大学英语二期末考试试卷(A卷)

大学英语二期末考试试卷（A卷）（吴世文）B（时间120分钟，满分100分）一, Blank fillings (1*10)1.The foreigner ____ the moon cake and found it very delicious.A sampledB lookedC madeD threw2. My uncle’s generous contribution(资助) helped my wish to Europe __A come toB come trueC come togetherD come on3. The overcoat is ready ___ the buttons.A butB exceptC expect thatD except for4. Smoking is not ___ in the classroom.A allowB allowedC permitD let5.Her husband’ scandal (丑闻) came as such a shock that it __ her __ the power of speech.A stolen…fromB cheated…ofC robbed…ofD robbed…from6.If the size of following (追随者的多少) were proof of quality, then Glazunov would be the a candidate (候选人) for the title if the greatest __ artist.A liveB aliveC livingD lively7. Racism (种族主义) is a deeply ___ prejudice which has existed for thousands years.A rootedB placedC putD grew8. Will you ___ me?A marry withB marry toC marryD get marry9. The new book I bought yesterday __ me 11 dollars.A spentB usedC costD paid.10. Jane __ less than twelve pounds for her shoes.A paidB spentC costD took二、Match the definitions in Coolum B with the italicized words and phrases in Column A. (1*10)A B11.Cause to become less in size, number ect. A. fixed desire12.Eventually B. test a part of13.Building expert C.make dirty or unfit for use14.Promote D.at once15.Good intention E. danger16.Sample the pudding F. Able to produce more17.My mother had scraped together G. collected with difficulty18.Pollute the water H. Person with special skill or knowledge19.I recognized it instantly I Decrease20.hazard J. in the end三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）Passage One:Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.By the Treaty of Paris of 1763，which ended the war with the French and the Indians，England gained possession of Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on this continent thus came to an end；England now controlled most of North America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts. George III，king of England，after consulting with his advisers，decided that the American colonists（殖民者）should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A standing English army of 10，000 men had been left in the colonies（殖民地）forprotection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the colonists should share in the expenses of maintaining this army. The result was a series of measures，the Grenville Program，passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the colonists，but one in particular，the Stamp Act，was met with great protest. The Stamp Act required that stamps，ranging in price from a few cents to almost a dollar，be placed on all newspapers，advertisements，bills of sale，wills，legal papers，etc. The Stamp Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It affected everyone，rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would surely ruin their businesses.Of all the voices raised in protest to the Stamp Act，none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer from Virginia - Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion，he opposed it almost single-handedly. He also expressed，for the first time，certain ideas that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been stated so openly. “Is life so dear or peace so sweet，as to be bought at the price of chains and slavery？Forbid it，Almighty（万能的）God！I know not what course others may take，but as for me，give me liberty，or give me death！”21.From the text we learn that ___________________.A、Britain took over Canada from the Indians in 1763B、there had been a war between the French and the Indians which ended in 1763C、France used to have control of Canada and some areas east of the Mississippi RiverD、the French still kept some influence in North America through the Treaty of Paris22.The Grenville Program refers to ___________________.A、King George IIIs plan to gather money in North AmericaB、the British governments desire to raise money in North AmericaC、a plan to share the expenses of maintaining an army in the American coloniesD、a decision of the British Parliament to collect money in the American colonies23.The Stamp Act ___________________.A、was an act about selling stamps at prices from a few cents to almost a dollarB、required that all commercial and legal documents in America have stamps on themC、was the main cause of the American RevolutionD、chiefly affected business people who felt it would ruin their businesses24.From the text we learn that Patrick Henry ___________________.A、had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a long timeB、didnt know what courses to take to complete his studies as a lawyerC、was almost the only one who openly protested against the Stamp ActD、didnt value life or peace as much as other people did25.This passage is mainly about ___________________.A、one of the events leading to the American RevolutionB、the Treaty of Paris between Britain and FranceC、the Grenville Program to raise money in the American coloniesD、Patrick Henry， a hero who opposed the Stamp ActPassage Two：Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.A number of recent books have reworked subjects，forms and writing techniques. Todays children read stories about divorce，death，drugs，air pollution，political extremism and violence. Relying on the magic of the illustrator，all kinds of books are being published.Before they know to read，babies can play with books made of cloth or books made to take in the bath. Later on，they are given picture books that may be cubical（立方形的）or triangular，outsized or very small. They also like work-books which come with watercolours and paintbrushes，and comic books（漫画册）filled with details where they have to spot a figure hidden among thousands of others.Not that the traditional childrens books are being neglected. There are still storybooks where the pages pop up（跳起）when they are opened，to make a forest or a castle. Among the latest ideas are interactive stories where readers choose the plot（情节）or ending they want，and books on CD，which are very popular in rich industrialized countries.The public has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of creativity displayed by publishers. “Previously，giving a child a book as often seen as improper，” says Canadian author Marie-France Hebért. Her books，published by a French-language publisher，sell like hot cakes in hundreds of thousands of copies. “Theres a real appetite for reading these days and I try to get across to children the passion for reading which is food for the mind and the heart，like a medicine or a vitamin.”26.“Reworked” as used in Paragraph 1 means “___________________”。