大学英语（二）（第二版）2014年11月考前练习题

一 完型填空

Passage 1

Each human being is born as something new， 1 that never existed before．He is born with 2 he needs to win at life．Each person in his own 3 can see，hear，touch，taste，and think 4 himself．Each has his own unique 5 — his capabilities and limitations． 6 can be a significant， 7 ，aware，and creatively 8 person in his own right — a winner．

The words “winner” and “loser” have many meanings．When we refer 9 a person as a winner，we do not mean one 10 beats the other guy 11 winning over him and 12 him lose．To us，a winner is one who responds authentically by being 13 ，trustworthy，responsive，and genuine， 14 as an individual and as a member of a 15 ．

A loser is one who fails to respond authentically．Martin Buber 16 this idea as he retells an old story of a rabbi who on his 17 bed sees himself as a loser．The rabbi laments that，in the world to come，he will not be asked why he wasn’t Moses；he will be asked why he wasn't 18 ．

Few people are one hundred percent winners or one hundred percent losers．It's a 19 of degree．However，once a person is on the road to being a winner，his chances are greater for becoming even more 20 ．This book is intended to facilitate the journey．

1．A．everything B．anything C．something D．thing

2．A．that B．what C．which D．how

3．A．way B．case C．method D．appetite

4．A．of B．to C．for D．about

5．A．possibilities B．abilities C．potentials D．energy

6．A．One B．All C．Every D．Each

7．A．thinking B．think C．thought D．have thought

8．A．produce B．productive C．product D．productivity

9．A．as B．to C．for D．on

10．A．what B．those C．which D．who

11．A．with B．for C．on D．by

12．A．making B．let C．letting D．make

13．A．credit B．believing C．credible D．believed

14．A．all B．both C．which D．each

15．A．society B．group C．community D．party

16．A．takes B．tells C．speaks D．expresses

17．A．die B．death C．dying D．died

18．A．his B．him C．himself D．self

19．A．matter B．case C．thing D．something

20．A．than B．much C．then D．so

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Passage 2

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

Starting several days ago，Salon is hoping some users will pay $30 per year for ad-free pages．These pages will 1 users the ads，and give more 2 including extra columns，and audio downloads of F．Scott Fitzgerald short stories． 3 ，users could continue to use the free site — 4 bigger，louder ads put on the web to 5 the perceived ineffectiveness of 6 banner ads on the tops of Web pages．

7 ，with the exception 8 The Wall Street Journal，which also 9 Web ads，paid Internet sites have been unsuccessful． 10 ，an industry analyst believes the choice between a traditional site and an ad-free subscription site may become a 11 in coming months， 12 large interactive ads replace or 13 traditional banner ads and demand more attention 14 Web users．“My prediction is that as these interactive ads are 15 and put on these sites，because they're more undesirably noticeable，people will be more 16 to paying for content that is ad-free，” says Denise Garcia，research director for media at Gartner，Inc．

Salon，an economically sick Web magazine，has had to lay 17 about a third of its staff in recent months．It hopes the 18 will bring 19 much-needed revenue，but does not see it as a sure method to 20 make the site profitable，a spokesman says．

1．A．provide B．spare C．give D．bring

2．A．personalities B．characters C．marks D．features

3．A．Or B．However C．Though D．Therefore

4．A．except B．despite C．although D．and

5．A．protect B．combat C．increase D．contradict

6．A．later B．latter C．current D．formal

7．A．Additionally B．Traditionally C．Essentially D．Presumably

8．A．to B．as C．at D．in

9．A．makes B．transforms C．performs D．runs

10．A．Presently B．So C．Though D．However

11．A．habit B．trend C．way D．instruction

12．A．when B．while C．as D．though

13．A．supplement B．put C．provide D．compensate

14．A．at B．to C．from D．in

15．A．implemented B．subscribed C．set D．prescribed

16．A．willing B．open C．tend D．likely

17．A．out B．aside C．down D．off

18．A．behavior B．move C．motion D．movement

19．A．in B．about C．at D．forth

20．A．instantly B．predictably C．constantly D．contemporarily

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Passage 3

二 阅读理解

Passage 1

On my voyage to Japan，I shared a cabin with Mr．Kelada．He was chatty and seemed too sure of himself．

