东财17春学期《大学英语2》期末考核作业
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一、 单选题 (共 20 道试题共 60 分)
1.There are other techniques that might help you ______ your studying.
A. with
B. at
C. into
D. over
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2.Teacher:Where is Mike this morning?Student:Hes got a cold.Teacher:______
A. He is absent.
B. Whats the matter with him?
C. Just tell him to take it easy.
D. What? Where is he?
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3.Would you ______ the stamps on to the envelope for me please?
A. stick
B. suck
C. pick
D. spit
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4. It was ______ that he couldnt finish it alone.
A. a so difficult work
B. a so difficult job
C. such a difficult job
D. such a difficult work
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5. Operator ______ May I help you?
Bill Id like to set up a telephone service please.
A. Speaking
B. Hey
C. Im John Smith
D. Pacific Bell
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6.Henry Ford was himself a ______ mechanic and could build a car with his own hands.
A. bear
B. bore
C. born
D. bearing
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7.Doctor _______
Patient Ive caught a bad cold and got a sour throat.
A. Do you have anything to declare sir?
B. What seems to be the problem?
C. Good morning. May I help you?
D. How have you been getting along recently?
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8.Speaker A Want to come over Thursday for supper? Speaker B _______ .
A. I really cant. Youll not mind I think
B. Lets put it off till later
C. Thanks but I have to work that evening
D. No I dont want to
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9.My watch is not working. ________? Its ten past eleven.
A. What time is it
B. Whats the time
C. What time is it by your watch
D. What is time by your watch
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10. Marilyn Dont you like to eat Korean food?
Robbie ________.
A. No Korean food is not real to my taste
B. No because Korean food is very good
C. No I prefer to have Chinese noodles
D. No I like very much to eat Korean food
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11.______ I tell you yesterday not to touch that dog!
A. Havent
B. Hasnt
C. Didnt
D. Arent
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12.According ______ travel agents the growth trend in travel is the halfweek sneakaway built around a weekend.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. in
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13.The little boy put the bird in a cage to ______ it from flying away.
A. avoid
B. prevent
C. hinder
D. resist
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14.________?
Id like to see a pair of brown shoes.
A. What do you want
B. What do you like
C. What can I do for you
D. Do you want to buy something
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15.Nicholas Hello. May I speak to Tom? Tom ______
A. Sorry the number is engaged. Will you hold?
B. Hello. Whore you please?
C. Hello. Thank you for calling.
D. Yes speaking.
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16.A Firstly allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown manager of the company. B ______
A. You must be mistaken. I dont know you at all.
B. How do you do Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you.
C. Hello Brown! I havent seen you for ages.
D. Hi John! Welcome to China.
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17.Hows your brother these days? He hasnt been too well just recently. ________. Whats the matter? I think hes been overworking.
A. Itll be pleased to hear you ask after him
B. Thats not too bad
C. Im sorry to hear that
D. Ill tell him what you said
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18.I walked ______ the Seventh Avenue to catch a bus.
A.until
B. as long as
C. as far as
D. till
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19. Richard:Youve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu:______
A. Im glad you enjoyed it.
B. Oh,Im afraid I didnt cook very well.
C. Come again when you are free.
D. Its not necessary for you to say so.
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20.Tom is going to a concert tomorrow evening. So ______.
A.I am
B. am I
C. I will
D. will I
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二、 阅读理解 (共 2 道试题共 30 分)
1.The origins(起源) of baseball probably stretch back to 1839 when Abner Doubleday a civil engineering student laid out a diamondshaped field at Cooperstown New York and attempted to standardize(使标准化) the rules governing the playing of such games as town ball and four old cat the ancestors(祖先) of baseball. By the end of the Civil War interest in the game had grown rapidly. Over 200 teams or clubs existed some of which toured the country playing rivals they belonged to a national association of "Baseball Players" that had proclaimed(宣布) a set of standard rules. These teams were amateurs(业余爱好者) or semiprofessionals but as the game waxed in popularity it offered opportunities for profit and the first professional team the Cincinnati Red Stockings appeared in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams and in 1876 the present National League was organized chiefly by Albert Spalding. Soon a rival league appeared the American Association. Competition between the two was intense and in 1883 they played a postseason(季后赛) contest the first "worlds series". The American Association eventually collapsed but in 1900 the American League was organized.
