厦门大学继续教育2015英语复习题

厦门大学网络教育2015-2016学年第一学期

《英语2》课程复习题

I. Reading Comprehension:

Passage 1

Trees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.

First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air.

One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but it is a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to decide whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible. It is essential to make the area which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter, for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly.

1. Pruning should be done to _____. B

A. make the tree grow taller

B. improve the shape of the tree

C. get rid of the small branches

D. make the small branches thicker

2. Trees become unhealthy if the gardener _____. A

A. allows too many branches to grow in the middle

B. does not protect them from the wind

C. forces them to grow too quickly

D. damages some of the small side branches

3. Why is a special substance painted on the tree? B

A. To make a wound smooth.

B. To prevent disease entering a wound.

C. To cover a rough surface.

D. To help a wound to dry.

4. A good gardener prunes a tree _____. C

A. at intervals throughout the year

B. as quickly as possible

C. occasionally when necessary

D. regularly every winter

5. What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?A

A. To give practical instructions for pruning a tree.

B. To give a general description of pruning.

C. To explain how trees develop diseases.

D. To discuss different methods of pruning.

Passage 2

Instead of a boost to productivity, many firms are discovering that the Internet is having the opposite effect in the workplace. Employees are surfing the web, checking their stocks, tuning in to web-broadcasts, all while being paid to work. A recent study suggests that German companies lose almost $50 billion each year through employees’ personal workplace web surfing. It’s been estimated that as many as 60% of all employees with desktop Internet access go online at least once daily for non-business activities. On average they spend some 3.2 hours a week of company time online.

The German government, always eager for new sources of tax revenue, has announced that it is investigating ways to tax Internet access by employees for personal use, the theory being that free surf time is a taxable employee benefit -- like a company car.

Imposing such a tax wou ld be difficult, but the threat helps to highlight employers’ need to keep employees’ noses to the grindstone. Of course, one company’s problem can be another company’s opportunity. Filtering and monitoring software is a booming business -- and the future looks bright. The Internet access control software business will likely generate over $500 million in annual sales by 2004. That means more firms will be installing software like Super Scout by Surf Control, which not only knows where you surfed, but can block access to nonessential sites. So, if the next time you go surfing your board seems a little bit smaller, it could be because Big Brother is going along for the ride.

6. What is the headache to many firms? C

A. Employees’ surf time is increasing.

B. The difficulty of imposing tax on Internet access by employees for personal use.

C. The increasing money paid for employees’ personal use online.

D. Business is slow with the coming of the Internet.

7. The opposite effect of the Internet, in the eyes of many firms, is that ________ .C

A. employees are surfing without realizing the passage of time

B. employees have an access to the Internet for their own benefit free of charge

C. employees pay less attention to their work while they have to pay for the undesirable

D. the fluctuation in stock market can affect employees’ incentives

8. “to keep employees’ noses to the grindstone” ( Paragraph 3) means ________. A

A. to make employees continue to work hard without interruption

B. to prevent employees from going surfing online

C. to encourage employees to go surfing while working

D. to punish employees for wrongdoing

9. Who will benefit from this issue? C

A. The German government.

B. The firms.

C. The software company.

D. The company collecting taxes.

10. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? C

A. There will be a boost to productivity with the help of Surf Control.

B. The German government will sooner or later find a new way of increasing tax revenue.

C. You are likely to be watched and controlled while online in workplace.

D. Your employer is likely present while you go surfing.

Passage 3

Millions of stars are traveling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone. And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.

We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering through space happened to come near our sun. Just as the sun and the moon raise tides on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun. But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have traveled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space. These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets.

11. Millions of stars are _______. A

A. following their own paths in space

B. moving about without a fixed course

C. seldom wandering about in the universe

D. always traveling together

12. Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because

_______. B

A. a large tidal wave of a star traveled over the surface of the sun

B. another star happened to come near the sun

C. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth

D. the star moved away from the sun

13. The article suggests that _______. D

A. our earth exists before the sun

B. how space formed

C. no one knows where the earth comes from

D. our earth used to be part of a high mountain on the sun

14. The expression "the cause of the disturbance" refers to _______. C

A. the large tidal wave

B. the powerful tidal pull

C. the star coming near the sun

D. one of the sun's planets

15. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers _______. D

A. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it

B. how the high mountains were formed on the sun

C. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful

D. where the planets in the universe came from

Passage 4

Cars are important in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor.

