北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语预备级2》

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北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语预备级2》
试卷总分：100   测试时间：--
一、单选题（共20道试题，共40分。）
1.Chocolate and ice-cream have different（ ）.
A. favour
B. favourites
C. fever
D. flavours
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2.His book was much better than similar books （ ）before him.
A. being written
B. having written
C. written
D. writing
满分：2分
3.（ ）lovely weather we have been having these days!
A. How
B. What
C. How a
D. What a
满分：2分
4.The telephone was invented in 1876 by a man（ ）Alexander Graham Bell.
A. named
B. naming
C. that names
D. who named
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5.“（ ）the blue bus come here  ” “ Every twenty minutes . ”
A. How fass has
B. How soon will
C. How long is
D. How often does
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6.You saw Jane at the evening party,（ ）
A. were you
B. was she
C. didn’t you
D. did she
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7.Did you go to Beijing last year No,（ ）.
A. I have never gone
B. I haven’t gone to Beijing
C. I never go there
D. I’ve never been to Beijing
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8.（ ）is no good leaving today ’ s work for tomorrow .
A. This
B. What
C. That
D. It
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9.Great Britain and France will hold a（ ）regarding some European economic problems.
A. conference
B. reference
C. conversion
D. cooperation
满分：2分
10.It was not until 1980s （ ）they settled down in north America.
A. which
B. than
C. that
D. then
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11.He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hall without anyone （ ）.
A. noticing
B. noticed
C. to notice
D. being noticed
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12.（ ）wonderful birthday I am having!
A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How much
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13.The deeper a person’s sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. The word “deeper” in the sentence is closest in meaning to which of the following
A. heavier
B. louder
C. stronger
D. happier
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14.A:Are you satisfied with her work, sir B:Not at all. It couldn't be any（ ）.
A. better
B. best
C. worse
D. worst
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15.A sharp increase in military expenditure brought the cabinet a budget（ ）.
A. deficit 
B. debt 
C. red 
D. estimation
满分：2分
16.Yao Ming is very good. He was taller than（ ） in his grade that year.
A. any one
B. the one
C. other students
D. any one else
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17.（ ）I haven’t read the book, I know very little about it.
A. After
B. Although
C. As
D. Before
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18.A（ ）political and economic situation is very important for the development of any country.
A. stain
B. stable
C. peaceful
D. pink
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19.Her dog ran out of the yard（ ）the old lady opened the gate.
A. moment
B. a moment
C. the moment
D. that moment
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20.Daniel appears as though he（ ）the secret.
A. know
B. knew
C. will know
D. had knew
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二、阅读理解（共3道试题，共60分。）
1.    Having raised eight children of my own, I know the dilemma (左右为难) parents face. In a world increasingly hostile to children, we want to show we care by acting on our loving impulses, which usually means spending. But when our kids came home asking for the latest designer wear, my wife and I knew we had to say “no” more often than not. Of course, deciding to have no TV in the house was the first real breakthrough; I doubt we would have won this battle without freeing ourselves from its influence.
    As a child, I grew up in what I now see was poverty. For the first few years of my life, I ate only the smallest amount. Yet, I would find it hard to imagine a happier childhood. Why Because my parents gave us children time and attention on a daily basis. For instance, no matter how busy they were, they tried to eat breakfast with us before we went off to school each morning.
    No child should have to live in poverty. But I firmly believe that the happiness of a child does not depend on his or her access (接近) to material wealth. After all, it is the love we give our children, and not the things, that will remain with them for life.
    Having worked thirty years as a family counselor, I know that parents really do love their children, and want to do what is best for them. But what does it mean to give a child love Next time you feel that you have failed your kids, and are tempted to relieve those feelings by bringing home gifts, remember that we can’t buy our children’s affection. All they really want, and need, is time and attentiveness, a listening ear and an encouraging word. These are things every parent can provide.