One evening at dinner the passengers started talking about culture pearls（人工养殖珍珠）the Japanese were making，Mr．Kelada rushed the new topic：

“I'm going to Japan just to look into the Japanese pearl business．I'm in the trade and I know all the best pearls in the world．They'll never be able to get a culture pearl that an expert like me can't tell with half an eye．” He pointed to the chain that Mrs．Ramsay wore．“You take my word for it，Mrs．Ramsay，that chain you're wearing will never be worth a cent less than it is now．”

Mrs．Ramsay in her modest way flushed（脸红）a little and slipped the chain inside her dress．Mr．Ramsay leaned forward．He gave us all a look，and a smile shone in his eyes．

“That's a pretty chain，isn't it？”

“I noticed it at once，” answered Mr．Kelada．“Gee，I said to myself，those are pearls all right．”

“I didn't buy it myself，of course．I'd be interested to know how much you think it cost．”

“Oh，in the trade somewhere round fifteen thousand dollars．But if it was bought on Fifth Avenue I shouldn't be surprised to hear that anything up to thirty thousand was paid for it．”

Mr．Ramsay smiled grimly．

“You'll be surprised to hear that Mrs．Ramsay bought that string at a department store the day before we left New York，for eighteen dollars．”

Mr．Kelada flushed．

“Nonsense．It's not only real，but it's as fine a string for its size as I've ever seen．”

“Will you bet（打赌）on it？I'll bet you a hundred dollars that it's imitation．”

“Done．”

“Oh，Elmer，you can't bet on a certainty，” said Mrs．Ramsay．

She had a little smile on her lips，and her tone was gently showing strong disagreement．

“Can't I? If I get a chance of earn money like that I should be all sorts of a fool not to take it．”

“But how can it be proved？” she continued．“It's only my word against Mr．Kelada's”．

“Let me look at the chain，and if it's imitation，I'll tell you quickly enough．I can afford to lose a hundred dollars，” said Mr．Kelada．

“Take it off，dear．Let the gentleman look at it as much as he wants．”

Mrs．Ramsay hesitated a moment．She put her hands to the clasp（项链扣）．

“I can't undo it，” she said．“Mr．Kelada will just have to take my word for it．”

I had a sudden suspicion that something unfortunate was about to occur，but I could think of nothing to say．

Mr．Ramsay jumped up．

“I'll undo it．”

He handed the chain to Mr．Kelada．The man took a magnifying glass from his pocket and closely examined it．A smile of triumph spread over his smooth and rather dark-coloured face．He handed back the chain．He was about to speak．Suddenly he caught sight of Mrs．Ramsay's face．It was so white that she looked as though she were about to faint．She was staring at him with wide and terrified eyes．They held a desperate appeal（恳求）；it was so clear that I wondered why her husband did not see it．

Mr．Kelada stopped with his mouth open．He flushed deeply．You could almost see the effort he was making over himself．

“I was mistaken，” he said．“It's a very good imitation… ” He handed Mr．Ramsay a hundred-dollar note without a word．I noticed that Mr．Kelada's hands were trembling．

1．At the start of the story，Mr．Kelada is found boasting about his skill in _____

A．recognizing culture pearls from real ones．

B．predicting the rise and fall of pearl market．

C．examining pearls with half an eye．

D．estimating the price of any jewel．

2．What result did Mrs．Ramsay desperately want the bet to end with？Why？_____

A．She wanted Mr．Kelada to win because she wanted her pearls to turn out real．

B．She expected her husband to lose because he had forced her to take her chain off．

C．She wished that Mr．Kelada would lose because she didn't want her husband to know the truth．

D．She desperately hoped her husband would win because she didn't want him to lose $100．

3．When Mrs．Ramsay put on a look of "desperate appeal" she _____．

A．was afraid that her husband would lose $100

B．appealed to her husband not to bet on certainty

C．wanted both to calm down and give up the bet

D．was worried that Mr．Kelada would tell the truth

4．Mr．Kelada admitted that he was mistaken；he lost the bet because _____．

A．he was an expert on pearls，but this time the imitation was too good

B．he didn't want the narrator to detect his sympathy with Mrs．Ramsay

C．he wanted to help Mrs．Ramsay out even though it was a painful thing to do

D．he wasn't really very skilled in distinguishing between culture pearls and real ones

