大学英语清考1

《大学英语（2）》1Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)1. By the end of this year Mr. Smith ___D___in our company for exactly three years.A) is working B) has workedC) will work D) will have worked2. I think that the Great Wall is worth _____B_______hundreds of miles to visit.A) to travel B) traveling C) traveled D) travel3. The new staff didn’t know how to use the system ____A_____ I explained it to him yesterday.A) until B) because C) if D) since4. _______C______is reported in the newspapers that the talks between the two companies havenot made any progress.A) That B) What C) It D) As5. _______B___by the failure of the project, the manager could hardly say a word.A) To be shocked B) Shocked C) Be shocked D) Shocking6. When designing this machine, time factor is what we must first _B_.A) take onto consideration B) take into considerationC) take to consideration D) take in consideration7.Mike is very good at English, B his brother is absolutely hopeless.A)when B) while C) what D) where8. The general manager wished to _D__ a toast to their friendship.A) arrive B) plan C) manage D) propose9. How can we seek __A_ a really good person for the job?A) out B) on C) in D) over10. ___C__ his embarrassment, he had to call his wife and have her bring him some money.A) On B) At C) To D) In11. We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to __A__ a room.A) share B) stay C) spare D) live12. Before ____B__ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A) apply B) applying C) applied D) to apply13. If you want to join the club, you’ll have to ____C____ this form first.A) put up B) try out C) fill in D) set up14. ____D____ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we will have to cancel the game.A) As B) Since C) While D) Unless15. As the price of oil keeps ____B____, people have to pay more for driving a car.A) to go up B) going up C) gone up D) go up16 . ____D____ of them knew about the plan because it is kept as a secret.A) Each B) None C) Any D) No one17. Please call me back _D__ you see this message.A) as well as B) as early as C) as far as D) as soon as18. You’d better ______D_____advice before making a project plan.A) put down B) take in C) turn out D) ask for19. I ___D____ at 130 kilometers per hour when the policeman stopped me.A) had driven B) have driven C) drive D) was driving20. ______A__ she joined the company only a year ago, she’s already been promoted twice.A) Although B) Because C) If D) When21. Hardly ____D______ at the office when the telephone rangA) I arrived B) I had arrived C) did I arrive D) had I arrived22. If you need more information, please contact us ____B____ telephone or email.A) in B) by C) on D) for23. Mr. Smith used to smoke __C______ but he has given it up recently.A) immediately B) roughly C) heavily D) completely24. He was speaking so fast _____D___ we could hardly follow him.A) what B) as C) but D) that25. We’ll have to continue the discussion to morrow ___A____we can make a final decision today.A) unless B) because C) when D) since26. The newspaper _____A___ two people were killed in the accident.A) says B) talks C) calls D) asks27. She told us briefly about how they succeeded in ____D____ the new product.A) develop B) to develop C) developed D) developing28. The big IT company will ___A_____ a new research center in the city.A) set up B) break up C) get up D) turn up29. Our office building is C .A) at the fifth floor B) on the three floorC) on the fourth floor D) in the first floor30. Information about the new system is easy to ____C____ on the Internet.A) like B) go C) find D) openPart II Blank Filling (10%)31. We’ve only got one day in Paris, so we’d better (make)__make__the best use of the time.32. The new (nation) ___national_____ museum will be open to the public next week.33. The hotel, (build) __built_______ 100 years ago, still looks new.34. I want (point out) __to point out______ that a decision about the matter must be made at once.35. The visitors were (disappoint) __disappointed______ to find the museum closed when they rushed there.36. What a (wonder) ___wonderful_____ party it was! I enjoyed every minute of it37. The film turned out to be (successful) __more successful_____ than we had expected.38. Readers are not allowed (bring) _to bring_______ food and drinks into the Library at any time.39. It is reported that foreign car sales in the country (rise)______rose____by 8% last year.40. The adviser recommended that Mary (start)____start___ the training program as soon as possible.Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)Task 1Subways are underground trains, which usually operate 24 hours a day. They are found in larger cities and usually run between the suburbs and the downtown area. Maps and schedules are available from the ticket office. If you take the subway often, you can save money by purchasing a monthly pass (月票).City-operated buses run on various routes (线路)and are designed to be at certain places at certain times. Maps and schedules may be posted at certain stops, or they may be available at local banks, libraries, the student union, or from the bus drivers. Buses run mainly during the day. Fare is paid by exact change in coins, or by monthly passes.Taxis are generally more expensive in the United States than in other countries. If you use a taxi, be sure you ask the amount of the fare before you agree to ride. The driver usually expects a tip(小费)of 15 percent of the fare.41. According to the passage, subways are underground trains, which usually run___D___A) within downtown areas B) away from city centersC) in or outside big modern cities D) between suburbs and city centers42. You can get the maps and schedules of the subways___D___A) at bus stations B) at local banksC) in any bookstores