大学英语(二) 2017年11月考试考前练习题

大学英语（二）（第二版）2017年11月考试考前练习题

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Passage 1

Everyone 1 of the President of the US 2 the most powerful man in 3 ．But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies 4 to draw up the constitution of the new country 5 1788， 6 of them were not sure whether they 7 to have a President at all．There were even 8 who 9 a king，10 their successful war against the British king，George III．The decision was in doubt 11 the last moment．One group wanted 12 for life，while 13 suggested that 14 not be a President，because a Committee would govern the country better；a third group 15 a President 16 term of office would last seven years but who could not stand for reelection，because they were afraid he would spend his time 17 votes at the next election．In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him 18 for reelection because they trusted him．But they were 19 to make rules in case a future President 20 badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later．

1．A．use to think B．think C．thinks D．uses to think 2．A．to be B．being C．like D．as 3．A．western world B．the western world C．accident D．the accident 4．A．found B．met C．encountered D．put together 5．A．at B．by C．on D．in

6．A．a number B．a great deal C．a large amount D．the most 7．A．should B．would C．needed D．must 8．A．few B．a few C．little D．a little 9．A．had preferred B．would have preferred

C．should have preferred D．were preferring

10．A．although B．however C．nevertheless D．in spite of 11．A．until B．as far as C．so far as D．by 12．A．that the President was elected B．that the President would be elected C．to elect the President D．to be elected the President

13．A．another B．other C．the other D．some other 14．A．it should B．it would C．there should D．there would 15．A．would have liked B．would rather

C．would like D．would be liking

16．A．that's B．whose C．which D．of which 17．A．looking for B．to look for C．to look at D．looking at 18．A．stand B．to stand C．be standing D．that he stood 19．A．so careful B．too careful C．careful enough D．enough careful 20．A．would carry B．carried C．would behave D．behaved

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Passage 2

During the 1980s，unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90 percent．Some countries did not 1 enough food；basic needs in housing and clothing were not 2 ．Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed nations

3 solutions．

4 ，problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized nations．Industry in the developed nations is highly automated and very

5 ．It provides fewer jobs than

labor-intensive industrial processes，and highly 6 workers are needed to 7 and repair the equipment．These workers must be trained，8 many nations do not have the necessary training institutions．Thus，the 9 of importing industry becomes higher．Students must be sent abroad to 10 vocational and professional training．11 ，just to begin training，the students must 12 learn English，French，German，or Japanese．The students then spend many years abroad，and 13 do not return home．

All nations agree that science and technology 14 be shared．The point is，countries 15 the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully 16 the costs，because many of these costs are 17 ．Students from these nations should 18 the problems of the industrialized countries closely．19 care，they will take home not the problems of science and technology，20 the benefits．

1．A．generate B．raise C．produce D．manufacture 2．A．answered B．met C．calculated D．remembered 3．A．for B．without C．as D．about 4．A．Moreover B．Therefore C．Anyway D．However 5．A．expensive B．mechanical C．flourishing D．complicated 6．A．gifted B．skilled C．trained D．skillful 7．A．keep B．maintain C．retain D．protect 8．A．since B．so C．and D．yet 9．A．charge B．price C．cost D．value 10．A．accept B．gain C．receive D．absorb 11．A．Frequently B．Incidentally C．Occasionally D．Eventually 12．A．soon B．quickly C．immediately D．first 13．A．some B．others C．several D．few 14．A．might B．should C．would D．will 15．A．adopting B．conducting C．receiving D．adjusting 16．A．to B．at C．on D．about 17．A．small B．secret C．obvious D．hidden

18．A．tackle B．learn C．study D．deal 19．A．In B．Through C．With D．Under 20．A．except B．nor C．or D．but

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Passage 2

Passage 3

Most parents，I suppose，have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children．And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book．Either the author has aimed too 3 ，so that the children can't follow what is in his （or more often，her）story， 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers．

The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple，and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it．Unfortunately，there are in fact 8 books like this，9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve．This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 ．“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 13 of this．Children，left for themselves，often 14 the worst possible interest in literature．Just leave a child in bookshop or 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way，or have a look at most children's comics，full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents．

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 18 our taste in literature．After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books．So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story．

1．A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said 2．A．short B．long C．bad D．good 3．A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult 4．A．and B．but C．or D．so 5．A．both B．neither C．either D．very 6．A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher 7．A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads 8．A．few B．many C．a great deal of D．a great number of 9．A．but B．however C．so D．because 10．A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast 11．A．articles B．work C．arts D．works 12．A．grown-ups B．girls C．boys D．children 13．A．difficult B．hidden C．obvious D．easy 14．A．are B．show C．find D．add

15．A．school B．home C．office D．library 16．A．more B．less C．able D．be 17．A．lovingness B．interests C．objections D．readings 18．A．receiving B．accepting C．having D．refusing 19．A．same B．friendly C．different D．common 20．A．common B．average C．different D．same