1). According to the passage baseball originated in 1839 because ____.
A. Abner Doubleday invented a special diamondshaped pitch
B. civil engineering students became interested in playing games
C. the old games died out and a new one was needed
D. the rules of earlier games were amalgamated(合并) and regularized
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2). What was different about "Baseball Players" compared with earlier players?
A. They were not professional.
B. They belonged to many clubs.
C. They played by agreed rules.
D. They travelled widely.
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3). According to the passage the Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed in 1869 ____.
A. so that the public had the opportunity to profit from a professional team
B. to enable the amateur players to become professional
C. because baseball had become more popular by then
D. to produce a means of making money
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4). From the passage we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to ____.
A. authorize amateur and professional teams to combine
B. to provide a governing authority for baseball
C. reorganize the professional teams
D. enable more professional teams to be set up
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5). According to the passage at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were ____.
A. the American Association
B. the American Association and the American League
C. the American League and the National League
D. the American League
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2.The Smokey Bear(护林熊) fire prevention program has resulted in a savings of $20 billion on all federal(联邦的) state and private forested land(私有林地). In 1941 208000 forest fires burned 30 million acres while in 1981 fewer than 165000 fires burned about three million acres. While forest usage has increased the proportion(比例) of humancaused fires has remained stable people still cause nine out of ten forest fires. But the biggest cause of fires is arson(纵火) accounting for(引起) 34 percent of forest fires in 1981.
1). According to the passage use of forested land has ____.
A. been privatized
B. decreased
C. stabilized
D. risen
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2). According to the passage in 1941 forest fires burned ____.
A. less acres than in 1981
B. 20 million acres more than in 1981
C. ten times as many acres as in 1981
D. 3 million acres
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3). According to the passage the number of humancaused fires ____.
A. is the same as the arson cases
B. has remained the same proportionately
C. accounts for 34 per cent of forest fires
D. has increased
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4). According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
A. Nine out of ten fires are caused by arsonists.
B. There are more forest fires now than before.
C. The Smokey Bear program has saved the nation a lot of money.
D.People do not use the forests as much as they did in the past.
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5). It may be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. fewer people are using the forests
B. the majority of fires are caused by humans
C. more acres are destroyed by fire each year
D. arson is increasing every year
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三、 完型填空 (共 1 道试题共 10 分)
1.Music is part of every culture on Earth. Many people feel that music makes life worth___1___. We can make music ourselves if we play an instrument or sing. We can hear music on CDs and on radio or television. Music gives us pleasure. It can cheer us up excite us or___2__us. Music can be happy sad romantic sleepyall kinds of things. But what is it? Some people define it___3___an artful arrangement of sounds across time. Our ears___4___these sounds as loud or soft high or low rapid and short. The sounds need to continue for a time in some sort of pattern to become music. Music___5___language is a uniquely human form of communication. As with language there are many different kinds. In North America people listen to jazz rock classical folk country and many other kinds of music. Each kind of music has its own rules and "speaks" to us___6___its own way. What we think of music depends on___7___we live. What Americans are used to listening to might sound___8___to someone from another culture and vice versa. It might not even sound like music. In Indonesia gamelan orchestras play music on gongs drums and xylophones. These arent the instruments youd find in a___9___orchestra in North America. Today modern communications make it___10___for us to listen to music from all over the world. Music from one part of the world influences music from another part. For example gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 20thcentury American composers such as John Cage.
1).
A. live
B.
lived
C. to live
D. living
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2).
A. plump
B. send
C. soothe
D. plunge
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3).
A. with
B. to
C. at
D. as
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4).
A. interfere
B. interpret
C. intervene
D. interface
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5).
A. like
B. love
C. dislike
D. unlike
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6).
A. in
B. to
C. at
D. on
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7).
A. when
B. where
C. which
D. what
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8).
A. comfortable
B. familiar
C. good
D. strange
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9).
A. economical
B. typical
C. chemical
D. physical
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10).
A. possible
B. unlikely
C. impossible
D. like
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