武汉理工网络教育英语第二套考试答案

(一) 单选题

1. While he normally shies away from introducing resolutions, he made _________ in this case.

(A) an exception

(B) an example

(C) an expectancy

(D) an extemporization

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2. The poor performer is motivated by the fear that he or she is highly _______

(A) dismissive

(B) discount

(C) deserve

(D) disposable

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3. This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour

(A) desert

(B) desirt

(C) disirt

(D) dessert

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4. Hello, may I speak to Mr. Brown?—________________

(A) No, you can?t

(B) Sorry, he isn?t in.

(C) Who are you?

(D) Why do you want to speak to him?

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5. ________________________?—My brother is an engineer.

(A) What is your brother?

(B) What does your brother?

(C) What job is your brother?

(D) What your brother job?

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6. I __________ that you cannot be held totally responsible

(A) appoint

(B) appreciate

(C) attain

(D) association

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7. It was greedy ______ them to eat up all the candy.

(A) in

(B) with

(C) of

(D) for

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8. This is one of the most ______ lessons I learned.

(A) value

(B) valuable

(C) valueless

(D) in value

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9. The Car Club couldn?t ______ to meet the demands of all its members.

(A) assume

(B) ensure

(C) guarantee

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10. The professor's a radical in politics but a _________ dresser.

(A) considerable

(B) connective

(C) conservative

(D) conscious

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11. Darling, why are you so excited today??? - _________________________

(A) I happened to meet a friend.?

(B) I am so happy

(C) Do you know who I met today?

(D) The book is really interesting.

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12. The __________ of the damage is easy to repair.

(A) major

(B) majority

(D) minority

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13. Shall we ________ what we are going to do next?

(A) defer

(B) detain

(C) debate

(D) determine

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14. I suppose documentary films are the least amusing.-

_______________________________

(A) I like horror films best.

(B) Yet they have great educational value.

(C) I like horror films best

(D) I will not see this one, then.

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15. David, nice to meet you. I have heard a lot about you.- ________________

(A) What have you heard about me?

(B) What do you know me about?

(C) Tell me about yourself.

(D) Nice to meet you

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16. When ______ doubt about the meaning of a word, consult a dictionary.

(A) for

(B) with

(C) in

(D) of

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17. I couldn't get an appointment with my _______ barber

(A) regular

(B) always

(C) consistent

(D) often

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18. ____ factors determine the progress which a society can make

(A) Economic

(B) Economical

(C) Economically

(D) Economics

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19. I had a ______ to go swimming.

(A) want

(B) desire

(C) wish

(D) demand

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20. His rude remarks and his inappropriate behavior ______ her anger.

(A) fuel

(B) plus

(C) add

(D) addition

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(二) 完型填空

In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m. p. h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m. p. h. in the country. Later parliament the speed limit to 14 m. p. h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it_to raise the limit to 20 m. p. h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding were done away with together. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever they liked. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. speed limit in areas, along with the introduction of driving seats and crossings. Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into two classes: exceeding the limit on road, exceeding on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more. The main controversy (争论) speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when 30 m. p. h. limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties (伤亡)in the year after the 70 m. p. h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966. In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limit should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the USA. (1) (A)added (B)increased (C)rose

(D)aroused

(2) (A)necessary (B)urgent (C)important (D)law

(3) (A)restrict (B)restricted (C)restrictions (D)restricting

(4) (A)miles (B)speeds (C)rates (D)way

(5) (A)empty (B)spacious (C)built-up (D)buildings

(6) (A)pedestrian (B)walkers (C)people (D)audience

(7) (A)limited (B)refrained (C)restricted (D)requested

(8) (A)at (B)under (C)in (D)surrounding

(9) (A)minus (B)plus (C)reduction (D)addition

(10) (A)experienced (B)careful (C)inexperienced (D)skillful

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(三) 阅读理解

1. Some people would say that the Englishman?s home is no longer his castle; that it has become his workshop. This is partly because the average Englishman is keen on working with his hands and partly because he feels, for one reason or another, that he must do for himself many household jobs for which, some years ago, he would have hired professional help. The main reason for this is a financial one: the high cost of labor has meant that buil ders? and decorators? costs have reached a level which makes them prohibitive for house-proud English people of modest means. So, if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart, they have to tackle some of the repairs and decorating themselves. As a result, there has grown up in the

post-war years what is sometimes referred to as the “Do-it-yourself Movement”. The “Do-it-yourself Movement” began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cannot be made by the "do-it-yourself" method. A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show the hopeful handyman of all ages just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen foot (4.5meters) sailing dinghy. All you need, it seems, is a hammer and a few nails. You follow the simple instructions step-by-step and, before you know where you are, the finished article stands before you, complete in every detail. Unfortunately, alas, it is not always quite as simple as it sounds! Many a budding “do-it-yourself” has found to his cost that one cannot learn a skilled craftsman?s job overnight. How quickly one realizes, when do it oneself, that a job which takes the skilled man an hour or so to complete takes that amateur handyman five or six at least. And then there is the question of tools. The first thing the amateur learns is that he must have the right tools for the job. But tools cost money. There is also the wear and tear on the nerves. It is not surprising then that many people have come

to the conclusion that the expense of paying professionals to do the work is, in the long run, more economical than “Do-it-yourself”. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have read

