英语二.docx

1、英语二I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points 1 point for each item) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1. Six out of every ten prisoners in chains are black which is _ the chain gangs call up images of slavery in centuries gone by.A、where B、whenC、what D、why2. Einstein claimed that matter and energy are

2、interchangeable _ there is no “absolute” time and space.A、so that B、even ifC、in case D、in order3. The next generation of robots will have a sense of _.A、feelB、touchC、contactD、grasp4. Scientists believe that you usually _ to one idea at a time.A、attend B、tendC、pretend D、extend5. From a systems point

3、of _ problems have multiple causes.A、sightB、ideaC、perspectiveD、view6. In a sense men of this kind begin not so much with a musical theme _ with a completed composition.A、butB、thanC、asD、that7. To these now familiar facts a number of further facts may be _ some of them only recently recognized.A、shown

4、B、proposedC、derivedD、added8. He argues that euthanasia doesnt take into _ that there are ways of caring for the dying.A、opinionB、thoughtC、mind D、account9. Two-thirds of the nations voters still identify themselves _ Democrats of Republicans.A、forB、asC、byD、over10. You must push away the many temptati

5、ons that are always present _ your schedule is useless.A、andB、butC、orD、forII. Close Test (10 points 1 points for each item) 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求先出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。 At the moment some 170000 young people throughout Britain are suffering what is potentially the most tense and anxious time o

6、f their lives. That is the number of students currently _11_ to sit for their A-levels Examinations which _12_ whether a student proceeds smoothly on to the next rung (梯级) of the academic ladder or _13_ six years of work at secondary-school will be spent in the bitter disappointment of failure. _14_

7、 the medical “stress-charts” examinations rank _15_ behind a death in the family a divorce or even the loss of a job _16_ the symptoms of anxiety are all the most weakening because _17_ before the event rather than after it and may in themselves be enough to bring _18_ the students worst fears-faili

8、ng. The most crucial point _19_ pre-examination stress is that it is something the student catches from other people. He or she is not after all the only person with an interest _20_ the examination result.11. A、are preparingB、prepare C、preparingD、to prepare12. A、will decideB、has decidedC、decideD、to

9、 decide13. A、whetherB、howC、whatD、why14. A、AtB、InC、AboveD、Within15. A、everywhereB、nowhereC、anywhereD、somewhere16. A、thusB、forC、butD、or17. A、it is B、they areC、which isD、which are18. A、backB、alongC、aboutD、through19. A、about B、behindC、fromD、on20. A、ofB、inC、onD、withIII. Reading Comprehension (30 points 2

10、points for each item)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. To meet strict air-pollution standards scheduled to take effect over the next few years oil companies are racing to make their fossil fuels as pollution free as the alt

11、ernatives chiefly methanol (甲醇) and natural gas. Last week Atlantic Richfield the eighth largest U.S. oil company said it had developed just such a fuel: a cleaner-burning gas that the company claims will cut toxic emissions (气体的排放) nearly 50. If making a better gas is so easy why hasnt anyone done

12、if before The simple answer: cleaner fuels are more expensive. ARCOs new gas will cost more at the pump than standard gas. If ARCO simply passed those charges on to its customers they would soon find new places to refuel. But the Los Angeles based company knows that California is about to set new fu

13、el standards that will require all oil companies in the state to reformulate their gas or switch to alternative fuels. ARCO has no plans to sell ECX until it is ordered to meet the new standards which will take effect soon. Producing cleaner gas is a matter of improving the refining process. Gas is

14、a mixture of as many as 100 carbon-based compounds obtained from crude oil by selectively distilling i.e.getting rid of various hydrocarbons (碳氢化合物). ARCOs goal was to reduce the concentration of pollutant elements. To make ECX the companys chemists have to add compounds that cost more to refine. Th

15、e cleaner gas has advantages over fuels like methanol M85 a mixture of 15 gas and 85 alcohol which costs 25 cents to 40 cents more than standard gas. Unlike methanol ECX can be used in any car without mechanical adjustments or loss of power. As a result the development could stop the massive switcho

