山大专升本英语2-2

I. Vocabulary and Structure

1. — Bill, if it does n't rain, we can go straight on and spe nd more time in Vienna.

— __ C _ I just want to hear Mozart.

A. Well do ne !

B. No problem.

C. That' s great !

D. That' s it.

2. —Excuse me, do you have the time?

— __ C _____

A.Yes, I do

B.Of course, I have

C.Aquarter to ten

D.No problem

3. —Will you join us in the game?

—Thank you, __ B ____

A.but why not?

B.but I ' d rather not.

C.and I won ' t

D.and I ' ll join.

4. —I ' ve studied growing plants as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?

—___B___.

A. You will make it

B. Go right ahead.

C. Don ' t mention it

D. Take it easy

5. . —Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum?

—Sorry, I'm a stra nger here.

—___A __ .

A. Thanks any way

B. It does n't matter

C. Never mi nd

D. No problem.

6. Researchers have only succeeded in marking off fragmentary stretches of DNA. D

A. comb ined

B. sin gle

C. conn ected

D. disc onn ected

7. Compa nies now have an incen tive to selective applicati ons. A

A. motivati on

B. exciteme nt

C. amuseme nt

D. pressure

8. The sloppy reasoning of the speaker disappo in ted his supporters. D

A. pla in

B. disc on ti nu ous

C. incon siste nt

D. careless

9. After three years of efforts, the scientists got ______ _____ further than isolating a single gene

with a single known function. A

A. no

B. Never

C. seldom

D. not

10. There is still ______ _____ about Lawrenee 'snovels.B

A. competiti on

B. con troversy

C. conten ti on

D. con test

11. Some films have a misleading ____ ______ on children. A

A. effect

B. affect

C. fault

D. deficie ncy

12. Global warming is likely to ____ ______ a series of unpleasant effects. C

A. double

B. faste n

C. trigger

D. alleviate

13. That young man still denies ______ ____ the fire behind the store. C

A. start

B. to start

C. havi ng started

D. to have started

14. _____ ____ receiving financial support from family, community or the government

is allowed, it is n ever admired.

A. As

B. Once

15. I ' dather have a room of

with some one else. A

A. share

B. to share

C

C. Although

D. Lest

my own, however small it is, than C. shari ng D. to have shared

16. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised

D from the Uni ted States.

A. tran sfer

B. deliveries

C. tran sportatio n

D. tran smissi ons

17. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of

the medium is ____ C _____ .

A. gra nted

B. implied

C. exaggerated

D. remedied

18. Philip Roth was _____ B ______ as a major new author in I960.

A. published

B. hailed

C. guided

D. supposed

19. A _____ B____ number of books on this subject are in the library.

A. little

B. limited

C. tiny

D. low

20. The river dried up duri ng the hot ___ _C ____ .

A. period

B. fit

C. scorcher

D. spell

21. Daylight _____ B ______ long in the summer time.

A. li ngers

B. stays

C. hovers

D. persists

22. An electronic message snapped his concentration. B

A. caused to lose concen trati on sudde nly

B. broke off

C. ceased

D. stopped

23. It is vital for pare nts to supervise tee ns as well as to teach them how to man age time. B

A. prior

B. very importa nt

C. fatal

D. superior

24. The solid particles were filtered _____ C _____ before the soluti on was used.

A. out

B. over

C. off

D. on

25. I had a bizarre taste, which I acquired playing football games. D

A. odd

B. unconven ti onal

C. special

D. extra

II. Cloze

There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).

In Britain, a student who receives further full-time education after the age of eighteen,

either at a uni versity or at a teachers ' training college or at some other college givi ng training of a

36 __ type, can usually receive a grant from the public authorities to cover his expenses, or

most of them, uni ess his pare nts have a large in come. But the nu mber of young people who can

37 __ uni versities is limited by the capacity of the uni versities, which is 38 tha n eno ugh

to take all the young people who have the basic qualifications for university admission. In practice, therefore, entry to the uni versities is competitive. But uni versity degree courses are also _______________________ 39

at polytech nics, and entry to the Open Uni versity is less restricted.

The academic year begins after the summer holidays a nd is divided into three “ terms ” , with the 40 betwee n them formed by the Christmas and Easter holidays. The exact dates of the

holidays vary from area to area, 41 in gen eral about two weeks at Christmas and Easter, plus often a week or more at Whitsun, and six weeks in the summer, beginning rather late. Schools

a room

outside the state system decide on their own holiday 42 , gen erally tak ing a month off at

Christmas and Easter and eight weeks in the summer. The three terms are not everywhere called by the same n ames; in deed 43 schools call the Jan uary-March period “ theSpri ng Term ”

others use “ Spring Term for the period April -July. Some call the January term “ Win terTerm ” (which is logical), others call it “ Easter Term ”.

Day-schools mostly work Mon day to Friday only, from about 9 44 to betwee n 3 and 4

p.m. Lunch is provided and pare nts pay for it uni ess they prove to the authorities that they cannot well afford 45 . All primary school children, including those in independent schools, were give n milk free of charge un til 1970 whe n the Government abolished this ben efit.

