大学英语(重修班) 5套题

广西科技大学（重修班复习材料）年秋季学期期末考试试题

(考试时间：120分钟)

考核课程：大学英语2第一套试题考核方式：闭卷

题号一二三四五六七总分阅卷审核人

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一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. Many difficulties have___D__ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

A. risen

B. raised

C. aroused

D. arisen

2. There is an undesirable___D__ nowadays to make films showing violence.

A. direction

B. tradition

C. phenomenon

D. trend

3. Mrs. King is an ___C__ housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.

A. economic

B. economy

C. economical

D. economized

4. Mr. Fox has a good temper. It is __C___ to see him fly into rage like this.

A. seldom

B. least

C. rare

D. scarce

5. The early morning delivery didn’t__D___ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

A. aid

B. amount

C. lead

D. add

6. She kept __C___ by dieting and by exercising diligently.

A. thin

B. lean

C. slim

D. get by

7. The busy manager__B___ a doctor about his headache a week ago.

A. ought to see

B. ought to have seen

C. should see

D. should have seen

8. Could you find someone__A___?

A. for me to play tennis with

B. for me to play tennis

C. play tennis with

D. playing tennis with

9. He obtained a position in a government office through the __C___ of friends.

A. help

B. agency

C. influence

D. assistance

10. Across the river__B___.

A. lies a new built bridge

B. lies a newly built bridge

C. a new built bridge lies

D. a newly built bridge lies

11.___A__, if he does not learn he knows nothing.

A. Be a man ever so clever

B. A man is ever so clever

C. So clever as a man ever

D. Not matter how clever he

12. Although he had got the scholarship, he decided to___C__ his efforts on his study.

A. hold up

B. hold on

C. keep on

D. keep up

13. More than 30 applicants__A__ for the post of sales manager but only one will be the lucky winner.

A. compete

B. challenge

C. intend

D. ruin

14. The Hope Project is aimed to help those who are too poor to go to school. Until now, many

girls __B___ the project.

A. benefit of

B. benefit from

C. benefit at

D. benefit in

15. The young wife was so__A__ that she forgot to turn off the gas and went out.

A. careless

B. careful

C. care

D. carefully

16. Learning that John had found a girlfriend online, I was _D__ with surprise.

A. speech

B. speechful

C. speechify

D. speechless

17. The excited children __C____loudly when their mother asked them to go to bed early.

A. objected

B. opposed

C. protested

D. proposed

18. The latest development of the manned spaceship was __A____to the media yesterday and

made all of us excited.

A. released

B. relieved

C. removed

D. relaxed

19. During the vacation, business at the snack bars near the school __A___ to almost nothing.

A. shrank

B. faded

C. contracted

D. downsized

20. Developed countries had a responsibility to __D___ global economic growth to help new democracies.

A. influence

B. affect

C. urge

D. foster

21. From this Chinese cross-talk, we can see that humor is an effective way to __D___ differences.

A. make up

B. set up

C. grow up

D. patch up

22. The businessman was too busy, __B___ he had no time to read and reply all the emails he had received.

A. for

B. so

C. as well as

D. but

23. The young computer wizard was arrested by the police__B___ held for questioning.

A. therefore

B. and

C. for

D. yet

24. Nathan Hale would rather die__B___ live without television, telephone and computer.

A. nor

B. than

C. yet

D. then

25. Various forms of social pathology(病态，变态), ___A__, the abandonment of children, robbery_____ murder, frequently occur in crowded areas.

A. for example; and

B. both; and

C. so; and

D. namely; aswell

26. Jack’s friends all know that if he makes a promise, he will__B___ it and this is why he is so popular among his friends.

A. insist on

B. stick to

C. keep on

D. focus on

27. English learning is really a painful__C___ to our Chinese students, who seldom use it in our daily life.

A. profess

B. protest

C. process

D. procedure

28. ―Austria‖and ―Australia‖are so alike in spelling and pronunciation that students easily get___A__ about them.

A. confused

B. confusing

C. confuse

D. to confuse

29. If you are asked to introduce a main speaker at a conference, remember that you should avoid___B__ too much.

A. to speak

B. speaking

C. speak

D. in speaking

30. Under no circumstances and in no way__A___ any other country’s internal affairs.

A. should any country interfere with

B. should interfere with

C. any country should interfere with

D. interfere with any country should

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二、阅读理解（每小题２分，共30分）

Directions:There are three reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

One day in 1754, a man went to the market in Florence, Italy, and bought some meat. The shopkeeper wrapped the meat in a piece of paper and the man took it home. When he unwrapped the meat, he was surprised to see some old writing on the paper.

This man was in charge of the public library, so he knew a lot about old books and old writing. He realized that the paper was a page of scientific notes.

"Only one man wrote like that," the librarian said to himself. "It was Galileo who wrote these notes!"

Who was Galileo? Galileo was a famous Italian scientist. He was a man of ideas, but he was also a man of action. He made many experiments in order to find out more about the earth and the universe. Galileo believed that scientists should not only sit in universities and talk about theory; they should also make practical experiments and learn from the results.