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Passage 3

二阅读理解

Passage 1

The government may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living．When the government controls prices，there is no longer a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy．Government controls may help in an emergency（紧急情况）．However，some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time．

In cities with rent control，the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord（房主）can charge for an apartment．Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments．Their rent cannot increase；therefore，they are not in danger of losing their homes．However，the critics（批评者）say that after a long time，rent control may have negative effects．Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits．Therefore，they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits．They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled．As a result，new apartments are not built．Many people who need apartments cannot find any．According to the critics，the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city．

Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about rent control，price control and the minimum wage．The predictions may be correct only if other things are equal．

Economists do not agree on some of the predictions．They also do not agree on the value of different decisions．Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it．Economists do agree，however，that there are no simple answers to economic questions．1．According to Paragraph 1，price control _____．

A．does more harm than good

B．is good in every sense

C．is necessary but harmful in the long term

D．should be avoided

2．It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _____．

A．thanks to rent control，it would be easier for many to find apartments

B．landlords may take back their apartments if the rent is too low

C．the tighter the rent control is，the fewer new apartments will be built

D．landlords will not invest in other businesses after price control is approved by the government

3．Which of the following do all economists agree on？_____

A．Controls can have negative effects over a long period of time．

B．The government must take measures to control rent increase．

C．The maximum rent system protects people who don't have their own houses．

D．Economic questions are difficult to deal with．

4．The attitude of the author to price control is _____．

A．subjective

B．objective

C．indifferent

D．supportive

5．The purpose of this passage is to _____．

A．argue

B．persuade

C．analyze

D．describe

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Passage 2

Dr．kimsma，from the Netherlands，believes that euthanasia（安乐死）is not simply a question of ending someone's life．The important thing is how that person's life ends．If someone chooses euthanasia，he doesn't have to think about the worry and the suffering only．He can also focus on the things he really wants to do，such as taking a last trip，or making up a fight with someone in the family，or saying goodbye．The pressure on that person becomes lighter when he knows he won't have to go on suffering long．Often，people who have chosen euthanasia have such peace of mind that they die naturally．

Dr．Kimsma visits his patients every day in the final period of their lives，usually at their home，where most people prefer to die．He talks to them often about various treatments and ways to relieve their pain，so that they know about all the choices，not just euthanasia．“If I ended the life of a patient because I had not given him good care，I would feel ashamed and guilty，” he said．

Dr．Kimsma admits that in the case of euthanasia there is a conflict between his goals as a doctor：saving life and helping those who are suffering．He believes that helping people is the morally right thing to do．“My patients can be sure that I will not let them suffer unnecessarily alone．That is just my goal and duty as a physician．”

However，he thinks that euthanasia should never be easy for a doctor，or for a person's family，so that people do not begin to think of it as something ordinary．He says he can only continue to perform euthanasia because it is something that happens very rarely．In 1996 the government of Australia's Northern Territory passed a law allowing voluntary（自愿的）euthanasia．Peter Ravenscroft，a medical professor in Australia，suggests that this law was passed because very little care is available for patients beyond cure in the Northern Territory of Australia．

Dr．Ravenscroft holds that euthanasia is wrong．He believes that when people have an incurable illness，they should be given care that lessens their pain and suffering and helps them to feel less afraid．He says that such care should improve the quality of a person's life，even in the very last part of his life，without bringing death．Dr．Ravenscroft suggests that a patient should be given a drug to help him sleep for the last few days of his life，if nothing else will help him．Ravenscroft says，“I value sitting with dying patients or holding their hands．It reminds me that life is a great mystery and we all share the characteristics of being human．We take part in all of life including dying，but we are not masters of it．”

If euthanasia is legal，it may be easier to choose death instead of continuing to look for a better treatment．Ravenscroft has had patients who lived much longer than they were expected to live，and other patients whose pain suddenly became less．If euthanasia had been available，they might have died too soon．

Ravenscroft has another reason for not making euthanasia legal．He fears that people can be persuaded to choose euthanasia when they do not really want to．He thinks it is unlikely that any law can stop this from happening．

1．Which of the following is NOT Dr．Kimsma's opinion？_____

A．People may die peacefully in euthanasia because they feel less pressure．

B．Euthanasia allows people to focus on important personal things in the last phase of their lives．

C．It is wrong to give up looking for a better treatment for an incurable disease．

D．It is wrong to let a patient suffer when the disease is beyond cure．

2．According to Dr．Kimsma，when the two goals of a doctor conflict，_____．A．saving life of those who are sick should come first