D) from the ticket offices43. From the passage we learn that___C___A) buses are always available in 24 hoursB) bus riders have to buy monthly passesC) bus fare is paid by exact change in coinsD) buses are the best means of transportation44. When you take a taxi, you'd better__B____A) buy a monthly pass B) ask about the fare firstC) agree on the amount of the tip D) pay by the exact change in coins45. The passage mainly tells us about__A____A) the bus and train fares in the US B) the ways of paying a taxi in the USC) the public transportation in the US D) the advantage of subways in the USTask 2Utopia is a beautiful city but unfortunately it has a lot of problems. The bus service, for example, is very bad ---- too many people but not enough buses. The subway is noisy and dirty and usually too full because so many people refuse to use buses. The traffic in the city is terrible. There are too many cars and the streets are old and very narrow. Because of this, people often go to work late.It is difficult to get a job in Utopia, and the cost of living is the highest in the country. The area near the sea still looks clean and pleasant, with two or three beautiful hotels and restaurants. But the port is usually full of tourists, so the prices are high and most people who live in the city don’t visit the area very often. It is just too expensive.But robberies are the worst problem. Last year over 2000 people were robbed. The authorities are doing their best. Every day the newspapers and the TV and radio reporters have new suggestions, but nothing helps and the problem is getting more and more serious.46.Utopia is ____B______.A. a beautiful city with no problemsB. a beautiful city but one with many problemsC. a dangerous cityD. a city full of danger47. The problem with bus service in Utopia is that __C________.A. buses run too slowlyB. buses are too dirtyC. buses are often too crowdedD. buses are very old48. Most people who live in the city don’t visit the area near the sea very often because ________A__.A. It is too expensive.B. They don’t want to be robbed there.C. It is too crowded and dirty.D. They don’t like to see many tourists in the port.49. ______D____ is getting worse and worse.A. The problem of trafficB. The problem of populationC. The problem of high cost of livingD. The problem of robberies50. What can we infer from the passage?DA. Utopia is an old city.B. The city might become safer in the near future.C. The cost of living will go down.D. Utopia is a newly developed city.Task 3Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it.Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge.When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).51. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can__D____.A. read ordinary booksB. order cassette playersC. buy Calibre cassettesD. use the library service52. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from____C__A. hearing difficultiesB. mental illnessesC. sight problemsD. heart troubles53. The service of sending and returning books by post is__C____A. not available to childrenB. paid by the usersC. free of chargeD. not provided54. The easy way to use the library service is to___B___A. inform the library of your name and addressB. tell the library the sorts of books you likeC. buy the catalogues of the libraryD. ask the library to buy the books55. The main purpose of this letter is to____A__A. introduce the library's service to readersB. recommend new books to the readersC. send a few catalogues to readersD. express thanks to the readersTask 4It has been estimated that only about twenty thousand words are in full use in English today, and if this estimate is correct, it brings us up to Shakespeare’s total. Of these, one-fifth, or about four thousand , are said to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, and three fifth, or about twelve thousand, are of Latin, Greek and French origin. This, of course, does not mean that our everyday conversation consists chiefly of foreign words. According to one estimate, one fourth of all our spoken language consists of repetitions of the words “and, be, have , it ,of ,the, to, will, you, I, a, on, that and is”. Another analysis of five million words written by adults reveals that our ten most frequently used words are “I, the, and, to, of, in, we, from, you and a”. Both lists consist, without exception, of native words. If we go into library usage, we find that words of the Bible are ninety-four percent native, ninety-one percent Shakespeare’s and seventy percent Samuel Johnson’s (the famous English dictionary compiler). Only in present-day technical writings do we find the foreign element climbing to forty percent.56.How many words are said to be in full use in England today?CA. Exactly 20,000.B. 12,000.C. About 20,000.D. About 12,000.57. If we go into literary usage, how many percentage of native words were used in Shakespeare’s works?CA. 90%.B. 3/5 of the total.C. 91%.D. 2/5 of the total.58. Who is Samuel Johnson?CA. A foreigner.B. A famous writer.C. A well known English dictionary compiler.D. A Shakespeare’s fan.59. In what kind of writing can more foreign words be found?BA. News reports.B. Technical writings.C. Literature.D. English dictionary.60. What can you infer from the passage?AA. Although a great part of the English vocabulary is of foreign origin, native words play the most active part in language use.B. English literature makes greater use of foreign words than do ordinary conversations.C. Scientific writing in English contains a low percentage of native words.D. English borrows a large vocabulary from Latin, Greek and French because its own vocabulary is inadequate for communication.Part ⅣTranslation （20%)Task 1: Translate the following into English:61. 这个地区现在不安全，还是远离它为好。