Galileo wrote down notes of all the experiments he made. After Galileo's death in 1642, Viviani, one of his students, collected the notes together and put them into his own library. However, when Viviani died, nobody looked at Galileo's notes any longer. For many years, people forgot about them.

The librarian hurried back to the market and asked the shopkeeper where he had got the paper from. The shopkeeper led him to the house where he bought the paper from. In the house, the librarian found many more of Galileo's notes. The family gave them to him.

In this way, a large number of important notes about Galileo's experiments were saved.

31.The librarian got Galileo's notes from __D__.

A the butcher

B Viviani

C a family living in Viviani's house

D the market near Viviani's house

32.Which statement about Galileo is NOT true? A

A He was full of ideas.

B He did a lot of experiments.

C He was an Italian.

D He gave his notes to Viviani.

33.Which statement about Viviani is NOT true? C

A He kept Galileo's notes.

B He was Galileo's student.

C He passed on the notes to his daughter.

D He was as famous as Galileo.

34.After Viviani's death, the notes __D__.

A were given to one of his friends

B were left somewhere in his house

C were lost

D lost its value

35.It can be inferred from the story that __A__.

A the family was unaware that they had Galileo's notes

B the librarian bought the notes

C Viviani gave the notes to the family

D the shopkeeper informed the librarian of the notes

Passage Two

A favorite story among acoustical (声学的) experts concerns a noisy Long Island suburb where, day and night, huge trucks thundered down a freeway, jet planes roared overhead, and a pumping station maintained a low, continuous thumping. One night all mechanical sounds stopped briefly; immediately half the people in the neighborhood awoke, sat upright, and exclaimed: "What was that?"

Americans are drowned in noise, one of the unwanted and unnecessary waste products of the twentieth century. Scientists speak of noise in decibels -- units by which they measure the intensity levels of the sound waves that beat against our eardrums. The shuffling of paper in silent surroundings represents about 15 decibels; a low conversation, 40 decibels; and the sound of an automobile horn, 90 decibels. In general, sounds above 80 decibels begin to irritate the human ear. Noise also causes increased muscular tension, which at night may deprive the body of rest.

Experiments have shown that 160 decibels of noise are fatal for small fur-bearing animals. Although equal exposure is not fatal to man, it may destroy hearing. Over the past thirty years the loudest sounds to which man has been exposed have increased from 120 decibels, the equivalent of the roar of a two-engine propeller plane, to 150 decibels, the blast of a four-engine jet. This is an average increase in volume of one decibel a year, and constitutes a potentially dangerous source of physical damage.

36.The story about a Long Island suburb is retold in order to show that __A____.

A we may find it easier to fall asleep in noisy surroundings

B contrary to popular belief, mechanical sounds are bearable

C nowadays suburbs are not just as quiet as we expect

D noise pollution has become a very serious problem

37.The author refers to noise as ___C___.

A an undesirable waste product

B an unnecessary mechanical sound

C a source of mental illness

D a measurement of the intensity of sound waves

38.Noise may interfere with man's sleep by ___B___.

A causing him to have terrible dreams

B distracting his attention

C increasing his muscular tension

D keeping him restless

39.Sounds of 160 decibels may __A____.

A be the loudest man can image

B do physical damage to man

C cause certain small animals to die

D Both B and C.

40.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to __A____.

A draw our attention to the importance of controlling noise

B show that man has more tolerance than animals when exposed to noise

C give a brief introduction to sound measurement

D illustrate that noise is a by-product of modernization

Passage Three

In recent years, large numbers of people are living a single life, at least temporarily, for this reason or other. However, they are often pressured to marry by their families and friends, who regard single adults as irresponsible and unfortunate.

Rose and Bill talk about the frustrations and disagreements. Rose has quarreled with her family. Her parents continually ask her why she doesn’t get married and have been putting pressure on

Rose to find a husband. This makes Rose angry.

Bill understands how Rose feels. He has also been upset about how his friends react to his single life. His women friends usually find him dates even if he doesn’t want them. They introduce him to new people as the eligible bachelor. Sometimes Rose and Bill feel they might be better off financially if they each found a marriage partner. They know that two people living together and earning two salaries can afford more than a single person can. They also know about the income tax advantages that married couples enjoy. However, for the moment, each of them is committed to remaining single.

Young people feel man pressures not to get married. Rose has a very good job at the bank and there is a possibility of a promotion in the near future. A promotion means a higher salary and more responsibility.

She questions whether she can combine success in business with marriage. How can she fully and completely take care of a wife’s duties while she can also succeed brilliantly in her office? Both demand a great amount of time and work.

Bill, too, is hesitant about getting married because of his active social life. He has many friends and is out with one of them almost every night. Hoe can he ever settle down and stay home with one person? Will he lose his friends?

At this point Rose and Bill are each trying to settle the questions of whether to get married or stay single. After all, marriage means responsibility. Both Rose and Bill know they will reach a decision without being pressured.

