2011年12月考试大学英语（2）第一次作业一、单项选择题（本大题共60分，共 60 小题，每小题 1 分）1. The modern concept of the atom is not ___ it used to be in the past century.A. whichB. whatC. howD. when2. We all ( ) the most suitable one to take charge of the task.A. regard him thatB. regard as himC. regard him asD. regard him as that3. By using both ears one can tell the direction （）a sound comes.A. in whichB. from whichC. beyond whichD. with which4. You should follow the right （）when you turn off the machine.A. subsequenceB. consequenceC. sequenceD. acquaintance5. Would you mind ( ) him that his order will be ready on Thursday and asking him to call me any time before lunch.A. to tellB. tellingC. tellD. told6. He made such a generous contribution to the university （）they are naming oneA. asB. thatC. whichD. when7. The invention of steamer is an important （）in industry.A. innovationB. invitationC. inductionD. invasion8. Ahead of me I saw a woman ( ) I thought was my aunt.A. whoB. whomC. of whomD. whose9. Would you please ( ) this registration form?A. fill outB. fill withC. full ofD. full with10. （） your credit card into the ATM, input the right code and then you can get the money.A. putB. takeC. raiseD. insertA. putB. takeC. raiseD. insert11. The essay requires perfecting. I’ll ( ) in half an hour.A. hand it overB. hand over itC. hand overD. have handed it over12. When I was young, I ( ) climb the mountains near our town.A. got used toB. used toC. was used toD. got accustomed to13. Don’t lose heart! There is a promising future _____ you!A. waitingB. awaitingC. waitedD. ced14. It worried her a bit ( ) her hair was turning grey.A. whileB. thatC. ifD. for15. I can't drive this car as I am not （）with its control.A. accustomedB. awareC. familiarD. understand16. ___ you nominate will be elected.A. whoB. whomC. whomeverD. that''''s17. The only access to the town is across the bridge.( )A. 通道B. 存取C. 接通(电脑等)D. 接近18. I wasn't able to ( ) the meeting because I was too busy.A. AttendB. attemptC. assignD. withdraw19. We are offering these scarves for sale again ( ) request.A. AtB. WithC. ForD. by20. To make a long distance call, you’ll need to know the three-digit area ( ).A. NumbeB. SignC. codeD. mark21. ––Is Mr. Smith in the office? ––Yes, ( ) he is in charge, he must be there every day.A. sinceB. howeverC. whetherD. for22. I expect all the letters （）promptly.A. being typedB. to be typedC. having been typedD. to have been typed23. I don''''t think she meant （） you.A. HurtB. to hurtC. hurtingD. be hurt24. China is ( ) by the world for its Great Wall.A. known wellB. well knownC. well knowD. well knew25. We are unable to provide housekeeping services ( ) weekends.A. InB. AtC. OnD. during26. Finally the two firms have ( )A. EmergedB. MergedC. DamagedD. imaged27. You can’t cut ( ) the blood relationship between you and your parents wherever you go.A. downB. offC. upD. in28. She is leaving her husband because she cannot ( ) his bad temper any longer.A. put upB. put awayC. put byD. put up with29. I’ll go home for a vacation as soon as I （） my exams.A. finishedB. will finishC. am finishedD. finish30. It’s so cold this winter here, I feel like （） to the seaside to spend Christmas holidays on the beach.A. goingB. goesC. goD. gone31. The police do not allow him to go out of the city without ( ).A. PermissionB. AgreeC. InterestD. admission32. As they ( ) newspapers for a long time, they knew nothing about the world.A. hadn't readB. didn't readC. haven't readD. don't read33. This song can’t be his work which （） in country style.A. featuresB. charactersC. distinguishesD. contains34. The telephone ( ) connect you to the absent.A. used toB. using toC. are usedD. are used to35. I gave him the book, but demanded that he ( ) it to me in a week.A. must returnB. returnC. would returnD. returned36. There are also phrases that ____ like invitations but in fact are not.A. voiceB. noticeC. soundD. look37. Xiao Ming is （）about everything and keeps asking questions.A. stubbornB. interestedC. curiousD. addicted38. There were so many people that police found it very hard to bring the situation ( ) control.A. AtB. underC. withD. on39. He ( ) when his teacher asked him to hand it in.A. has just finished his paperB. just finished his paperC. would just finish his paperD. had just finished his paper40. You are ____ to know the local customs of the country.A. assuredB. assumedC. alarmedD. absorbed41. Please ( ) our sales manager if you are interested in our new product.A. ConnectB. CommitC. ExpectD. contact42. There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know ( ).A. which to chooseB. to choose whatC. what to chooseD. to choose which43. The （）output has increased greatly.A. manualB. annualC. periodD. partly44. When I said someone is smart I wasn’t ( ) to you.A. ReferringB. AffordingC. RefrainingD. deferring45. I can still remember _____ the happy hours I spent in the old cabin in the forest my childhood.A. expectantlyB. vividlyC. attentivelyD. promptly46. He asked me ( ) the party.A. if I had enjoyedB. if had I enjoyedC. I had enjoyedD. had I enjoyed47. Some children spend most of their free time ( ) television.A. lookingB. seeingC. watchingD. observing48. His music has _____ millions of people around the worldA. touchedB. reachedC. contactedD. met49. He pushed his plate away but ( ) from complaining to the waiter.A. ReferredB. RefrainedC. AttainedD. obtained50. I’m on night duty． When you go to （）__, I go to（）__．A. the bed．．．the workB. bed．．．the workC. bed．．．work the bed．．．work51. Plots of this thriller are really scary, which are also （）（） by the weird appearance of the actress.A. limelightB. enlightenedC. highlightedD. lightened52. The teacher will soon （） Beijing to have a meeting?A. Leave toB. leave outC. leave forD. leave alone53. I ( ) see the excellent performance yesterday.A. was luck toB. was fortunate toC. was luckyD. was fortunately54. I wonder if we could make it some other time if it is （）.A. consciousB. convenientC. commonD. continuous55. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ( ) for making money.A. other thanB. better thanC. more thanD. rather than56. You could have （）your spare time much better if you had planned well.A. employedB. hiredC. masteredD. managed57. Mrs. White couldn’t present at the meeting this afternoonbecause she （） the flu.A. obtainedB. caughtC. gainedD. receive58. The number of the （） users of this website increases quickly and to date has reach 2.3 billion.A. enrolledB. registeredC. subscribedD. applied59. You’re not required to commit yourself ( ) you know what the invitation is for.A. AfterB. UntilC. ForD. as60. The open-door policy has ( ) a deep ( ) the changes of China.A. given … example toB. had … effect onC. made … effort toD. paid … attention to二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共40分，共 4 小题，每小题 10 分）1.As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confusespeople and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now Iwould like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.If you look at a map of Europ e, you’ll see a group of islands—one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles (不列颠群岛). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland (爱尔兰).Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the Word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so? In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in These different countries spoke different language. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whol e island.There’s another thing that confuses people:sometimes you may hear people say “the Untied Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland”. That is official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?(1). English was first spoken in ( )A.BritainB.EnglandC.Great BritainD. Ireland(2). Britain is divided into( )A.England, Britain, and WalesB.England, Scotland, and WalesC.Wales, Scotland, and Great BritainD. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland(3). According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A.Wales is the richest of the threeB.Scotland is the largest of the threeC.Sometimes English is used instead of BritainD. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles(4). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ( )A.part of BritainB.part of British IslesC.the official name of the whole country EnglandD. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage(5). Which of the following is an independent country?A.B. WalesC.ScotlandD.Northern IrelandThe Republic of Ireland2. Summers with father were always enjoyable. Swimming, hiking, boating, fishing – the days were not long enough to contain all of our activities. There never seemed to be enough time to go church, which disturbed some friends and relations. Accused of neglectingthis part of our education, my father accepted their criticism. He decided to institute a summer school for my brother and me. However, his summer course included ancient history, which Papa felt our schools neglected, and navigation, in which we first had a formal examination in the dining room, part of which consisted of tying several knots in a given time limit. Then we were each separately sent on what was grandly referred to as a cruise (巡游) in myfather’s 18-foot knockabout. WE spent the night on board, and loaded down, according to my mother, with enough food for a week. I remember that on my cruise I was required to formally plot our course, using the tide table, even though our goal was an island I could seeclearly across the water in the distance.