B．helping people who are suffering should come first

C．it is up to his patient to make a decision

D．the solution varies according to the situation

3．Dr Ravescroft is against euthanasia．One of his reasons is that _____．

A．nobody really wants to end his own life

B．saving life is the only goal for a doctor

C．care given to people having incurable diseases can prolong their lives

D．people can be given painkillers and drugs to make them suffer less

4．By "we are not masters of it [life]，" Dr Ravenscroft means _____．

A．we have no right to end a person's life

B．we can never tell what will happen to us

C．life is as mysterious as death

D．life is always beyond our knowledge

5．Doctors Ravenscroft and Kimsma have opposite views on euthanasia，but many of their

concerns are similar．They agree that _____．

A．life should be respected more than anything else in the world

B．euthanasia should not be seen as an easy answer to incurable diseases

C．people cannot know for sure that their pain will not get better

D．the policy on euthanasia will depend on the development of medicine

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Passage 3

Studies show that the world in 2010 will be more crowded，more polluted and less stable ecologically（在生态方面）than the world we live in now．Visible ahead is serious stress involving population，resources and environment．Despite greater food output，people in the world will be poorer in many ways than they are today．

For hundreds of millions of the extremely poor，the outlook for food and other necessities of life will be no better．For many it will be worse．

While the economies of the developing countries are expected to grow at a faster rate than those of the industrialized nations，the total national product per head in most less developed countries remains low．The existing gap between the rich and poor nations will further widen．World food production is estimated to increase by 90 percent from 1970 to 2010．Most of that increase goes to the countries that already have relatively higher per-head food consumption（消费）．Meanwhile，per-head consumption of food in the developing countries will scarcely improve or will actually fall far below the present inadequate level．What is worse is prices for food are expected to double．

As a result，many less developed countries will have increasing difficulties meeting energy needs．For the one quarter of mankind that depends primarily on wood for fuel，the outlook is not hopeful．

Regional water shortage will become more severe．In the 1970-2010 period population growth will require twice as much water as it does today in nearly half the world．Still greater increases would be needed to improve standards of living．Development of new water supplies will become more costly．

1．According to the passage，in 2010 while output of food will be greater，_____．A．people will have sufficient food supplies

B．the world resources will become more than enough

C．in most developing countries people will have less food than they have today

D．the living standards of the world's population will improve greatly

2．According to the author，in 2010 for many poor people，_____．

A．things will get even worse

B．things will be a little better

C．it will be necessary for them to improve their housing

D．it will be impossible to obtain enough necessities of life

3．In the 1970-2010 period，the large proportion of global increase of food production goes

_____．

A．to 90 percent

B．to developing countries

C．to any country in the world that needs it

D．to those countries that already have high per head consumption

4．How does the author predict the development of new water supplies in the future？_____ A．Water shortage will occur in some regions only．

B．Development of new water supplies will be more expensive．

C．The less developed countries need more water than the developed ones．

D．The demand for water will double with the growing population．

5．Which of the following may best serve as the title of this passage？_____ A．The Future Problems in the World．

B．Water and Air Pollution．

C．Water and Food Shortages．

D．Food Production and Consumption．

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Passage 3

三翻译

（一）汉译英

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1. 如果你总是花钱这么快，早晚会负债累累。

解答:If you keep spending so fast，you will end up in debt．

2. 至于能来多少人，他完全没把握。

解答:He is very uncertain as to how many people will come．

3. 一看见那些桃子我就流口水。

解答:My mouth waters at the sight of those peaches．

4. 如果你不慎言的话，你说的话可能在将来导致麻烦。

解答:If you are not careful with your words，what you say may lead to trouble in the future．5. 你刚才肯定吸烟了，你呼出的气有烟味。

解答:You must have smoked just now．Your breath smells of cigarettes．

6. 别把事情弄得让我们很难办。

解答:Don't go out of your way to make things difficult for us to do．

（二）英译汉

1. You had better give an example to support your view．

解答:你最好举个例子证明自己的观点。

2. When the laptop was still a new thing，I bought one at a high price．

解答:那时笔记本电脑还是新事物时，我高价买了一台。

3. Can you translate this sentence into English？

解答:你能把这句话译成英语吗？

4. Please see to it that all the students are informed to arrive at the gymnasium on time．

解答:请务必通知所有学生准时到达体育馆。

5. She didn't have the heart to tell the truth to her family．

解答:她不忍心把事实真相告诉她的家人。

6. It is essential to book the plane tickets in advance．

解答:提前预定机票很有必要。

四作文

1.

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Chinese outline below．You should write at least 80 words．

The Happiness of Reading

1．人们常说金子是世界上最宝贵的东西，我认为读书…

2．"开卷有益"（Whenever you open a book，you will be benefited．）告诉我们读书…

3．我们应该终生不断地努力学习

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2.

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Chinese outline below．You should write at least 80 words．

Is Failure a Bad Thing？

1．失败是常有的事；

2．人们对失败有各种不同的态度；

3．我对失败的态度。

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3.

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic given below．You should write at least 80 words．

The Chinese Spring Festival

1．春节是中国的最重要的传统节日；

2．比较过去和现在人们过春节的不同之处。

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