41. Rose is frustrated by her family’s___A___.

A. constant pressure on her to get married

B. unwillingness to accept Bill into the family

C. ignorance of her career potential

D. all of the above

42. Bill understands____B__.

A. his friends’ attitudes

B. the feeling of being pressured

C. that a dingle person dos better financially

D. that he is better of setting down with one person

43. Both Rose and Bill___C___.

A. will probably live together

B. will come to a decision together

C. are trying to decide whether or not to get married

D. are ignoring their friends’ advice

44. the sentence‖ they might be off financially if they each found a marriage partner.‖ can be

best replaced by‖ ___C___‖

A. Married couples usually enjoy more luxuries.

B. Married couples may enjoy better tax advantage

C. Married couples can afford more than a single person

D. both A and B

45. Bill and Rose both feel the pressure placed upon them by__D____.

A. close relatives

B. friends who find them dates

C. employers who want to hire only married persons

D. people who are close to them

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三、完型填空（每小题１分，共１０分）

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Little children have somehow got the impression that the definition of song is ―what you hear 46 D singing on the radio‖. And when teachers try to 47 A these children that they 48A sing, the kids just don’t see the point. Why should they struggle to perform a graceless version that only their mothers could possibly love? It’s so much easier to buy a CD and hear someone do it really well! Their logic is hard to argue 49 C and it’s a direct res ult of our society’s obsession with competence. Pleasure is no longer the 50 C of our leisure activities; in fact no one even sees anything pleasant 51C doing something less than perfectly well. This is crazy. And it’s 52 D a terrible toll. Not only 53 A depriving ourselves of creative satisfaction and discouraging our children from finding joy in 54 B they can do themselves, we’re also destroying our artists. In a word where we expect all our art to be supplied 55 A highly competent professionals, the pressure on the professionals becomes too great to bear.

46. A professions B professional C professionally D professionals

47. A convince B confront C discourage D encourage

48. A are able to B can as well C can too D too would

49. A at B for C with D /

50. A attention B possibility C aim D consideration

51. A at B by C in D with

52. A doing B having C making D taking

53. A are we B have we C it is D we are

54. A that B what C which D where

55. A by B us by C with us by D /

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四、英译汉（共１5分）

Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

56. Students in out school might differ greatly in their personality and interests but they have one thing in common—an interest in sport. Almost everyone goes in for sports or is a sport fan of one kind or another.According to their different intentions in taking part in sports, they fall into three groups: study-oriented participants, fun- oriented sports participants and beauty-oriented sports participants.学生在校外的个性和兴趣不同，但他们有一个共同的兴趣在体育运动。几乎每个人都参加体育运动或者是一个体育迷的一种或另一种。根据他们在参加体育活动中的不同意向，他们分为三组：以研究为导向的参与者，以趣味为导向的体育参与者和以美为导向的体育参与者。

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Directions: Translate the following five sentences into English. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

57.当乔丹回到家里，看到可爱的孩子们，他所有的烦恼一下子都不见了。

When Jordan came back home and saw his lovely children, all his worries disappeared suddenly.

58.为了让爱情永驻，夫妻之间要学会互相欣赏。

In order to keep love alive, it is necessary for couples to learn how to appreciate each other.

59.迪斯尼乐园之所以能成为这么吸引人的地方，是因为在那里工作的人们都想尽办法来为顾客服务。

Disney’s intertainment park can be such an attraction because the people working there go out of their way to serve their guests.

60.各国文化各不相同，但没有好坏之分。因此，各国人们应该互相学习不同的文化，尊重不同的习俗。

61. 多亏有了你的推荐，我的儿子才在公司里获得了更好的职位，我真的很感谢你。

广西科技大学（重修班复习材料）年秋季学期期末考试试

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(考试时间：120分钟)

考核课程：大学英语2第二套试题考核方式：闭卷

题号一二三四五六七总分阅卷审核人

得分

得分评卷人

一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. We have continued to work for one week, and the work is __C___ finished.

A. all the more

B. no more

C. more or less

D. what is more

2. I forgot that I had presented him__ C___ a dictionary.

A. to

B. /

C. with

D. about

3. I would like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and__B___ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. all in all

B. above all

C. after all

D. over all

4. The case against Robert Jones was ___B__ for lack of evidence.

A. discovered

B. dismissed

C. eliminated

D. resigned

5. There were some__A___ flowers on the table.

A. artificial

B. unnatural

C. false

D. unreal

6. She never laughed, __D___ lose her temper.

A. nor she ever did

B. or she ever did

C. or did she ever

D. nor did she ever

7. It was ___D__ that the queen would visit China next year.

A. produced

B. reviewed

C. exposed

D. revealed

8. The change in government is a/an ___A__ event of our time.

A. historic

B. historical

C. permanent

D. external

9. If you decrease the__B___ of alcohol in this solution, it would be less dangerous.

A. part

B. portion

C. section

D. share

10. Only in that way___C__ English well.

A. we can learn

B. we will learn

C. can we learn

D. can learn we

11. He thought the painting was of little __D___, so he let me have it for only ten pounds.

A. cost

B. value

C. price

D. expense

12. __D___, I agree to the plan.

A. On the whole

B. As a whole

C. At the whole

D. In the whole

13. Masked robbers __C___a branch of the bank in the southern suburbs of the city last night.

A held back B. held over C. held up D. held off

14. After the surgery, Jerry’ wife tried to persuade him to stay longer in the hospital, but with no

_C__.

