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大学英语2习题2

习题2

PartI.VocabularyandGrammar

Directions:

Foreachofthefollowing12incompletesentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.IhavebeenlivingintheUnitedStatesfortwentyyears,butseldom______solonelyasnow.

A.haveIfelt

B.Ihadfelt

C.Ihavefelt

D.Ifelt

2.Somuchofinterest______thatmostvisitorssimplyrunoutoftimebeforeseeingitall.

A.offersBeijing

B.Beijingoffers

C.doesBeijingoffer

D.Beijingdoesoffer

3.—IthinkIshouldwearadressinsteadofthisjeans.

—It’sjustasmallinformalparty,soyoudon’thaveto______.

A.warmup

B.putup

C.dressup

D.keepup

4.______gotintotheroom,______thetelephonerang.

A.Hehardly;then

B.Hardlyhadhe;when

C.Hehadnot;than

D.Nothadhe;when

5.MarywasmuchkindertoJackthanshewastotheothers,______,ofcourse,madealltheothersupset.

A.who

B.which

C.what

D.that

6.We’reallreadytoputitintooperation,______,we’regoingtotakeactionasfastaspossible.

A.onthewhole

B.ingeneral

C.inconclusion

D.inotherwords

7.—We’dbettergodownstairsrightnowforlunch.

—______Theyservefood24hoursaday.

A.Hurryup!

B.Takeyourtime.

C.Noway!

D.Itdoesn’tmatter.

8.—IthinkIshouldwearadressinsteadofthisjeans.

—It’sjustasmallinformalparty,soyoudon’thaveto________.

A.warmup

B.putup

C.dressup

D.keepup

9.We’reallreadytoputitintooperation,________,we’regoingtotakeactionasfastaspossible.

A.onthewhole

B.ingeneral

C.inconclusion

D.inotherwords

10.—We’dbettergodownstairsrightnowforlunch.

—________Theyservefood24hoursaday.

A.Hurryup!

B.Takeyourtime.

C.Noway!

D.Itdoesn’tmatter.

11.Itook________teathanyou.

A.less

B.few

C.fewer

D.little

12.Imustbeoffnow.It’stimeI________toschool.

A.go

B.went

C.willgo

D.amgoing

PartII.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare2readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

“IWentSkydivingat84!

”

Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2011,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunity（社区）announcedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.

Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?

Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.

OneJune11,2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened—Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?

”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute（降落伞）,thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.

Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.

1.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?

______.

A.Sheflewanairplane

B.Sheenteredacompetition

C.Shewentonahotairballoonride

D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity

2.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto______.

A.buildupherownreputation

B.showheradmirationforhim

C.comparetheirhealthcondition

D.makeherargumentpersuasive

3.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?

______.

A.Excited

B.Scared

C.Nervous

D.Regretful

4.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?

______.

A.Thebeautifulclouds

B.Thewonderfulview

C.ThecompanyofJay

D.Theone-minutefreefall

5.WhatdidIdoonmybirthdayof2011?

______.

A.Rideinahotairballoon

B.Haveawonderfulview

C.Haveaparty

D.Theone-hourfreefall

Passage2

Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocome,workandlivehere?

InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionhaveneverseemedmorepressing.

OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”—raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification（身份证明）.InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail（讹诈）byterrorists.

ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.

ManyAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.

IfSept.11hadneverhappened,theairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.AndCastro,amanagerataBen＆Jerry’sicecreamshopattheairport,hadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation（驱逐出境）.Castro’scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturntoherjobatBen&Jerry’s.

6.Accordingtotheauthor,theUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation______.

A.composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvalues

B.encouragingindividualpursuits

C.sharingcommoninterests

D.foundedonsharedideals

7.HowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout“OperationSafeTravel”?

______.

A.Guilty

B.Offended

C.Disappointed

D.Discouraged

8.Undocumentedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafeTravel”because______.

A.evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterrorists

B.mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristattacks

C.terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatus

D.theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport

9.Bysaying“…we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare“Line2,Para4,MayorAndersonmeans“______”.

A.wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatus.

B.wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentway

C.thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelaw

D.theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored

10.WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph?

______

A.Shewillbedeportedsooneroflater.

B.Sheisallowedtostaypermanently.

C.Hercasehasbeendropped.

D.Herfateremainsuncertain.

PartIII.TranslateEnglishintoChinese.

Directions:

Forthispart,youarerequiredtotranslateEnglishintoChinese.

Therelationshipbetweenlanguage,cultureandidentityisacomplicatedone.Cultureiscloselylinkedtolanguage.Withoutlanguage,culturecannotbecompletelyacquirednorcanitbeeffectivelyexpressedandtransmitted.Withoutculture,languagecannotexist.Languageandculturearesointerconnectedthatitisdifficulttodefinetheparametersoflanguageandculture.Itisgenerallyagreedamongtrainedscholarsthatlanguageisapartofculture.Meanwhile,identityisadynamicandongoingprocess,andidentityshiftstakeplacefrequentlylongwiththefluidoflanguageandculture.

《大学英语2》习题2答案

PartI.VocabularyandStructure

1-6ACCBBD7-12BCDBAB

PartII.ReadingComprehension

1-5CDDBB6-10DBCAD

PartIII.TranslateEnglishintoChinese（主观题无标准答案）