1).What the author most concerns about is _________________.
A. how to make children pleased
B. how to give children the true love
C. how to educate his children
D. how to meet the children’s needs
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2).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
A. The author lived in a poor family when he was very young.
B. He never bought any gifts to his children.
C. When he was a child, his parents cared him and other children much in their own way.
D. Every parent has the ability to provide love for his or her children.
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3).In Paragraph 1, when the author says, “But when our kid…we had to say ‘no’ more often than not”, he means ___________________.
A. he could not afford too much
B. in order not to spoil his children, he must refuse them
C. though he loved his children, he didn’t always satisfy their material needs

D. he wanted to fight against his children
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4).The sentence “I would find it hard to imagine a happier childhood” (Para. 2) means _______________
A. his childhood was much happier than he could imagine
B. he did not have a happy childhood because of poverty
C. it’s hard to imagine whether he had had a happy childhood
D. none of the above
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5).What does the author think is the best for his children
A. Gifts.
B. A listening ear and an encouraging word.
C. Time and attentiveness.
D. Both B and C
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2.    Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do, especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come cross his desk every day. “It’s amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves,” he says.
      “Resumes arrive with stains. Some candidates don't bother to spell the company’s name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,” Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job”
    Can we pay too much attention to details Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees,” says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we're working on fit into the larger picture. If they don't, we should drop them and move to something else.”
    Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. "The Apollo II moon launch was slightly off-course 90 percent of the time,” says Garfield. “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.” Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.
    Too often we believe what accounts for others’ success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.

1).According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected ___
A. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume
B. because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume
C. because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their applications
D. because they eliminated their names from the applicants list themselves
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2).The word "perfectionists" (Line 1, Para. 3) refers to those who ___
A. demand others to get everything absolutely right
B. know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances
C. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives
D. are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do
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3).Which of the following is the author's advice to the reader
A. Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked.
B. Don't forget details when drawing pictures.
C. Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it.
D. Careless applicants are not to be trusted.
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4).The example of the Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that __
A. minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives
B. failure is the mother of success
C. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work
D. keeping one's goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked
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5).The best title for this passage would be ____
A. Don't Be a Perfectionist
B. Importance of Adjustments
C. Details and Major Objectives
D. Hard Work Plus Good Luck
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3.    The large part which war played in English affairs in the Middle-Ages, the fact that the control of the army and navy was in the hands of those that spoke French, and the circumstances that much of English fighting was done in France all resulted in the introduction into English of a number of French military terms. The art of war has undergone such changes since the battles of Hastings, Lewes, and Agincourt that many words once common are now only in historical use. Their places have been taken by later borrowings, often like wise from French, many of them being words acquired by the French in the course of their wars in Italy during the sixteenth century. Yet we still use French words of the Middle Ages when we speak of the army and the navy, of peace, enemy, battle, soldier, guard and spy, and we have kept the names of officers such as captain and sergeant. Some of the French terms were introduced into English because they were needed to express a new object or a new idea. In other cases a French and a native English word for the same thing existed side by side. Sometimes one or the other has since been lost from the language; but sometimes both the borrowed and the native word have been still in common use.

1).The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. most of today’s common English military terms dated from the sixteenth century or later
B. a study of the English vocabulary shows the important part which war has played in the history of England
C. many French words borrowed into English during the Middle Ages have since disappeared from the language
D. many military terms used in English were originally borrowed from French, some as early as the Middle Ages
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2).All of the following have something to do with the introduction into English of many French military terms except that _______.
A. war played an important part in English affairs in the Middle Ages
B. the English army and navy were controlled by those who spoke French in the war between England and France
C. France invaded England in the Middle Ages and many battles were fought in England
D. much of English fighting was done in France in the war between England and France
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3).The art of war has undergone such changes that _______.
A. we no longer use any French words of the Middle Ages
B. many words once common are not used any longer and they are replaced by Italian words
C. French military terms have disappeared from the English language
D. many words once common are now only in historical use and their places have been taken by the newly-borrowed words
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4).Which of the following is not the French word borrowed into English during the Middle Ages
A. sergeant
B. battle
C. spy
D. fight
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5).The writer takes the words “battle” and “fight” as an example to show______.
A. French words are needed to express something new
B. a French and a native word for the same thing have been still in common use side by side
C. French word or the other has been lost from the English language
D. “battle” is the borrowed word and “fight” is the native one
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