A. affect

B. efficiency

C. effect

D. effort

15. In this terrible accident, all of the passengers in the bus __D__fortunately, only some got badly

hurt.

A. surpassed

B. remained

C. maintained

D. survived

16. The teenage boy complained that his parents devoted all their time to work and___C___ him.

A. missed

B. ignored

C. neglected

D. raised

17. The young teacher tried new approach __B___English, which proved to be effective in

involving students in classroom activities.

A. to teach

B. to teaching

C. in dealing

D. dealing

18. The company advertised for advertised with a university degree__A___ at least two years’

working experience.

A. plus

B. or

C. adding

D. except’

19. At the ___C__ stage of learning English, the learners should put an emphasis on listening and

speaking.

A. initially

B. initiate

C. initial

D. imitate

20. __C__ the two months, the fourth year students will finish their graduation thesis, or they can’t

get the bachelor’s degree.

A. Through

B. Over

C. on

D. For

21. When the fire broke up, the people who lived in this building were __D___ and fought their way

out.

A. scared

B. frightened

C. feared

D. panicked

22. The angry doctor ___B__ at the nurse for not preparing well enough for the surgery, which

made the nurse burst into tears.

A. yelled

B. shouted

C. screamed

D. cried

23. My mother seemed to have something on her mind and was __D___ no mood to look at my

school report.

A. at

B. of

C. with

D. in

24. Mark Twain tried many ways to memorize his speech and finally found an_C_ one.

A. efficient

B. affective

C. effective

D. effect

25. Not only__A___ have poorer memories they also had trouble telling important information from insignificant details.

A. did active smokers tend to

B. active smokers tended to

C. a parent would chose

D. would a parent choose

26. Bacteria is so small that__D___ a microscope can it be examined.

A. upon using

B. only by using

C. after using

D. by using

27. ___D__ had the top designers laid down the law when women all over the world rushed to obey.

A. No sooner

B. Rarely

C. Only

D. Scarcely

28. Bacteria is s small that __D____a microscope.

A. upon using

B. only by using

C. after using

D. by using

29. The middle-age people had better be careful about what they eat or they___B___ to gain overweigh.

A．mention B. tend C. intend D. sensible

30. Without ___A___ permission, visitors are not allowed to photograph these tare paintings in the museum.

A. particular

B. particle

C. positive

D. Emphasize

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二、阅读理解（每小题２分，共30分）

Directions:There are three reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Deaths from cigarettes are likely to more than triple over the next quarter century to 20 every minute around the world, scientists warn in a new global survey. The survey covers 45 countries, 15 more than the previous study. The additional nations are from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Sixty million deaths have been caused by smoking since the 1950s, the investigators estimate. They predict smoking will kill about 10 million people a year by 2020, the vast majority in developing countries where the habit continues to attract young women.

Investigators were unable to acquire smoking statistics from every country, which would allow the most precise estimates. Instead, they compared data on lung-cancer death rates among American non-smokers to the lung-cancer death rate in each country to get an estimate of the number of smoking in a nation.

The researchers said they used lung-cancer rates as the yardstick (标尺) because in developed countries, lung cancer is closely related to smoking and so seldom caused by any other factor among non-smokers.

According to the report, 10 percent of middle-age British men will die from smoking by the time they are 35 to 69 years old. In Poland, 20 percent of men are doomed to die from smoking, the

researchers predict.

31. It can be inferred from the passage that now the deaths from cigarettes every minute are most close to __A__.

A.6

B.7

C. 8

D. 9

32. According to the passage, in the previous report countries from __C__ are not included.

A. Asia

B. America

C. the eastern Europe

D. Africa

33. One reason that more deaths from cigarettes are from developing

countries is __B__ .

A. the medical conditions there are very poor

B.many women start to smoke there

C.there’s no control over cigarette advertising

D. there are more male smokers

34. Why lung-cancer is used in the research? A

A. Because lung-cancer among non-smokers is mainly caused by smoking.

B. Because it’s easiest to collect information about lung-cancer.

C. Because most smokers have lung-cancer.

D. Because lung-cancer is the biggest killer of human beings.

35. Non-smokers have lung-cancer mainly because __A__.

A. people around them smoke

B. they are infected by other patients

C. they work too hard

D. lung-cancer is the most widespread disease nowadays

Passage Two

Women often say they feel the effects of alcohol more than men do, even if they drink the same amount relative to body size. Now there’s medical evidence that women do become affected more quickly, in part because their stomachs are less able to break down alcohol.

Scientists have found that, in general, about 30 percent more alcohol

appears in the bloodstreams of women than of men of similar weight after up to two drinks have been consumed. And considering that men are usually bigger than women, the findings suggest that the first drink for a woman may have the same effect as the first two drinks for a man.

Some of the alcohol that people drink is broken down by a stomach enzyme(酶) and never reaches the bloodstream. Since the stomach enzyme is half as active in women as in men, more of what women drink enters the bloodstream in the form of pure alcohol. It is also found that the enzyme activity is lower in alcoholics －particularly women －who had no noticeable protection. This may help explain why more alcoholic women suffer from liver damage than alcoholic men.

