimedthataclosewatchwillbe（）（）overtheimprovementofhighereducationquality.

A.carriedon

B.carriedout

C.carriedover

D.carriedthough

5.AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft（救生艇）intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.

Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales（鲸鱼）.“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.

Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw（生的）.Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks（鲨鱼）cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”

Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.2.Thewhaleshitthesideoftheboat,andthen_______

A.theybroughtinalotofwater

B.theybrokethesideoftheboat

C.theypulledtheboat

D.theywentunderthewater

6.Annwonthespeechcontestandheropponentcongratulatedherwith（）.

A.thelapseoftime

B.aflourishoftrumpets

C.apinchofsalt

D..atoneofrespect

7.Thoughthemanagerofthisfactory（）thattheproductionprocesswillnotpollutetheenvironmentaroundthecity,theresidentsstillthrowdoubtonit.

A.makecommitment

B.makecompromise

C.makecontribution

D.makecombination

8.Mr.HarrisusedtoworkinDover,butthenhechangedhiswork,andheandhiswifemovedtoanothertown.Theydidnothavemanyfriendsthere,buttheysoonmetalotofinterestingpeople,andafterafewweeks,theyoftenwenttodinnerortopartiesatotherpeople’shouses.

ThenMrs.Harrissaidtoherhusband,“We’vebeentoalotofotherpeople’shouses,andnowwemustinvitethemtoourhouse,mustn’twe?

”

“Yes,certainly,”answeredherhusband,“Abigpartywillbetheeasiestthing,won’tit?

Thenwecanstarttoinvitepeopletodinnerinsmallnumbersnextmonth.”

SoMrs.Harrissaid,“Yes,I’llinviteallourfriendsheretoabigpartyon5thDecember.”

“Howmanywillthatbe?

”Mr.Harrisasked.“Don’tinvitetoomany.”

Mrs.Harriswasbeginningtowritetheinvitationswhenherhusbandsawthatshewaswriting,“Party:

6:

30to8:

30p.m.”

“Thatisn’tverynice,isit?

”hesaid.“You’retellingourgueststhattheymustgoat8:

30.”SoMrs.Harrisjustwrote“Party:

6:

30p.m.”

Alotofguestscame,andtheyallhadagoodtime,sotheydidnotgohomeat8:

30.Infacttheywerestillthereatmid-nightwhenthedoorbellrangandapolicemanarrived.Hesaid,“Youmuststopmakinganoise,becausesomeonehascomplained（抱怨）.”

Mr.Harrissaidhedidnotwanttoquarrelwiththepoliceman,soeveryonewenthome.Theyweresorrytohavetogo.

WhenMr.andMrs.Harriswerealoneagain,shesaidtohim.“Thatwasasurprise,wasn’tit?

Whocomplainedaboutthenoise?

”

“Idid,”MrHarrisansweredinatiredvoice.HowlongwouldMrs.Harrislikethepartytolast?

A.Fromthemorningtillnight.

B.Aboutfourteenhours.

C.Abouttwohours.

D.Tillmidnightc

9.MostoftheChineseare____andkindtome.

A.friendship

B.friendly

C.hospitable

D.hostile

10.ThissceneissobeautifulthatIwill_____thispictureonmymindforever.

A.enroll

B.register

C.impress

D.display

11.（）ofthetwofootballteamsscoredagoalsothefinalresultwasadraw（平局）.

A.Noone

B.None

C.Neither

D.Notany

12.Allthefacilitiesoncampusareto（）studentsinthisUniversity.

A.company

B.accommodate

C.commerce

D.accompany

13.AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother’slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist（拳头）andpointedattheItalian’swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman.

Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian’s.Whowasrobbedofthewatchonearth?

A.TheFrenchmanwas.

TheItalianwas.

B.Bothofthemwas.

C.Neitherofthemwas.

14.In（）situation,weneedn’tcallthetitleofourboss.

A.formal

B.former

C.informal

D.latter

15.Shesaid（）

A.whatitwasabeautifulflower

B.whatabeautifulfloweritwas.

C.howabeautifulfloweritwas

D.howaflowerwasbeautiful.

16.AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft（救生艇）intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.

Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales（鲸鱼）.“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.

Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw（生的）.Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks（鲨鱼）cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”

Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.Aftertheirboatsank,thecouple_______.

A.jumpedintothelife-raft

B.heardwater

C.watchedtheboatgounderwater

D.stayedinthelife-raft

17.Weinviteallthegueststoparticipateinthis（）program.

A.Worthwhile

B.Worthy

C.Worth

D.worthing

18.Youmust（）whatyousaid.It'sunfair.

A.takeup

B.takein

C.takeback

D.takeoff

19.Heaskedme（）toLijiang.

A.ifIhadgoneto

B.B.ifIhadbeento

C.C.hadIgoneto

D.D.hadIbeento

20.Ithoughtitwasvery____waytospendaweekendincountryside.

A.relax

B.relaxed

C.relaxing

D.relaxes

21.Certainlynocreatureintheseaisodderthanthecommonseacucumber（海参）.Alllivingcreatures,especiallyhumanbeings,havetheirpeculiarities,buteverythingaboutthelittleseacucumberseemsunusual.

Whatelsecanbesaidaboutanoddanimalthat,amongothereccentricities,eatsmud,feedsalmostcontinuouslydayandnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods,andcanbepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelyediblebygourmets（美食家）？

Forsomefiftymillionyears,despitealleccentricities,theseacucumberhassubsistedonitsdietofmud.Itisadaptableenoughtoliveattachedtorocksbyitstubefeet,underrocksinshallowwater,oronthesurfaceofmudflats.CommonincoolwateronbothAtlanticandPacificshores,ithastheabilitytosuchupmudorsandanddigestwhatevernutrientsarepresent.

Seacucumberscomeinavarietyofcolors,rangingfromblacktoreddish-browntosand-colorandnearlywhite.Oneformevenhasvividpurpletentacles.Usuallythecreaturesarecucumber-shaped—hencetheirname—andbecausetheyaretypicallyrockinhabitants,thisshape,combinedwithflexibility,enablesthemtosqueezeintonarrowcrackswheretheyaresafefrompredatorsandoceancurrents.

Althoughtheyhavevoraciousappetites,eatingdayandnight,seacucumbershavethecapacitytobecomeinactiveandliveatalowmetabolicrate—（cedingsparinglyornotatallforlongperiods,sothatthemarineorganismsthatprovidetheirfoodhaveachancetomultiply.Ifitwerenotforthisfaculty,theywoulddevourallthefoodavailableinashorttimeandwouldprobablystarvethemselvesoutofexistence.

Butthemostspectacularthingabouttheseacucumberisthewayitdefendsitself.Itsmajorenemiesarefishandcrabs,whenattacked,itsquirtsallitsinternalorgansintothewater.Italsocastsoffattachedstructuressuchastentacles.Theseacucumberwilleviscerate（排出内脏）andregenerateitselfifitisattackedoreventouched;itwilldothesameifthesurroundingwatertemperatureistoohighorifth