大学英语综合课程第二单元

大学英语综合课程（二）第二单元QuizPart 1 Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s)(每题： 1 分，满分10 分 )Directions: Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s).experts that the markets in this area for these cell phones will expand by200 percent in the next three years.(Suggested first letter(s): cal )is hoped that the governments throughout the world will take joint actions tothe economy and rescue the world from another economic crisis.(Suggested firstletter(s): b )public opinion, hard as the road for these students after school will be, theirare bright since they are all well-rounded.(Suggested first letter(s): pro )spite of his repeated failure, the Olympic hero must have determination, power,and passion to make sacrifices for the sake of glory to.(Suggested first letter(s): per )is the development strategy of the company to its overseas expansion so as to make more profit in the world market.(Suggested first letter(s): ac )is not to attribute reduction in mental function to getting old. In fact, the reduction might result from neglecting to stay physically active.(Suggested firstletter(s): lo )practice, the institutions are trying to move toward one language, withone or two other working languages.(Suggested first letter(s): dom )teenagers like to see frighteningly violent yet movies which may have some negative impact upon them.(Suggested first letter(s): com )activities in college enrich the students' life,cultivate their abilities to adapt to society, and possibly their studies.(Suggested first letter(s): p )book, The HumanUse of HumanBeings (1950),that robots taking over human jobs may eventually lead to growing unemployment.(Suggested first letter(s): spe )Part 2 Fill in the blanks with the given words( 每题： 1 分，满分20 分 )Directions: Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the words given in the box.Change the form where necessary.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.persist boost invest orientevaluate accumulate accelerate calculatespeculate undertake1. The United Nations official said to (1) a new peace move in the MiddleEast when there is a chance to reach an agreement.2.We might (2) further from the story and say that these people probablylived very close to the well because of the importance of water to life.3.As they are not sure about the situation in the flood-stricken area, they willfirst send trained nurses there to (3)the needs of each patient.4. If the extremely hostile relationships tend to (4), the conflictsbetween the two parties make it difficult to recognize that they share commonneedsand goals.5. As more students are inclined to choose business as their major, the college has to offer more courses that are business- (5).6. If workers believe inflation is likely to (6),they will demand higher wages to compensate for expected increases in prices.7.If you have a good planning to set aside 500 dollars per month, it would taketwo years to ________the minimum sum needed for your child.8.If the population continues to rise at the present rate, scientists have (8)that the world's population will double by the end of the century.9.The cost of repairing damaged public facilities is so high that some localgovernments are unwilling to (9)in the rebuilding projects.10. According to recent research reports,learning a new dance step may (10) the brain in the same way that learning a language does.Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage or dialog.enroll bother install investrecruit reform revise shrink acknowledge confirm1.Steve Jobs has been (11) as a genius in business; his greatest skills arehis insight, creative mind, and his management ability.2. To keep the companies going, firms need to (12) candidates frequently to replace those who choose not to continue their contracts.3. I believe I have to (13) my ideas about my boss — he's stubborn sometimes but very clever and creative in many cases.4. In order to improve their job skills — to get new jobs or to advance in the ones they already have, many (14) in some forms of continuing education courses.5. In business settings, email is best used to convey some key information, to(15)_______________appointments, to document decisions, or to contact a decisionmaker directly.6. Wetland losses have caused populations of some bird species — starved for water, food, and nesting sites — to (16) by 60 to 80 percent.7. Better technology means you can (17) more sensitive alarm systems in your home and carry less cash on the street.8. The nameJoe particularly (18) me as some think it makes me more qualified to be a baseball player rather than an art critic.9. Wecan surely (19) our public health care system, but it still gives us, for all its flaws, the best health care in the world.10. The manual labor in the countryside for 10 years had (20) him with a strong will and perseverance to overcome difficulties.Part 3 Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs( 每题： 1 分，满分10 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions or adverbs. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.to the professor, if you are invested common-sense ideas, you will havenecessary skills for a lifetime employment.is the child's first taste of living away from home, in the place where he muststand on his own two feet, and where he must stand himself.the 60s and 70s in the last century, it was reported that many people who livedin the East Germany tried to defect the West.I began my undergraduate study, I had the opportunity to be exposed the full range of engineering courses.victim described her attacker a well-built man in his 30s though hepretended to be an old man that night.improve our medical service, the number of operations may have to be limitedthe number of experienced doctors.is not good reporting, which should involve all of the key facts and an accountof those facts _____________an objective manner.recent progress in technology, computer-aided language learning (CALL) is now agood alternative the usual ways of practicing listening and speaking.order to pay less in tax, people are keen to know how many kids you have will have no bearing ____________how much tax you pay.Part 4 Banked Cloze( 每题： 1 分，共10 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.A. spectacularB. speculateC. spanD. scopeE. availableF. compelledG. bothered H. accumulated I. prospectJ. boost K. humanities L. liableM. knowledgeable N. expelled O. stimulated Many people like to save books. If you walk into their home, you are 1. tosee anywhere from a single bookshelf to a whole library full of all kinds of books. They have 2. ____________such a wealth of books that the shelves in their study rooms reach up to the ceilings. The collections they keep on the shelves are dusted and lined up neatly. There are two important reasons why people save books.One reason people save their books is to use them as reference materials. People whose job includes studying a lot of textbooks might feel to save some of thosebooks for future reference. Those interested in electronic equipment keep theirbooks to about the mystery of computer technology and the like. Many families keep encyclopedias ( 百科全书 ) for their children to their knowledge.Another reason people save books is to make a good impression. Some think thata library full of the books of the , such as literatures and the books about artand history makes them look . Some people have never to read those books. Also, some people like to show to visitors their wide of tastes and interests. In fact, it's just a good feeling they want to have.Part 5 Paragraph Translation( 每题： 5 分)Directions: Translate the following paragraphs into English.中国的古代教育历史悠长。