36. " break down" in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _B___.

A. "split into"

B. "decompose"

C. "share"

D. "cut down"

37. Which of the following statements is true based on the passage? A

A. Women are affected more quickly by alcohol than men.

B. One drink a woman have may have the same effect as two drinks for a man.

C. Men can drink more alcohol than women.

D. Women are more likely to get drunk.

38. Women's stomachs are less active because ___C_.

A. they are of smaller size

B. they do not often exercise

C. their stomach enzyme is less active

D. they usually drink less

39. The enzyme activity is the lowest in __C__.

A. women who do not drink

B. men who do not drink

C. women who often drink

D. men who often drink

40.Men may be in advantageous position over women in drinking because __D__.

A. they are stronger and of bigger size

B. their livers are more resistant to liver damage

C. they have a bigger stomach

D. less alcohol they drink will appear in the bloodstream

Passage Three

Extra money does buy some happiness. But not as much as many people would think. Recently, two economists have constructed a sort of happiness index that assigns‖3‖ to ―very happy‖, ―2‖ to ―pretty happy‖ and ―1‖ to ―not too happy‖, and thus they reckon that an extra dollar provides 0.000004.9 in additional happiness. Or $10.000 would give you 0.04 units of extra happiness.

The two economists, using this index, assign a dollar value to other factors that are associate with more or less happiness. They find:

Second and following marriages are less happy than first marriages on average. A 16-year-old boy whose parents divorced has a lower level of well-being in adulthood.

Other findings include:

To bring African-Americans up to average happiness levels, they would need an extra $30.000 in annual income.

This, the authors guess, may be the impact of racial prejudice. Over the past few decades, however, their happiness level has risen. ―Blacks have made up some ground,‖ they say.

Unemployment is highly damaging to men’s happiness. It would take $60.000 a year to make up for being jobless.

Me n’s happiness has trended up. Women’s sense of well-being, though higher than that of men, had fallen‖ noticeably‖.

Policies aimed at ending prejudice against women in fact have not increased their happiness on the whole.

The educated people tend to be happier than those who are less educated. Many people may think that this is because they have higher income that often goed with greater education. But in fact even when separated from the higher income, the educated may have a higher sense of well-being.

Happiness and life satisfaction are U-shaped according to age. In the United States, people’s sense of well-being goes down to a low around 40 and then rises.

Perhaps, the authors suggest, people adapt to their circumstances, give up some unfulfilled ambition by the middle of their lives, and enjoy life more.

Generally the number o children and siblings a person has doesn’t have an impact on both children and siblings. Some scientists found in their separate study, ‖ The Rising Well-Being of the Young‖.

41. Extra money___C__.

A. may buy some happiness

B. can buy as much happiness as people expect

C. is certain to buy some happiness

D. is impossible to buy happiness

42. Which of the following statements is not true? C

A. Generally, first marriages are the happiest ones.

B. Parents’ divorce will also decrease the children’s happiness.

C. African-Americans ten to be happier than other people.

D. Being jobless will decrease men’s happiness level.

43. The passage states that __A___.

A. women’s happiness l evel has gone down sharply

B. the educated people ten to be happier than less educated people because they have higher

income

C. women tend to be less happy than men because there exists prejudice against women

D. higher income will certainly go with greater education

44. generally, ___B__ have the lowest sense of well-being.

A. people above 40

B. people around 40

C. people under 40

D. people under 30

45. A good title for this passage is ―__B___‖.

A. Happiness Level

B. Happiness Index

C. Happiness and Life Satisfaction

D. Sense of Well-Being

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三、完型填空（每小题１分，共１０分）

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

A contract (合同) is an agreement between two or more people (46) _A____ one person agrees to do something by a specified date in return for something done by (47) ___B__. Usually the contract is a written document signed and dated by both (48) _B____. It must state clearly the consideration, that is, what is to be given or done by one person in (49) __D___ for what is given or done by the other. If one person does (50) __C___ was promised and the other may be sued (控告，起诉) in court and required by court order to make good. He or she (51) __B___ also be required to pay for damages suffered as a result of the failure to perform. The things (52) _A____ by both parties must be stated in definite terms (53) __C___ the court will hold that the contract is (54) __C___ vague (模糊的) and general to be enforced. (55) __B___, the time period within which the work is to be done must be definite or the court will say that the document is not a contract.

