大学英语2阶段练习4.docx

1、大学英语2阶段练习4华东理工大学网络教育学院大学英语（2）课程阶段练习四Part I Vocabulary and structureDirections: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. Last year, the unemployment rate in the country has sharply _.A. lessened B. descended C. slipped D. declined2

2、. The international football match will be broadcast _ this evening.A. live B. living C. alive D. lived3. _ learning is not easier than learning in regular classrooms. In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort.A. Website B. Online C. Internet D. Computer4. Compared with develo

3、ped nations, developing countries are _ with more pressure and challenges.A. confronted B. facing C. expressed D. conquering5. After her vacation she was in fine condition both physically and _.A. morally B. mentally C. bodily D. handily6. The youngest child _ the earthquake, but the rest of the fam

4、ily died.A. lived B. stayed C. survived D. remained7. Before the next semester begins, we should send _ copy of the new course books to the teacher and the students who use it.A. advance B. advanced C. advancing D. advancing8. The country has already made considerable progress in its attempt to _ ou

5、ter space.A. explore B. experiment C. expect D. expire9. The poor farmers son worked his way through difficulties and finally became a _ in medicine.A. prospect B. specialist C. potential D. colleague10. Our analysis is based on a random _ of more than 200 males.A. instance B. example C. sample D. c

6、ase11. Those who got wounded in the explosion are _ to great suffering now.A. objected B. subjected C. responded D. devoted12. Some educators believe that the best _ to learning a foreign language is to begin with the spoken language.A. application B. hope C. approach D. civilization13. People impro

7、perly dressed will not be _ to this restaurant.A. permitted B. accepted C. allowed D. admitted 14. These rules actually _ almost everything in the universe.A. apply for B. apply into C. apply about D. apply to15. An increasing number of college students in the United States use their summer break to

8、 earn money in a _ job.A. permanent B. short C. temporary D. brief16. Magicians have to think of new tricks to perform, new jokes with which to _ audiences.A. permit B. entertain C. maintain D. collect17. The product was so successful that its name became a _ word.A. household B. house C. home D. fa

9、mily18. When the old man _ 30 minutes after the operation, he felt very weak.A. came to B. came out C. came across D. came up19. A visit to the places where he had lived and worked during his youth _ many fond memories.A. pulled down B. lived with C. came to D. brought back20. Please enter your emai

10、l address and we will send you your password _ email.A. on B. via C. along D. under21. I prefer the quiet countryside _ the noisy cities.A. than B. at C. to D. in22. They wont buy new clothes because they _ money to buy a new house.A. save B. are saving C. have saved D. were saving23. You _ be caref

11、ul when you cross here - the traffic lights arent working.A. can B. ought to C. might D. may24. I had to shout to make myself _ above the noise.A. hears B. hearing C. heard D. to hear25. _ a little money, Jimmy was able to buy his mother a lovely new lamp.A. To save B. Saving C. Saved D. Having save

12、d26. _ where the bookstore was, he had asked three persons before he got there.A. Knowing not B. Not knowing C. Not to know D. Not known27. The manager is very strict with his employees. He always requests that everyone _ on work.A. not late B. is not late C. be not late D. not be late28. Could you

13、tell me how I can learn Japanese well?Do more speaking, I think, _ you will surely be good at it.A. or B. then C. and D. until29. You must pay more attention to your health, _ important your work may be.A. however B. whichever C. wherever D. whatever30. Were just trying to reach a point _ both sides

14、 will sit down together and talk.A. where B. that C. when D. which31. You didnt let me drive. If we _ in turn, you _ so tired.A. drove; didnt get B. drove; wouldnt get C. were driving; wouldnt get D. had driven; wouldnt have got32. Nowadays the doctors are trying their best to reduce the peoples fea

15、r _ they would be affected by the present disease called “bird flu (禽流感)”.A. whether B. which C. that D. when33. Id like to arrive 20 minutes early _ I can have time for a cup of tea.A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that34. Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _ they are di

16、fferent from your own.A. until B. even if C. unless D. as though35. Only when you devote all your energy to studying your subjects _ succeed in passing the examinations.A. can you B. you can C. do you D. you doPart II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each p

17、assage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we cannot se

18、e perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.

19、People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly t

20、he right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear.

21、After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are

22、 looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sen

23、sitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.36. We dont know that our eyes are of great importance until _.A. we think about our eyesB. we cannot see clearly C. we wear glassesD. we have to do much reading37. According to the passage, a _ is more likely to be nearsight

24、ed.A. tailor B. doctor C. guard D. painter38. People who are farsighted _.A. cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB. can only see things that are very close to their eyesC. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arms lengthD. have the same problem as the nearsighted people39. To s

25、ee a small thing at night, it is better to look _.A. with wide open eyesB. with half shut or narrowed eyesC. straight at itD. in a slightly different direction40. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Nearsightedness and Farsightedness. B. The Use of Glasses.C. Eye Problems. D. The Importance o

26、f Eyes.Passage 2Ideas about education are changing in the United States. Education today is not just a high school diploma (文凭) or a college degree. Many adults are not interested in going to college. They are interested in other kinds of learning. For them, learning does not end with a diploma.Cont

27、inuing education gives these adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a new field. It also gives these adults a chance to improve their old skills or to learn new ones.Scientists, mechanics and barbers can take classes to improve their work skills. I

28、f they know more or learn more, they can get a better job or earn more money.Continuing education classes give more adults the chances to learn new skills. There are usually a large variety of classes to choose from: typing, foreign cooking, photography, auto repair, furniture repair, or swimming. T

29、hese are only some of the classes available.Some adults take classes for fun or because the class will be useful for them. Other adults take continuing education classes to improve their own lives because they want to feel better about themselves.Almost any community college or public school system

30、has a continuing education program. There are classes in schools, community buildings or churches. Most classes are in the evening, so working people can attend. The classes are usually small, and they are inexpensive.41. The new idea about education in U.S. is that _.A. everyone should get a college degreeB. its no use for adults to go to collegeC. a high school diploma is the end of educationD. adults should go on learning after graduating from school42. Whats the purpose for adults to continue their education?A. Enlarge their knowledge and learn new