These days some people would say that the Engli shman?s home is no longer his castle but his workshop. The main reason for this phenomenon is that __________(A) the average Englishman is keen on working with his own hands (B) the Englishman feels, for a certain reason, that he must do for himself many household jobs (C) it would cost the average Englishman too much to hire professional help (D) the Englishman thinks that he could do a better job than some professional men

In the sentence “Many a budding …do-it-yourself? has found to his cost that one cannot learn a skilled craftsman?s job overnight”, what is the possible meaning of the phrase “to his cost”?(A) happily (B) surprisingly (C) eagerly (D) gloomily

According to this passage, in which fields did the “Do-it-yourself Movement” occur first?(A) In business (B) In farming (C) In decorating (D) In battlefield

According to this passage, which one of the following statements is NOT true?(A) The spirit of “do-it-yourself” first appeared in the period of Palace Revolution. (B) Previously, the average Englishman hired some professional men to do many household jobs. (C) Nowadays, we can find “Do-it-yourself Movement” in almost every aspect of Englishman?s life. (D) Now we can hear different voices in the spirit of “Do-it-yourself”.

Why have many people come to the conclusion that the expense of paying professionals to do the work is, in the long run, more economical than “do-it-yourself”? __________(A) Because “Do-it-yourself” costs too much money (B) Because “Do-it-yourself” costs too much time (C) Because “Do-it-yourself” costs too much energy (D) all of the above

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2. People who live and work in areas with elevated levels of ozone and other airborne pollutants appear to run an increased risk of lung cancer, US researchers report in the December issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The researchers Dr. Beeson of Texas University and colleagues studied more than 4,000 female and 2,000 male, white, nonsmoking volunteers from 1977 to 1992.At the start of the study, the volunteers filled out questionnaires about their occupations, their exercise patterns, diet and other lifestyle choices, and their family?s health history. The Questionnaires also asked whether the volunteers had any respiratory symptoms, how many hours they spent outdoors, and where they lived and worked. The researchers updated this information in 1987 and again in 1992. Using air quality monitoring station data, Beeson and colleagues then determined the levels of particle soot, ozone or “smog”, sulfur dioxide, and other pollutants that the volunteers were exposed to, given where they lived and worked. Over the course of

the 15-year study, 20 of the women and 16 of the men were diagnosed with lung cancer. Analyzing the relationship between exposure to airborne pollutants and lung cancer risk, the researchers found that both men and women regularly exposed to

levels of particle soot that were lower than the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 50 microgram per meter cubed ran an increased risk of lung cancer. And both men and women exposed to elevated levels of sulfur dioxide ran an increased risk of lung cancer. In addition, men regularly exposed to ozone levels of 80 parts per billion (ppb) ran more than three times the risk of lung cancer as men exposed to lower levels. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limit on ozone is 120 ppb, Beeson and colleagues report. Women, however, did not appear to run an increased risk of lung cancer if exposed to high levels of smog. “This gender difference may be due to the males spending much more time outdoors than females,” they write. “This was especially true for the summer when ozone levels are higher.” The difference may also have been due to hormonal differences, they add. Some research findings also suggest that the female sex hormone estrogen may partly offset the consequences of exposure to high ozone levels. “Our findings suggest that the current EPA standard of 120 ppb for ozone may not adequately protect the large portion of the US male population who live or work in communities where the current standard for ozone is frequently exceeded,” Beeson and colleagues conclude. “More research with a larger number of incident cases of lung cancer is needed to better understand the observed gender difference in regard to ozone exposure as well as to better separate the independent effects of ozone, airborne particulate matter sulfur dioxide, and other airborne pollutants.” Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just read

Which of the following is not included in the questionnaire? _________(A) What kind of food they eat (B) Their jobs (C) Sleeping habits (D) The family?s health history

In the research done by Dr. Beeson and his colleagues, _________(A) researchers asked the volunteers to fill out questionnaires once a year (B) researchers intentionally studied twice as many female as male volunteers (C) the volunteers were asked to expose to high levels of airborne pollutants (D) the volunteers were asked to fill out questionnaires three times in 15 years

It was found in the research that ___________ did not seem to run an increased risk of lung cancer.(A) women exposed to high levels of sulfur dioxide (B) men regularly exposed to high levels of sulfur dioxide (C) women exposed to high levels of smog (D) men regularly exposed to high levels of smog

It can be inferred from the research mentioned in this passage that _________(A) males are more vulnerable to dangers in life than females (B) female is stronger sex

than male (C) male sex hormone may not be able to decrease the effect of exposure to high ozone levels (D) spending much time outdoors in summer is not harmful to females

The proper title for this passage should be _______(A) Smog Appears to Up Lung Cancer Risk (B) Airborne Pollutants (C) Lung Cancer Risk (D) The Gender Difference

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