And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He prob ably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a trai n or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.

16. When do most Americans feel they are poor? A

A. When they don’t have a car.

B. When they live in a huge country.

C. When they don’t use planes.

D. When they have a car.

17. What is the most important reason that cars become popular in the United States? C

A. Because the United States is huge.

B. Because public transportation is not so good.

C. Because Americans like to be independent.

D. Because Americans like to move around.

18. What public transportation is good in the United States? D

A. Buses.

B. Trains.

C. Taxis.

D. Planes.

19. What has caused a big problem for Americans? C

A. A new kind of car.

B. Public transportation.

C. The gas shortage.

D. Poor people.

20. Which of the following is not mentioned according to this passage? C

A. Cars have made the nation on wheels.

B. Cars have made the United States have a gas shortage.

C. Nearly 80% of the American people have cars.

D. Cars have made American independent.

II. Vocabulary and Structure：

1. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to __________ your voice.

A. improve

B. increase

C. raise

D. open

2. _____________ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.

A. As soon as

B. As long as

C. As well as

D. So far as

3. People who want the typist's job will be judged __________ how accurate and fast they are.

A. in favor of

B. in terms of

C. in ways of

D. in spite of

4. Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again?

A. to consider

B. considering

C. consider

D. considered

5. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow.

A. whether

B. what

C. whom

D. how

6. I could not persuade him to accept it, _____________ make him see the importance of it.

A. if only I could not

B. or I could not

C. not more than I could

D. nor could I

7. Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as _______ at the party.

A. actor

B. guest

C. host

D. dancer

8. ________ students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

A. Outside

B. Overseas

C. National

D. Abroad

9. His company promised to pay for his health _______ in addition to other benefits.

A. examination

B. service

C. check

D. insurance

10. Many students found the book _____________; it provided them with a large amount of

information on the subject.

A. informative

B. confusing

C. distracting

D. amusing

11. As so many overseas business people have come to start and build new businesses, the place

looks much more _________ than it did a few years ago.

A. propertied

B. tedious

C. prosperous

D. unremarkable

12. The girl has made up her mind to go abroad with her boyfriend despite her parents'

_________.

A. agreement

B. allowing

C. letting

D. objection

13. My bag looks __________ to Mary's, so I often take hers by mistake.

A. the same

B. identical

C. different

D. like

14. I don't have courage to tell him the bad news to his face, so I have to do it in a(n)

____________ way.

A. direct

B. strange

C. indirect

D. brave

15. I can hardly believe my eyes. This ___________ man is actually a scientist who once won the

Nobel Prize.

A. remarkable

B. unusual

C. magnificent

D. unremarkable

16. Finding a job in such a big company has always been _____________ his wildest dreams.

A. under

B. over

C. above

D. beyond

17. The chances of seeing a plane in my small hometown are one _____________ a million.

A. for

B. to

C. in

D. against

18. There is a forecast that the _______ for a good crop harvest will be rather poor this year.

A. prospect

B. protection

C. proportion

D. promise

19. The box is too heavy, so _____________ give me a hand?

A. would you mind

B. will you like to

C. will you please too

D. would you please

20. An ______ of territory had always been a wish of the ruler of that country.

A. introduction

B. expansion

C. intention

D. expectation

21. The football match had to be _________ owing to (由于) the bad weather.

A. cancelled

B. advanced

C. arranged

D. held

22. There have been many ___________ in their marriage but they still love each other.

A. ups and downs

B. from head to toe

C. time and again

D. over and over

23. I _______ Alice, who was on her way to see how I was getting along.

A. came up with

B. got out of

C. ran over

D. ran into

24. My parents are not interested in modern music. They are _______.

A. before the date

B. behind the times

C. after the fashion

D. against the tides (潮流)

25. She has nothing to do with the murder case. She is not _______ it.

A. concerned about

B. related in

C. involved in

D. concerned in

26. The _______ of the film star really disappointed her fans.

A. precious

B. absence

C. present

D. absent

27. __________ how little he had studied, he did very well in the exam.

A. Thinking

B. Talking about

C. Saying

D. Considering

28. The train for London will __________ from Platform 6 in ten minutes.

A. leave

B. come

C. depart

D. remove

29. You can put on your jeans. It is just a(n) ______ party.

A. wonderful

B. incredible

C. formal

D. informal

30. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive equipment.

