大学英语精读二作业二参考答案.

大学英语精读二作业二参考答案注意：以下题目为样卷，实际考试中题目顺序可能会随电脑抽样有所调整，请注意看清题目再做选择。

第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）1.How would you like to mail it?答案：By air mail, please2.____________.You too!答案：Merry Christmas!3.Can I borrow your digital camera for a couple of days?答案：Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey4.I've just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake have been sold out!Oh, no! ________.答案：I was looking forward to it5.It's very thoughtful of you to give me a ride.-____________.答案：My pleasure第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage 1Gail and Howard liked to travel. Every holiday they went to a different place. They were always careful when they left the house. They locked the doors and windows. Then Gail took the extra keys and left them with her mother.Gail and Howard spent two weeks camping in the mountains. They had a great time, but when they came home, all they wanted to do was to sleep. They both looked for the keys everywhere,but no luck. The keys were not anywhere. They went to their mother's house, but she wasn't at home.Howard had to climb up to open a window, but he forget that the window was locked, too. He climbed back down, broke the window with a stick and climbed into the house. He went to open the front door for Gail, only to find the police.A frightened neighbor heard the noise and thought there was robbery; so she called the police. Howard was almost caught by the police but luckily their neighbors proved that he lived in that house. Finally, Gail and Howard brought their luggage in, climbed into bed, and fell asleep right away.6.After Gail and Howard returned from the trip, they were very_____.答案：Tired7.They could not go into the house because _____ .答案：they failed to find the keys8.They managed to get into the house, but _____ .答案：they were taken to the police station9.They got into trouble because _____.答案：they were too careless with their keys10._____helped Gail and Howard a great deal.答案：The neighborsPassage 2Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more thanjust turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the firemen. It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder. You will open the door using your personal card---the one you use for shopping---maybe using a number known only to you.11.The author intends to tell the readers that in year 2040 _____ .答案：lights and heaters will switch on and off automatically12.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? _____ .答案：People will save much trouble with the help of advanced technology.13.According to the author, in2040, new technology ___________ .答案：will make the locks out of date14.Thanks to computers, in 2040 people ___________ .答案：will have more fun at home15.What is the best title for the passage? ___________ .答案：Life in the Year 2040.第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）16.This is the______photo I have ever taken.答案：Best17.As they can't afford to let the situation get worse, they will take some necessary ___.答案：Steps18.The girl sometimes has difficulty______what the teacher say in class.答案：Understanding19.You ___ yesterday if you were really serious about the job.答案：ought to have comek bottles need cleaning thoroughly before they are used again, ___ they?答案：needn't第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence 21for success. He is therefore 22 to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence.Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience 23illustrate this. When he was a small boy he was poor at arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect 24 much of him. 25 this way, they too developed the idea, "Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic?" He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was 26to try, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.One day Adler succeeded in solving a problem which 27 of the other students had been able to solve. This gave him confidence. He 28 the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His new 29 confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, 30 , and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic.答案：21.Necessary22.Likely23.Which24.Too25.Ineless27.None28.Rejected29.founded30.determination第五部分：英译汉（共3小题；每题5分，满分15分）1.We should encourage him to have confidence in himself.答案：我们应该鼓励他对自己要有信心。