(1). What was the original reason for holding the summer school?A.Friends and relatives thought the children should learn religion.B.The father wanted the children to learn more about religion.C.The children got poor grades in their regular school.D. The regular school teachers neglected the children.(2). The purpose of the cruise mentioned in the passage was to ( ).A.have fun.B. test the author’s sailing abilityC.reward the author for completing summer schoolD. get to the island.(3). Why did the author have to plot the course of her cruise?A.She had to demonstrate her ability to do so.B.She was afraid of getting lost.C.The coast was dangerous.D. The tides were strong.(4). How long did the author’s cruise last?A. all summerB.a week.C.OvernightD. one day, morning till night.(5). Apparently a knockabout is( )A. an islandB. a cruiseC.a boatD. a seaman’s knot.3.We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn''t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors.""Yes, I''m glad they''ve finally decided to clean them." the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren''t you working late?"Mum just pushed harder each swipes (拖一下) of the mop, taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door. Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever.""You saw her. Mum?""Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It''s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. Youneed a brush."(1). When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ( )?A.to clean the floorB.to please the nurseC.to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller(2). When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ( )A.nurseB.visitorC.patientD. cleaner(3). After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?A.It is a children's hospital.B.It has strict rules about visiting hours.C.The conditions there aren't very good.D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.(4). From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely ( )A.the story-teller's sisterB.the story-teller's classmatesC.Mum's friendD. Dad's boss(5). Which of the following words best describes Mum?A.StrangeB.warm-heartedC.cleverD. hard-working4.They think they''re lucky that they''re living and it''s Christmas again. They can''t see that we live on a dirty street in a shabby house among people who aren''t much good. Johnny and the children can''t see how pitiful it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of this filth and dirt. My children must get out of this. But how? The money that we''ve saved isn''t nearly enough. The McGaritys have money, but they are show-offs with it. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of cookies while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts, and when she couldn''t eat any more, she shrew the rest down the sewer(阴沟). Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn''t rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. Everybody else here looks away because they''re ashamed(羞愧)of their lives. I''d like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grew up.(1). The writer suggests that her family ( )A.is extremely richB.is an unhappy oneC.are accustomed to their lifeD. long for a change in their life(2). The McGarity girl is characterized as ( )A.selfish and cruelB.friendly and kindC.beautiful and proudD. rich and nice(3). The writer thinks Miss Jackson is ( )A.poor but braveB.friendly and talkativeC.a teacher liked by all her pupilsD. an example her children should follow(4). Which of the following is TRUE?A.The writer's family is the poorest one on that street.B.Watching the rich girl eating cookies, those hungry children cried.C.The writer wants to move out of that district.D. The writer hopes that her children will become teachers.答案：一、单项选择题（60分，共 60 题，每小题 1 分）1. B2. C3. B4. C5. B6. B7. A8. C9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. B14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. B 25.C 26. B 27. B 28.D 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. A 35. B 36. C37. C 38. B 39. D 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 48.A 49.B 50. A 51.C 52. C 53. B 54. B 55.D 56. A 57. B 58. C 59. B60. A二、阅读理解单项选择题（40分，共 4 题，每小题 10 分）1.(1). B (2). B (3). C (4). C (5). D2.(1). A (2). B (3). A (4). C (5). C3.(1). C (2). D (3). B (4). A (5). C4.(1). C (2). A (3). D (4). C。