16、ver to alternative fuels. Switching to such fuels as methanol and natural gas would require mechanical adjustments of the millions of cars built each year and installing new pumps and tanks at 200000 US service stations. It would also end the auto-fuel monopoly the oil industry has enjoyed for nearl

17、y a century.21. Oil companies are competing with each other to develop _.A、cleaner fossil fuels B、alternatives for gasC、pollution-free natural gas D、alternatives for methanol22. The underlined word “toxic” (paragraph 1) can best be replaced by _.A、wastefulB、poisonousC、radioactiveD、impure23. If ARCO

18、sold ECX now its consumers would _.A、ask it to reformulate the new fuelB、accept the product without complaintC、refuse to pay the extra charges D、turn to other oil companies24. ECX is more expensive than standard fuels because it _.A、contains more hydrocarbons B、needs more crude oil to produceC、costs

19、 more in the refining processD、saves more energy in application25. The writer seems to believe that ECX will help to _.A、develop the oil industryB、improve the auto technologyC、establish a diversified auto-fuel marketD、increase the output of alternative fuelsPassage TwoQuestion 26 to 30 are based on

20、the following passage. Anyone who has a fat friend or who is perhaps himself fat knows only too well now little provision our society makes for such people. Even the daily round provides numerous problems. There are few pieces of clothing that can be bought seats in cinemas or theatres are so uncomf

21、ortable that few fat people attend them. Fortunately good performances are rare. Home furniture is also hopelessly inadequate. Then there are the problems of having a bath the standard size of bath just does not allow a fat person to take up a horizontal (水平的) position but demands him to stand in it

22、. In todays world however these are minor worries in a culture where slimness is in fashion and all things desirable come to the person with an attractively thin and delicate figure. Especially in women this attribute is a must if they are to compete in the marriage market. In fact slimness is not n

23、ecessarily either an ideal condition from a physiological point of view or a natural characteristic. But this is of little comfort to the fat man or women living in our present society. This fashion has been just another aspect of the desire for conformity (一致) we have charts showing correct weights

24、 for each height and there are whole counters in many shops given over to the display of non-fattening foods. The fat person is doubly unfortunate in that be cannot hide his non-conformity unlike so many of us who have perhaps more subtle forms of eccentricity (怪癖). In those cases where fatness is t

25、he result of over-eating it is of course a reaction to some form of inner conflict and a much less harmful one than say drug abuse. Where the over weight is due to some disorder of the body the fat person is an all-round loser for not only has he a physical illness to cope with but is mocked for hav

26、ing it by many people who should know better. Perhaps fashion will eventually change to allow a fat frame to become acceptable but at present it seems that the pencil-slim fashion models are in safe jobs.26. According to the writer our society fails to _.A、prevent people from getting fat B、help fat

27、people to lose weightC、recognize the needs of fat peopleD、inform people of weight standards27. In todays world the biggest problem for fat women is their difficulty in _.A、finding an ideal husbandB、buying suitable clothesC、building and attractive figureD、competing in the job market28. It is of littl

28、e comfort to fat people that _.A、slimness is not always an ideal conditionB、slimness is only a fashion at presentC、fatness is not always a physiological problemD、fatness is only a natural characteristic29. A fat person is unfortunate because _.A、he has nowhere to hide himselfB、he has no one to turn

29、to for helpC、he is unable to cope with his illnessD、he is unable to conceal his fatness30. The writers tone can best be described as one of _.A、impatienceB、dissatisfactionC、threatD、reliefPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Appreciation of sculpture(雕塑) depends upon th

30、e ability to respond to form in three dimensions. That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts certainly it is more difficult than the arts which involve appreciation of flat forms shape in only first distinguishes only two-dimensional shape it cannot judge dist

31、ances depths. Later for its personal safely and practical needs it has to develop (partly by means of touch) the ability to judge roughly three-dimensional distances. But having satisfied the requirements of practical necessity most people go no further. Though they may attain considerable accuracy in perceiving flat form they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to perceive form in its full spatial (空间的) existence. This is what the sculpto