5．Which of the following is NOT a reason why Mr．Kelada's hands were trembling when he gave Mr．Ramsay the money？_____

A．He was sorry to part with the hundred dollars．

B．He knew he was right and yet，he had to say he was wrong．

C．As an expert on pearls it was painful to admit he had made a mistake．

D．It hurt his pride to be beaten by someone who didn't know much about pearls．

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Passage 2

“No man is an island，” wrote the poet John Donne several centuries ago．He was acknowledging one of our most distinctive characteristics：the fact that we are social animals whose behavior and personalities are shaped by the groups to which we belong．

Throughout life，most of our daily activities are performed in the company of others．Whether our purpose is working，playing，raising a family，learning，or simply relaxing，we usually pursue it in groups，even if the group is as small as two or three people．Our need for human contacts is not merely a practical one；it is a deep psychological need as well．If people are deprived of the company of others for prolonged periods，mental breakdown is the usual result．Even the Geneva Convention（日内瓦公约），an international agreement that regulates the treatment of prisoners of war，recognizes this need．It regards solitary（孤独的）imprisonment for more than thirty days as a cruel form of torture（折磨）．

In its strictest sense，a group is a collection of people interacting together in an orderly way on the basis of shared expectations about one another's behavior．As a result of this interaction，members feel a common sense of “belonging”．They distinguish members from nonmembers and expect certain kinds of behavior from outsiders．

1．By "No man is an island，" John Donne means _____．

A．no one can live on an island alone

B．a man is not surrounded by sea on all sides

C．a man and an island are irrelevant

D．no one can live in isolation from other people

2．The fact that we work or even play in groups illustrates the point that _____．

A．people are different from animals

B．Donne recognized the group to which he belonged

C．human beings are social animals

D．human behavior and personalities are formed by others

3．"Breakdown" as used in Line 5，Paragraph 2 most probably denotes _____．

A．separation

B．collapse

C．analysis

D．function

4．According to the passage，what is NOT a characteristic of a group？_____

A．There are at least two people in it．

B．The members share some common grounds．

C．The members work for one purpose．

D．The members interact regularly with each other．

5．This passage is mainly about _____．

A．the importance of human contacts

B．patterns of human behavior

C．the importance of human activities

D．patterns of human society

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Passage 3

Studies show that the world in 2020 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 2020．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 1970-2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 1970-2020 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

1．我不喜欢这痛楚，可是我忍受得住。

2．这个玩具一旦拆开，就很难再安上了。

3．他立刻打电话以转达祝贺。

4. 他们从教室里鱼贯而出。

5. 我们应把商品的质量放在第一位。

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1. 我不喜欢这痛楚，可是我忍受得住。

解答:I don't enjoy the pain，but I can live with it．

2. 这个玩具一旦拆开，就很难再安上了。

解答:Once taken apart，the toy is hard to be pieced together．

3. 他立刻打电话以转达祝贺。

解答:He made a quick call to pass on his congratulations．

4. 他们从教室里鱼贯而出。

解答:They filed out of the classroom．

5. 我们应把商品的质量放在第一位。

解答:We should attach primary importance to the quality of the goods．

（二） 英译汉

1．Are there computers available to the students in your university？

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

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

4. If I had realized that it was a dangerous job，I would not have accepted it．

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1. Are there computers available to the students in your university？

解答:你们学校有供学生使用的计算机吗？

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

解答:提前预定机票很有必要。

3. 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。

4. If I had realized that it was a dangerous job，I would not have accepted it．

解答:如果我当时意识到那是一种危险的工作，我是不会接受它的。

四 作文

1. 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．

How to Overcome Difficulties in My English Studies

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2. Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “How Do Students Spend Their Summer Vacation”．You should write at least 80 words based on the Chinese outline below．

1．过去学生是怎样度过假期的；

2．现在许多学生在暑假期间也挺繁忙；

3．我对此现象的看法。

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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．

Changes of My Hometown

1．家乡这几年发生许多变化；

2．现在和过去比较有哪些好的变化，有哪些不好的变化。

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