A. to

B. about

C. into

D. on

31. With the price ___________, the fruits are selling much better now.

A. lowering

B. is lowered

C. having been lowered

D. is being lowered

32. "Are you going to the football game?"

"No. The tickets are _______ expensive for me."

A. very much

B. so much

C. far too

D. highly

33. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ________ left untreated.

A. after

B. if

C. since

D. unless

34. I am not surprised at all that she chose the white skirt. She always has a _______ for white.

A. prefer

B. preferable

C. preference

D. preferred

35. Only members of the company are __________ to use the facilities.

A. deserved

B. entitled

C. undertaken

D. guaranteed

36. Unless we get more money, we'll be ____________ finishing this project.

A. separated from

B. recovered from

C. prevented from

D. charged from

37. Having walked in the hot sun for most of the day without any water, the man felt

____________.

A. fatiguing

B. having fatigued

C. fatigued

D. to have fatigued

38. _______ Tom is supposed to make an appointment with the dentist, he says he is too busy.

A. However

B. Whoever

C. Whenever

D. Whatever

39. If you are always ____________ to others' troubles, you won't get any help whenever you are

in trouble yourself.

A. indifferent

B. regretful

C. romantic

D. phenomenal

40. The price they offered for my old car was so low that I _________ it down.

A. brought

B. turned

C. called

D. refused

41. Writing is a slow process, requiring _____________ thought, time, and effort.

A. reasonable

B. considerable

C. memorable

D. numerable

42. When I try to understand _____________ that prevents so many Americans from being as

happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A. why it does

B. why it is

C. what it does

D. what it is

43. He is _____________ to speak the truth.

A. too fearful

B. so much fearful

C. too much fearful

D. so much of fearful

44. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ___________ in what he promises.

A. wish

B. belief

C. credit

D. trust

45. After that they drove to the Guest House at __________ speed.

A. top

B. head

C. whole

D. every

III. Cloze:

(1)

The United states is a land of many __ 1 . Its people have come from different homelands and have 2 _ their own customs from all parts of the world. Although they live and work in a modern, ___3___ society, they want to 4 their traditions and pass them on to their children. So, in their daily lives, many Americans continue to speak their 5 _ language as well as English. They cook traditional foods. They practice their own religions and have their own way of thinking about life and death. In addition, they set __6_ time to celebrate the important occasions of their native culture with special ceremonies.

Every part of the United States has special celebrations, depending on the 7 national groups that live in the area. In Hawaii, America’s island state in the Pacific Ocean, there are many people of Asian ancestry. Many of these Asians are of Japanese, Chinese, or Polynesian __ 8 . Immigrants from China and Japan arrived in Hawaii 9 great numbers during the past century. The early Polynesians came to Hawaii from South Pacific islands more than a thousand years before any other people. The Asians left rich traditions for their 10 to follow. Today, Hawaiians honor the memory of their ancestors with special feasts and festivals.

1. A. states B. areas C. cultures D. fields

2. A. brought B. had C. developed D. borrowed

3. A. changed B. excited C. exciting D. changing

4. A. prevent B. preserve C. predict D. protest

5. A. negative B. necessary C. native D. narrative

6. A. about B. off C. out D. aside

7. A. ideal B. particular C. many D. active

8. A. descent B. dessert C. desert D. decency

9. A. for B. with C. by D. in

10. A. residents B. delegates C. descendants D. representatives

（2）

There 1 two main kinds of sports. These two kinds of sports are team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports _ 2_ _ baseball, basketball, and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play ___3 each other. They compete against each other 4 get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A gets 7 points and team B gets 3 points, team A 5 the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

Besides team sports, there is 6 main type, or kind, of sporting activity. The second

type is individual sports. In 7 sports there are no teams. There isn’t any competition. People play individual sports in order to get exercise. They don’t play individual sports 8 competition. 9 speaking, they want to get some exercise, not to win a game. Individual sports are such sports as swimming, 10 , and running.

