《大学英语2》作业

《大学英语2》作业一、Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from below.toddler custody nurture counsel initially strain wholeheartedly tie reestablish complication undermine negative restore flank tux identical radiate twofold estrangement extraordinaryprimitive trigger vital momentous ancient prompt forefather shelter manufacture climate generate emerge lasting innovation token corresponding reverse litter sophisticated retort1.It is ___ by hand.2.It is ___ that we should be kept informed of all developments.3. ___ man made himself primitive tools from stones and bones.4.A ___ friendship is needed in everyone’s life.5.The ___ news was that war had begun.6.This book will continue to ___ excitement for a long time.7.What ___ him to be so generous?8.This is a very ___ machine.9.Swizerland is a ___ republic.10.Their immediate need is for food, clothing and ___.11.Farmers are introducing ___ which increase the productivity.12.The council gives old people free ___.13.He ___ the invective on her.14.Their position are now ___.15.It ___ that her past behavior was from irreproachable.16.Papers ___ his desk.17.All rights carry with them ___ responsibilities.18.The incident ___ an armed clash.19.This book gives you a good idea of life in ___ Greece.20.It’s a difficult place to live because of its ___ extremes.21.The ___ tried to walk but kept falling down.22.My exwife shares ___ of the children.23.Most vegetables we buy in winter are ___in the greenhouse.24.They also may ___ students on personal, educational,or vocational matters.25.___ the contract will be in effect for 8 years.26.You will ___ your eyes by reading in such poor light.27.A father ___ was his refusal to travel to by air.28.Incident like these began to ___ Angleton’s credibility.29.Their criticism was not ___.30.The road is ___ with trees and flowers.31.I introduced myself ,and he nervously grabbed his ___.32.The military government promised to ___ democracy within one year.33.Your appearance is ___ to her.34.He serves the public ___ regardless of his personal gain or loss.35.We must ___our homestead.36.We have established trade ___with these regions.37.He made no professions to me but of an ___ respect.38.Four avenues ___ from the square.39.Their ___ originated in a misunderstanding.40.Their targets were ___: inflation and unemployment.二、V ocabulary and structureP343——346 1---50三、Reading Comprehension(20 points)Passage OnePeople today are still talking about the generation gap. Some parents complains that their children do not show them proper respect,while children complain that their parents do not understand them at all.What has gone wrong? Why has the generation gap appeared?One important cause is that young people want to choose their own lifestyle. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents like, and often to continue the family occupation.Parents often expect their children to do better than they do, to find better jobs, to make more money , and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often ,however, the high wishes that parents place on their children an another cause of the generation gap.Finally, the high speed of social changes deepens the gap. In a traditional culture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society today, the knowledge of a lifetime may be out of use overnight.31. According to the passage, children today expect their parents to _______.A) give them more independenceB) choose together with themC) live together with themD) make more money32.Parents often hope that their children will______.A) make as much money as they doB) be more successful than they areC) choose jobs according to their own willD) avoid doing what their parents can’t do33. The generation gap has become wider than before because of _____A) the increasing dependence of children on parentsB)the influence of traditional culture on childrenC) the rapid changes of modern societyD)the missing of lifelong occupation34.In today’s society, the knowledge of a lifetime _____.A) is still very much valuedB)becomes out of date quicklyC) is essential for continuing family occupationsD)helps the young generation to find a better job35.A proper title for this passage would be_____A)Parents’ Viewpoints On Generation GapB)Relationship Between Family MembersC) Generation Gap Between the Young and OldD)Difference Between Traditional Culture and Modern KnowledgePassage TwoA credit card can be useful. You could take it into a store and buy a television set or new furniture or clothing or anything you wanted. All you would have to do is to sign your name and take what you wanted out of the store without paying cash.But there is a problem with the cards---they can be financial poison. These cards are just like the poisons we use on insects. If we use them carefully, they can be helpful; but if we use them too much, they can kill us. These cards can kill us financially just as real poison can kill our body.For any money that the user does not pay each month, the credit card company changes a percentage of that amount in interest. The insect is added every month, so a bill that is not paid gets bigger and bigger.Over 10 percent of the families in the United S tates are “overextended”. That is, they have more debt on their credit cards than they can pay.Credit cards can be used for almost anything that money can buy. And they can even be used to pay for funerals. For some credit card users, a funeral may be the only solution to the debt problems they have caused for themselves by using credit cards.36. A credit card is so useful in daily life that if you have one _______.A) you can borrow money with no interestB) you don’t have to pay anything you want.C) you don’t have to bring cash with youD) you can take anything free of charge37. What is the result of using the credit card too much?A) Causing financial problems to cards usersB) Leading to the death of credit card users.C) Increasing the rate of interest of the bills.D) Killing card users like real poison.38. Which of the statement is true according the passage?A) Card users have to pay interest for the money that is not paid in timeB) Interest will be charged for any money paid with a credit card.C) Ten percent of the money used by card users is charged as the interest.D) Card users will pay lower interest if they return the money in time.39. If people are “overextended”(in Paragraph 4) with their credit, it means ______.A) they can no longer use credit cards for anythingB) they have to pay off debts with their money on their cardsC) they have used more money than they can pay offD) they will be overcharged ten percent of interest40. What does the author mean by saying “a funeral ma y be the only solution to the debt problems…by using credit cards”?A) Some credit card users even use credit cards to pay for their funerals.B) Using credit cards to pay for funerals may solve debt problem.C) No interest will be charged for the money paid for funerals.D) Some credit card users owe too much debt to pay off in their lifetime.。