大学英语专科(III)网络作业(2)

上海交通大学医学院网络学院大专英语复习Revision for College English (Level III)大学英语(3) 网络作业(2) Revision Exercise 2Part I Vocabulary and structureSection ADirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1 ________ to miss the lecture on Sunday, I had to cut short the visit and cameback on Saturday.A. ReluctantB. MysteriousC. SpontaneousD. Emotional2 ______ that each member of the family will share the cost of the gift for theirgrandmother.A. AgreeingB. Having agreedC. To agreeD. It is agreed3 The Indians have their rights, so the Americans who forced them off their land______ have done that!A. mustn’tB. wouldn’tC. shouldn’tD. couldn’t4 After a _____ box was found on the plane, the police were called in to make athorough inspection.A. potentialB. mysteriousC. miserableD. nervous5 Passengers are ______ from taking any form of explosives onto the train.A. enabledB. disturbedC. limitedD. prohibited6 I didn’t take the ______ of his words and still hoped that he would change hismind.A. backgroundB. basisC. reactionD. implication7 The book is written so that a reader will benefit in a future ________ with a workof art.A. encounterB. conflictC. investmentD. evaluation8 Can you list a few problems likely to ________ the human race in the next fewdecades?A. fractureB. confrontC. occupyD. frustrate9 Don’t tell us what you think about it; just ______ the facts.A. turn outB. hold upC. set asideD. stick to10 More than $10 million in research costs has been lost on a(n) ________ nuclearsafety program.A. abandonedB. deducedC. meltedD. resolved11 The 2010 World Expo Shanghai will have an ________on the development ofindustry and agriculture in our country.A. applicationB. indicationC. intentD. impact12 There is no real ________ to suggest high-protein diets improve our performanceat school.A. evidenceB. intelligenceC. indicationD. likelihood13 Disposable income is steady and consumption has barely fallen, though peoplehave become more ________ about buying luxuries .A. cautiousB. drearyC. reluctantD. alert14 They got on to the airfield that night and started to place their bombs, but as theaircraft were widely ________, this took time in the dark.A. reinforcedB. dispersedC. relayedD. displayed15 The majority of reported ________ on the football field concerned bad languageand unsportsmanlike conduct.A. accidentsB. incidentsC. eventsD. actions16 Susan is never known to be ________ to follow fashions, however attractive theymay seem.A. grantedB. promptedC. temptedD. addicted17 During the talks both sides agreed to ________ possible areas of co-operation.A. registerB. exploreC. concludeD. undo18 Mary sat on the edge of her chair and looked about with ________ glances like atrapped animal.A. intelligentB. confidentC. intellectualD. uneasy19 Edward had done extremely well in the entrance examinations, which convincedhis father that he was ________ financial support.A. worthy ofB. capable ofC. short ofD. sure of20 The nests are ________ structures beautifully woven by the male birds to attractfemales.A. intricateB. complacentC. competentD. compound21 Ann was ________when she was chosen to speak at the graduation ceremony, butat the same time she was pretty scared.A. flatteredB. applaudedC. puzzledD. bewildered22 Irene was evidently a heavy smoker, for the first two fingers of her right handwere ________ with nicotine.A. addictedB. stabbedC. stainedD. radiated23 At what point in his or her career should a singer decide to ________ the stageand concert platform?A. arrestB. quitC. exitD. conclude24 ______ that top students do not necessarily spend every minute of their timereading books.A. It is observedB. It is being observedC. What is observedD. What is being observed25. We have come to realize that the better a student is at planning his time, ______.A. he finds more fun out of his studyB. he will find more fun out of his studyC. more fun will be found out of his studyD. the more fun he will find out of his studySection BDirections：Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct.26 Do you think that considering the present situation much time should be spent toA Blook around in order to find out the problems?C D27 I came to the course with an extreme limited knowledge of writing forA B Cpublication, but now I can write with more ease.D28 Chinese is the oldest continuously spoken and written language, its modernA Bcharacters being the same like those of ancient times.C D29 His family has come down, so in all probability he will find it difficult to go onA B C Dhis education.30 He was one of greatest scientists the world has ever known, yet if I had to talkA Babout Albert.Einstein in a single world, I would choose simplicityC DPart II Reading Comprehension: （阅读理解）Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and answer the questions. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage IQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Investigators were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibition of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electronic system under the carpet. The experiment discovered that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment, Dark brown stimulated more activity but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was in a different kind of room --- an “ugly” room like a messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the photographs than did those in the ugly room,. Other studies suggested that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.31 What can be concluded from the two experiments?A. Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly toobjects in the room.B.Environment will have effects on people’s movements.C. Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown.D. Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions.32 What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the darkbrown room?A. They will spend less timeB. They will spend longer time.C. They will become restless.D.They will get out soon.33 How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition?A. They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more.B. They will make visitors cover more area.C.They will make visitors walk faster.D.They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful.34 What does the underlined word “subjects” mean?A. Examinees.B. StudentsC. People that participate in an experiment.D. Visitors to an exhibition.35 What can be the main idea of the passage?A. Two groups of people participated in an experiment.B. Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams.C. People in nice-looking rooms tend to change their opinion.D. The effects of a room’s general appearances and its wall color on visitors. Passage IIQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Water on the earth is being continuously recycled in a process known as the hydrologic cycle. The first step of the cycle is the evaporation of water in the oceans. Evaporation is the process of water turning into vapor, which then forms clouds in the sky. The second step is the water returning to the earth in the form of either rain, snow or ice. When the water reaches the earth’s surface, it runs off into the rivers, lakes and the ocean, where the cycle begins again.Not all water, however, stays on the surface of the earth in the hydrologic cycle. Some of it flows slowly into the ground through infiltration and collects under the earth’s surface as ground water. This ground water is extremely important to life on earth since 95% of the earth’s water is in the oceans, and is too salty for humans or plants. Of the 5% on land, only 0.05% is above ground in rivers or lakes. The rest is underground water. This ground water is plentiful and dependable, as it doesn’t depend on seasonal rain or snow. It is the major source of water for many cities. But as the population increases and the need for water also increases, the ground water in some areas is getting dangerously low. Added to this problem is an increasing amount of pollution that flows into the ground water. In the future, with an increasing population and more poisonous waste, the hydrologic cycle we depend on could become dangerously unbalanced.36 Clouds are formed from ______.A. evaporationB. water vaporC. outer spaceD. the hydrologic cycle37 What percentage of the total earth’s water does underg round water make up?A. 0.05%B. 0.5%C. 4.95%D. 5%38 Which of the following is TRUE about ground water?A. It comes from the oceansB. It depends on seasonal rain.C. It is 95% of all water.D. It collects under the earth.39 The supply of ground water is getting low because of ______.A. conservationB. poisonous wasteC. pollutionD. population increase40 This passage mainly discusses ______.A. water conservationB. the hydrologic cycleC. underground waterD. polluted ground waterPassage IIIQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:Friends play an important part in our lives and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. Although we get on well with many people, we are usually friends with only a very few --- for example, the average number of friends among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together but beyond that, the degree in intimacy between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary greatly. As we get to know people, we take into consideration things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of first importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is an obvious difference in age and background. Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common --- they often talk about “being on the same wavelength”. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to help friends and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to accept differences of opinion.In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful tie, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class or race.41 According to the author______.A. all those who get on well with each other are friendsB. friends are closer than people who just get on well with each otherC. everyone understands clearly how to make friendsD. every student has six friends42 When we make friends, we consider such things as age, race, and background,because ______.A. it is not easy to have a friendly relationship with people when there is a greatdifference in age, background, etc.B. the degree of friendship between two people and the reason for their sharedinterest can vary widelyC. friends need to know all these thingsD. these are the most important factors to make friends43 In Paragraph 2, “being on the same wavelength” means ______.A. using the same frequency while talkingB. keeping the same friendly relationship as other people doC. having similar ideas, beliefs, attitudes and interestsD. having the same background44 Which of the following is false according to the passage?A. Even friends may have differences of opinionsB. Friends never argue with each otherC.It generally takes time for people to become close friends.D. Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.45 To strengthen friendly relationship, people ______.A.must hold friendship ceremoniesB.have to remove differences in backgroundC.should make friends with those who are of the same age and of the same raceD.should support and understand each other through shared experiences andemotion.Passage FourQuestions 46-50 are based on the following passage:We'd gone up to the city, my husband and I, to see a friend of his from college. He was doing well for himself now, a businessman living in a high-class apartment on the Magnificent Mile. It was a treat for us to get away like this, on the rare occasions we could get a baby-sitter.He met us at the parking garage (停车库) he'd recommended (推荐) and offered to pay for. "City life's great," he'd said, "except for finding a parking space." There was the slap on the back for my husband, and a kiss on the cheek for me. Then he led us out to the street for the two-block walk to his apartment.The North Side reminded me of a refined street festival that summer night –crowds of people, somehow looking well-dressed even in jeans, strolling up and down the sidewalks, stopping in at the dozens of restaurants.We were walking three abreast (并肩) down the sidewalk. I was on the inside, closest to the buildings, and I saw him out of the corner of my eye.He was old, sitting on the doorstep of a store already locked for the night. He was bundled up in a dirty jacket that looked way too heavy for summer. Every few seconds, he called out to the passing people. "Got a quarter?" "Can you spare some change?"We'd seen people like him before, of course. We'd learned not to look them in the eye, to close our ears, to walk on by. Usually they expected to be ignored. Some of them tried to make you feel guilty (内疚), though, by telling you they needed money to feed their kids.So I steeled myself as we approached him. "Got any loose change you can spare?" he piped up."Get lost!" our friend shouted, looking straight ahead.As we brushed by, I got a look at him. Gray hair; a creased (有皱痕的), worn face that, inexplicably (无法解释地), had a toothless smile on it.Then we were past him, not missing a step in our steady stride. "I get so sick of these guys leeching off of you," our friend grumbled under his breath.I slowed down, my steps faltering (犹豫). I had some change in my pocket. I could get it out, run back, drop it into the old man's hand, and catch up with the guys before they even knew I was gone. Or I could just tell them, "I'll be right back, guys; wait for me a second," and go back at my leisure. But then I'd have to listen to the lecture about being too soft-hearted and handing out money to any guy with a sob story to tell.46 We learn from the first paragraph that the author and her husband ________.A. often went up to the city to visit their friendsB. rarely had time to go outC. lived far away from the city centerD. were doing very well financially47 A common complaint among people in the city is ________.A. it's very difficult to find a parking spaceB. there are too many beggars in the eveningC. it's too noisy wherever you goD. there is too much traffic during the day48 How do most people behave when they meet beggars on the street?A. They stop to give them a look.B. They fish out some small change.C. They pretend not to see them.D. They hurry past them.49 What did the author's friend mean when he said "Get lost!" to the beggar?A. He lost his way.B. He didn't have money.C. He was sick.D. He was annoyed.50 What can be inferred about the author from the passage?A. She was often criticized by her husband for being soft-hearted.B. She'd have given the old man some change if she'd been alone.C. She used to hand out money to anyone with a sad story to tell.D. She was jealous of her husband's friend for his high living style.。