1. A. is B. was C. are D. were

2. A. for B. as C. in D. at

3. A. against B. with C. to D. on

4. A. for B. in order to C. as D. with

5. A. lose B. win C. loses D. wins

6. A. one B. a C. other D. another

7. A. individual B. team C. football D. basketball

8. A. for B. at C. to D. on

9. A. General B. In general C. When D. Generally

10. A. ski B. skiing C. to ski D. skis

(3)

Many Chinese students don't diverse enough attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice speaking English 1 class, but not out of class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language __2___ in everyday life.

A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down _3 . When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers 4 it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak 5 .

The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 6 the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. The man tried again and again, but he wasn't able to make 7 understood. Finally another man came in. He spoke English ___8 . In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before him.

So you 9_ , a man often goes hungry if he doesn't _ 10 a foreign language.

1. A. from B. into C. in D. on

2. A. correct B. free C. freely D. right

3. A. at a table B. on a table C. at the table D. on the table

4. A. upon B. into C. to D. onto

5. A. Japanese B. French C. Chinese D. English

6. A. over B. in C. away D. out

7. A. that B. himself C. him D. it

8. A. clearly and fluently B. clear and fluently

C. clearly and fast

D. clear and fast

9. A. see B. understand C. look D. know

10. A. know B. study C. master D. learn

(4)

You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. 1__, you will have more freedom — freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or 2 to study. You will need to exercise maximum self-discipline (自律). This is the hardest kind of discipline because it is self-imposed (自我约束的), and you have only yourself to 3 . The decisions you make 4 your study habits will be a 5 factor in your success, or lack of success in college.

6 , you will discover that your instructors

7 the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to

8 more 8 in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.

Success in anything will not just happen. 9 your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule 10 efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish.

1. A. On the other hand B. On the one had C. Nevertheless D. Therefore

2. A. if B. how C. why D. who

3. A. turn for B. answer to C. respond to D. act as

4. A. of B. to C. with D. concerning

5. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending

6. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that

7. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike

8. A. take …out B. throw … yourself C. plunge … yourself D. take…initiative

9. A. In spite of B. Concerning

C. Regardless of

D. On the condition of

10. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based on

IV. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English:

1.她误解了自己最好的朋友, 感到非常内疚。

1. She was very guilty about not having understood her best friend.

2. 那人弯腰从地上把书拣起来。

2. The man bent down and picked up the book from the floor.

3. 他总以为自己的学历和工作经历肯定会给人深刻的印象,但实际并非如此。

3. He takes it for granted that his educational background and work experience are surely

impressive. But actually they are not.

4. 这些艺术家把一生都献给了艺术,为艺术事业做出了巨大的贡献。

4. These artists devoted all their lives to art, and made great contributions to the artistic field.

5. 她容貌秀美, 举止优雅,很吸引人。

5. Her good looks and elegant manners are very attractive.

6. 杰克经验还不足, 所以让他独立完成这项任务是有困难的。

6. For lack of experience, Jack will have difficulty finishing the task alone.

7. 在有些人眼里，他的画显得十分荒谬。

7. In the eyes of some people, his paintings would seem rather foolish.

8. 对于这位科学家来说, 凌晨两、三点钟上床睡觉是很平常的事。

8. It was not unusual for the scientist to go to bed at two or three in the morning.

9. 那辆小汽车从我买来以后尽给我添麻烦。

9. That car has given me nothing but trouble ever since I bought it.

Key to the revision exercise:

I. Reading: 1---15 BABCA CCACC ABDCD ACDCC

II. Choice: 1---15 CBBAC DCBDA CDBCD

16---30 DCADB AADBC BDCDC

31---45 CCBCB CCCAB BDADA

III. Cloze 1: 1-10 CADBC DBADC

Cloze 2: 1-10 CBABD DAADB

Cloze 3: 1-10 CCABD CBAAC

Cloze 4: 1-10 ABBDA CADCD

IV. Translation:

1. She was very guilty about not having understood her best friend.

2. The man bent down and picked up the book from the floor.

3. He takes it for granted that his educational background and work experience are surely

impressive. But actually they are not.

4. These artists devoted all their lives to art, and made great contributions to the artistic field.

5. Her good looks and elegant manners are very attractive.

6. For lack of experience, Jack will have difficulty finishing the task alone.

7. In the eyes of some people, his paintings would seem rather foolish.

8. It was not unusual for the scientist to go to bed at two or three in the morning.

9. That car has given me nothing but trouble ever since I bought it.