46. A. in which B. that C. which D. on that

47. A. another B. the other C. other D. others

48. A. parts B. parties C. people D. aspects

49. A. replace B. payment C. change D. exchange

50. A. that B. the thing C. what D. something

51. A. need B. ought C. has D. may

52. A. to be done B. done C. to do D. being done

53. A. and B. else C. or D. so

54. A. so B. rather C. too D. over

55. A. Similar B. Similarly C. The same D. Too

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四、英译汉（共１5分）

Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

56. Getting help is not a sign of weakness, but self-care. If you value time with family over time spent in cleaning then it makes sense to get support. Time is precious. Wouldn’t you rather spend it doing something other than fighting over whose turn it is to clean the toilet? I know I would.得到帮助不是软弱的表现，而是自我照顾。如果你珍惜时间和家人在一起度过的时间，那么，得到支持是有意义的。时间是宝贵的。难道你不愿意把它花在做其他的事情上，而不是战斗到谁的转变，这是清洗厕所？我知道我会。

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五、汉译英（共15分）

Directions: Translate the following five sentences into English. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

57.当我们处于困境时，同事们伸出了援手，连平时常板着脸的老板也不例外。

58.单杠和长跑虽然是男生的首选，但很多女生也都爱好。

59.这位董事长忙得没有时间料理家务，因此他决定请家政服务帮忙。

The director was too busy to manage the house, so he dicided to hire household help.

60.高品质的产品，及优良的售后服务，使这家公司的产品家喻户晓。

The high quality of the products and the excellent post-service make the company a household name.

61. 对某些人来说，金钱就是一切，而对另一些人来说，金钱却是罪恶的源泉。

To some people money is everything while to other people money is the root of evil.

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一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. To be an investor, one needs profound knowledge as well as a very__A__ imagination.

A. vivid

B. bright

C. living

D. colorful

2. The fence along the middle of the highway is devised to __A___ vehicles _____ crashing into

each other.

A. protect…against

B. safeguard…against

C. warn…against

D. keep...off

3. As the result of the __A___, the diplomatic ties between the two countries were severe.

A. incident

B. accident

C. event

D. occurrence

4. While reading, you can___C___ the dictionary if you don’t understand one word.

A. look at

B. search for

C. turn to

D. get by

5.—I __B___ the town life here.

—Why not com to stay with us in our farm for a while?

A. put up with

B. got tired of

C. got used to

D. came up with

6. The new nurse is so kind that even those who first pushed her out ___C___ her.

A. go to like

B. turn to like

C. get to like

D. grow to like

7. We shall __C____ forget the parting advice of our teacher.

A. always not

B. not always

C. never

D. forever not

8. My brother had a cold last week, so B I.

A. had

B. did

C. am

D. have

9. Not only ___A___ but also he plays the piano and writes his own songs.

A. does john sing

B. sings john

C. john sings

D. does he mention

10. When the bell rang, all the examinees left the exam hall, __D____.

A. each smiled

B. each has smiled

C. each to smile

D. each smiling

11. I’m going to have to ___D___ on quite a lot of things—clothes, records and so on.

A. out off

B. cut away

C. cut out

D. cut down

12. All the students were___A__ at the change in their teacher’s appearance.

A. amazed

B. shocked

C. panicked

D. frightened

13. No sooner___B___ by the committee than they were put into effect.

A. had been the regulations approved

B. had the regulations been approved

C. the regulations had been approved

D. had been approved the regulations

14. VCD was not invented buy any single person, __C___ spring into being overnight.

A. so did it

B. not did it

C. nor did it

D. neither it did

15. Seldom__D_the word fun to describe raising children, for raising children does involve some

pain.

A. would choose a parent

B. a parent would choose

C. choose a parent would

D. would a parent choose

16.___A__could the daughter persuade her mother to allow her into the dressing room to see the

various suits.

A. In no way

B. On the way

C. By the way

D. Under way

17. After they got married, they ______C___in New York.

A. moved

B. went

C. settled

D. left

18. Even the primary school pupils know that sunlight, water and air are vital__C___ the growth of

any plants on the Earth.

A. for

B. with

C. to

D. in

19. Later, you will find if you want to make everyone__A___, than you will please none.

A. satisfied

B. to satisfy

C. satisfying

D. satisfy

20. Every employee in this company has the right to enjoy five-day-salaried __C___ every year.

A. rest

B. vocation

C. vacation

D. pastime

21. Even if we know every word in an English idiom, it does not mean we can_A___ it.

A. comprehend

B. intensify

C. result from

D. associate

22. The immigrants have made a most satisfactory____A_ to the new environment and integrate

themselves into the new culture.

A. adjustment

B. association

C. character

D. initial

23. ___C__ poor management, the company whose business was once thriving went bankrupt.

A. Because

B. Due

C. Due to

D. From

24. To an immigrant, frustration may__A___ feeling unable to express himself or herself in the

second comfortable with the life here.

A. result from

B. result in

C. result

D. result on

25. The chairman found it difficult to ___A___ after discussing such a wide range of problems.

A. sum up

B. curious

C. sum in

D. curious of

26. Mr. Green told me he would go abroad for a holiday, but did not__D____ when and where.

A. tolerate

B. stand out

C. tend

D. mention

27. Mrs. Smith cares so much about her appearance that she can’t___B___ being seen without wearing makeup.

A. stand out

B. tolerate

C. tend

D. emphasize

28. Generally, little children are so___C___ that they are always asking questions about whatever they see.

A. outstanding

B. crazy

C. curious

D. sensible

29. The doctor ___A___ that cosmetic surgery did have some side effects and people should be careful about it.

A. emphasized

B. tolerated

C. tended

D. connected

30. It can’t be denied that in every field of science, art, literature, sport, women have made _B_____ contributions.

A. standout

B. outstanding

C. stood out

D. Outstand

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二、阅读理解（每小题２分，共30分）

Directions:There are three reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