C 36. A. particular B. especial C. special D. peculiar

A 37. A. en ter B. admit C. go in D. come in

B 38. A. more B. less C. much D. little

D 39. A. capable B. possible C. probable D. available

B 40. A. turns B. i ntervals C. rounds D. times

A 41. A. be ing B. doing C. havi ng D. gett ing

B 42. A. days B. dates C. periods D. ages

D 43. A. lots B. any C. many D. some

A 44. A. a.m. B. p.m. C. B.C. D. A.D.

C 45. A. dow n B. off C. to D. from

III. Readi ng Comprehe nsion

Passage 1

On the fourth Thursday in November, America ns celebrate the feast of Thanksgiving. This feast is a time when the family comes together for a meal and gives thanks to God for the blessings they have received. The first thanksgiving feast was celebrated by the early America n settlers who started the feast to give tha nks to God for their good harvest.

In America thanksgiving is the family holiday. It is on that holiday that all the family members make a special effort to gather together . The feast is always held on Thursday and most people have a four-day holiday from school and work. Thus they are able to travel a great dista nee to be with their family.

The tha nksgi ving meal is traditi on ally turkey which was a large bird valued as food for the first time. The table is filled with fruits, walnuts and many types of vegetables. For the sweet dish the main choice is usually pumpk in pie. The meal is a time for the members of the family to talk to each other. There will be talking before the meal, duri ng the meal and long after the meal.

On tha nksgi ving morning there are in many cities sport ing eve nts and parades to mark the day. The family dinner is usually held in the after noon around 4p.m. . The mother will prepare the meal and the father will carve the turkey. He will be seated at the head of the table. The meal will beg in with a short prayer of tha nksgi ving to God for the bless ings the family received. The father will also tha nk the family for coming together on this day. During the meal there is ple nty of food for every one prese nt. The meal is a very joyful time. When the meal is fini shed some will help with the dishes and others will return to the livi ng room to talk or watch televisi on.

In many ways the feast of thanksgiving is similar to the Chinese feast of Mid-Autumn Festival. It

is the time for the family to gather together to give thanks and to share in meal.

46. Thanksgiving is said to be the family holiday in America because __B _ .

A. each family has its own way of celebrating traditional holidays

B. people will try to get back to be with their family wherever they are

C. people celebrate this holiday on ly at home and abroad

D. it is a holiday for those who have a family

47. What is one similarity between thanksgiving and Mid-Autumn Festival in China?

B

A. They are celebrated at about the same time for the year.

B. Family members make a special effort to gather together.

C. People have the same traditi onal foods on both occasi ons.

D. The celebrati on activities are more or less the same.

48. What is best title for this passaged

A. Traditi onal holidays

B. Than ksgi ving and Mid-Autu mn

Festival

C. Thanksgiving splendid meal

D. History of thanksgiving

49. There are ple nty of foods men ti oned in the passage for Thanks giving spe nd did meal except __ C ___ .

A. turkeys

B. vegetables

C. cakes

D. fruits

50. What ' s the syjrhbf the festival? D

A. Sport ing eve nts

B. parades

C. an eve ning party

D. both A and B

IV. Tran slate the follow ing sentences into En glish, using the words or expressi ons give n in brackets.

71. 科学家们已成功分离出具有单项已知功能的单个而明显的基因。(isolate, function)

Svkntists Iwvc Miccessfiilly isolated sdiiEib fljid distinct witli sinck known fiinctioii^.

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72. 通讯技术的每一个进步都是人类交往的亲密程度的一种倒退。(advanee, setback)

advance of coiiumiuicarion tec Imo logy is a setback ui the inttniacy of human couimuiucaTioii.

73. 这件事对我很有益，使我从此不再多愁善感。(keep from)

I T was a good Thing for me. and it keep me from sensirivity.

74. 这些学生错误地以为，若他们讲得不像美国人，就是讲得不好，所以也就不敢讲。(falsely, accord in gly, be fearful of)

^hident? ikl^ely bebeve thar if tliey chiTt speak .Ajiierjcui they don't speak well, so they aie rearful of

speaking

75. 使我感到惊奇的是，托玛斯太太的忠告真管事儿。（to my…）

To my surpriH* Mrs Thom胡advice is really helpfill.

V. Tran slate the followi ng sentences into Chin ese.

76. It is impossible to ide ntify and isolate an “ En glish ” culture that is com mon to all the speakers

of En glish.

墓*

不可能识别和孤立所有英语使用者所共有的円英语”文化口

77. A Preside nt should be imbued with a sense of resp on sibility for the n ati on.

总统应该充满对国家的贵任感。

78. Parents can help tee ns focus by making educati on releva nt to their lives and by un dersta nding

how they lear n best.

父付川以帮助青少筛集中精力「使救育与他心的主活相黄，井理鮮他们如何学得最好.

79. Science has developed no cure for en vy, so our wealth boosts our happ in ess only briefly while

shri nking that of our n eighbors.

科常没ii' j媒圳陌劭我们的则M只址迈曹地心泊我心的率橋必冋时也缩小「我们邹居的举福

感.

80. At first they refused but I man aged to bring them around to my way of thinking.

起初他们拒绝了’但我i殳法使他们接近我的想法」