For anybody who ever failed a maths test, something marvellous happened in Stockholm on

December 10, 2000. A soft-spoken fellow from Kansas －a guy who was turned down by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) because his maths scores were too low and who never had much formal physics training －received the Nobel Prize in physics. This is slightly ironical, because Jack St Clair Kilby is not a physicist.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was willing to overlook that minor detail, though, because Kilby did, after all, come up with the most valuable invention of the past half-century: the microchip. Jack Kilby's idea sparked the information age. The tiny silicon chip at the heart of all digital devices has arguably become the most important industrial commodity since crude oil. Without the chip, there could be no personal computers or mobile phones, no Internet or Play-Stations. The semiconductor integrated circuit has changed the world as fundamentally as did the light bulb, the telephone and the horseless carriage. But somehow the man who made the microchip has never achieved the recognition that Edison, Bell and Ford enjoyed. Thanks to the Nobel Prize, at age 78, Jack Kilby finally received the attention he deserved.

31. Kilby is a(n) __A__.

A) American B) Frenchman C) Swedish D) Englishman

32. Kilby won the Nobel Prize for _D___.

A) his great research done in MIT B) he is an excellent physicist

C) he has had much formal training in physics D) he invented the microchip

33. It was the invention of __B__ that brought about the information age.

A) telephone B) microchip C) light bulb D) assembly line

34. Before the invention of the microchip, __D__ was the most important industrial commodity.

A) telephone B) light bulb C) automobile D) crude oil

35. The achievements made by Kilby were finally recognized __A__.

A) by his winning of Nobel Prize B) after the widespread of computers

C) after he died D) when he was admitted by MIT

Passage Two

ACT, Inc., is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of educational planning, career planning, and workforce development.

The concept for the American College Testing Program emerged in the 1950s, and the organization itself was founded in 1959. At this time, U. S. political and demographic (人口的) developments were inspiring major changes in attitudes about, and approaches to, higher education.

Before 1959, there was only one nationwide college-entrance testing

program, which focused on identifying the very best students for admission to the nation's elite universities. The remainder of college students were often admitted on the basis of family ties or entrance exams offered by individual institutions. In the late 1950s, large numbers of students were approaching college age and wanted to attend college. Financial aid to students was increasing, and most colleges wanted to grow. That was the atmosphere in which ACT's founders established the American College Testing Program.

As the nation's view of education has evolved to one embracing lifelong learning, ACT's programs have grown and evolved in the same direction, helping people plan for and assess learning throughout their lives from college through graduate school and also in the workplace.

36. Which description about ACT is NOT true? D

A) It is a non-profit organization. B) It was founded in late 1950s.

C) It provides services in many areas. D) It was founded by the U.S. government.

37. Before 1959, __B__.

A) there was only one nationwide college entrance examination

B) no one ever came up with the idea of ACT

C) only a few students could enter college

D) some students didn't have to take the exams offered by individual colleges

38. Which is NOT listed as one of the reasons led to the emergence of ACT? C

A) Growing population. B) Increasing financial aids to students.

C) Increasing unemployment rate. D) Many colleges' desire to grow.

39. ACT may not provide services to __B__.

A) college student B) pupils

C) graduate students D) newly-graduated students

40. ACT can NOT help a college student __B__

A) work out his career plan B) write dissertation

C) set up study schedule D) adjust to campus life

Passage Three

An English man decided to marry a Japanese girl in Tokyo on 4th September— the fourth day of the ninth month. Their Japanese friends were very shocked, because the Japanese think that the numbers four and nine are unlucky. This is because the Japanese for ―four‖ is the same as an old Japanese word for ―sorrow‖ and ―darkness‖.

The young couple thought about the problem for a long time. The Englishman wanted to get m arried on 4th September because it was his mother’s birthday. His mother couldn’t come to Japan for the wedding, and he wanted her to feel part of the ceremony.

The Japanese girl said she wasn’t superstitious but… There was also another problem. The fourth of September was on a Friday.

Of course, the numbers four and nine aren’t unlucky in every country. The Italians think the number seventeen is unlucky number. Seven is a mystery number. A lot of people think it’s lucky.

Three is a lucky number. When things are difficult, people think they will be successful the third time. I failed my driving test twice. The third time I passed it. So three times seven is lucky. Queen Victoria always had fine weather for her ceremonies because there were twenty-one cannons.

The most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don’t like to live in a hours or flat that is number thirteen. People don’t like to have parties with thirteen people. People don’t like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together—nine plus four – they make thirteen.

There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on Friday. Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Jesus Christ died on a Friday. (There were thirteen people at His Last Supper.) In Europe, they killed criminals on a Friday.

For some people, superstitions do the opposite things. My elder brother was born on the thirteenth. He passed his exams on the thirteenth. He married on the thirteenth. He became a pilot on the thirteenth. It was always a luck day for him. He was killed on the seventh.

41. We learn from the passage that___D__.

A. the Japanese girl thought 4th September was a lucky day

B. the will-be bridegroom thought 4th September was a lucky day

C. both of them thought it was lucky day

D. neither of them thought it was lucky day

42. On which date are an Italian couple most likely to get married? A

A. 7th September

B. 17th September

C. 3rd September

D. 21st September

43. According to the author, ___B___brought Queen Victoria good luck.

A. fine weather

B. 21 cannons

C. mystery

D. nothing

44. Which number is unlucky to most people in the world? C

A. 4

B. 17

C. 13

D. 21

45. the last paragraph mainly talks about___C__.

A. seven was the unlucky number to his brother

B. thirteen was the lucky number to his brother

C. to one person, a number is lucky but is opposite to another

D. people have different ideas about lucky or unlucky numbers

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三、完型填空（每小题１分，共１０分）

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

The conception of poverty and what to (46) _A____ about it have changed over the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the (47) __B___ were supposed to be at the bottom of the economic ladder as (48) ___B__ of the ―law of survival of the fittest‖. Society was (49) __D___ as a network of self-sufficient families which provided for their own. (50) __C___ persons outside a household orphans, the (51) ___A__ elderly, and the crippled) were provided outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient(权宜之计). Although it was (52) ___A__ that ―the poor will always be with us‖ t he individual was expected to improve himself (53) __C___ acts of his own will. Charity was thought to be the (54) ___C__ of idleness. By keeping wages low, laborers would be (55) ___C__to work harder.

46. A. find B. do C. work D. deal

47. A. inefficient B. invalid C. ineffective D. inaccessible

48. A. an effect B. a result C. an outcome D. a consequence

49. A. imagined B. estimated C. conceived D. guessed

50. A. Pity B. Needy C. Shabby D. Greedy

51. A. childless B. childly C. childlike D. childish

52. A. agreed B. concurred C. assented D. consented

53. A. through B. by C. with D. on

54. A. nurse B. evil C. patient D. ward

55. A. promoted B. admired C. encouraged D. excited

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四、英译汉（共１5分）

Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

56. Many people believe that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness. This belief actually diminishes their chances of getting real happiness. If fun and pleasure are associated with happiness,

then pain must be associated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true. More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.许多人认为，一个充满乐趣的，无痛苦的生活等于幸福。这种信念实际上降低了他们获得真正幸福的机会。如果乐趣和快乐与幸福联系在一起，那么痛苦就必须与不快乐联系在一起。但是，事实上，相反的是真实的。比不上，导致幸福的事情牵涉到一些痛苦。

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五、汉译英（共15分）

Directions: Translate the following five sentences into English. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

1.一些男子结婚以后，就不守信用了，他们宁愿在门口等着，也不愿陪妻子逛商店。

Some men don’t keep their words after getting married. They would rather wait at the entrance of the shop than go around with their wives.

2.这段时间杰瑞总是睡不好觉，因为一想到下星期要考试，他就精神紧张。

Jerry couldn’t sleep well these days, because the thought of his exams next week scares him stiff.

3.“两耳不闻窗外事，一心只读圣贤书”的人被称为书呆子。

Those who are very fond of reading books and neglect what is going on outside are referred to as book worms.

4.前几个星期，这几个健美运动参加者因为比赛顾不上学习，所以这个周末他们打算待在家里好好学习。

5.为了增强自己在工作中的竞争力，许多人在工作多年后不得不回到学校继续深造。

To keep competitive in their jobs, many people have to came back to school to pursue their studies after years of work.

广西科技大学（重修班复习材料）年秋季学期期末考试试

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(考试时间：120分钟)

考核课程：大学英语2第四套试题考核方式：闭卷

题号一二三四五六七总分阅卷审核人

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一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）

Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. Many car accidents happened at this __A___ turn of the road.

A. sharp

B. urgent

C. immediate

D. quick

2. The queen was more satisfied with the blue dress__A___.

A. than with the pink dress

B. to the pink dress

C. than the pink dress

D. for the pink dress

3. The majority of boys___B__ foot ball and basketball.

A. likes

B. like

C. are like

D. is liking

4. Mrs. Johnson promised to pay me back nest Monday. But when that day came, she denied

__C___ such a promise.

A. to make

B. making

C. having made

D. make

5. The book contained a large___C__ of information.

A. deal

B. number

C. amount

D. sum

6. The engineers are going through with their highway project, _A____ the expenses have risen.

A. even though

B. just because

C. although

D. as though

7. The old man’s____B_ to his son’s death surprised us all.

A. comment

B. reaction

C. impression

D. comprehension

8. it’s highly necessary that the rocket__C___ until all the preparations have been made.

A. is not

B. were not launched

C. not be launched

D. is not to be launched

9. most of the soldiers considered the guerilla force(游击队) to be a formidable__C___.

A. rival

B. match

C. opponent

D. counterpart

10. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no __B___ to speed up

deliveries.

A. trial

B. attempt

C. action

D. progress

11. The tennis player injured his ankle during the game. ___B__ he had to retire from it .

A. As a whole

B. As a result

C. As it were

D. As regards

12. It is useful to be able to predict the extent __C___ which prices change will affect supply and

demand.