《大学英语 二》期末考试试题I. Spell the following words according to the given meanings . (10%) 1. b___________ give birth to2. e___________ leave unprotected; uncover3. o___________ easily seen, recognized or understood4. m__________ offer something for sale5. s___________ fill something tightly with something else6. b___________ consider or compare7.f____________ provide money for8. t___________ express intention of hurting, punishing, etc. 9. g_________ _______ act or be in opposition to 10.s________ _______ cause something to increase speed II. Choose the best answers: ( 20%)1．April l st is day when strange things may happen and the best trick is that makes everyone laugh, including the “fool ”. A ．the; one B ．a; one C ．the; the one D ．a; the one 2．Dalian is well known for its mild climate, but it be very cold in winter.A ．shallB ．canC ．shouldD ．must3．If we develop the world successfully, we must make sure that everyone is able to take part in the new world we create.A ．are about toB ．are going toC ．are toD ．will4．—Did you really buy a new house in Beijing? — . A ．How do you feel it? B ．That ’s all right.C ．Believe it or notD ．It ’s up to you.5．—Was it in 1969 the American astronauts succeeded landing on姓名：______________ 班级：________________ 学号：_____________________……………………………………………………密……封……线……内……不……要……答……题…………………………………………………………the moon?—Yes, that’s right.A．when; on B．that; on C．which; in D．that; in6．the north of China, Harbin is famous for its ice and snow.A．Located in B．Being located in C．Locating in D．Located to7．his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.A．In spite of B．On account of C．Regardless of D．Instead of 8．—Could you tell me you thought of the film we saw last night?—Wonderful. In fact we couldn’t have seen a film.A．what; more interesting B．what; interestingC．how; interesting D．how; more interesting9．—You were out when I dropped in at your house.—Oh, I for a friend from England at the airport.A．was waiting B．had waited C．am waiting D．have waited 10．Scientists have made a great in the treatment of cancer.A．principle B．breakthrough C．conclusion D．introduction11．—I hear that you will be on travel again.—Yeah. My boss for me to discuss business details with someone from another company.A．asked B．arranged C．sent D．called12．—Such a mistake could have been avoided.—Unfortunately, he the mistake again and againA．repeated B．would repeat C．have repeated D．would have repeated 13．—You keep on coughing. What’s the matter?—Oh, I’ve got a cold. Nothing serious, .A．yet B．indeed C．though D．anyone14．I can think of many cases students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but wouldn’t write a good composition.A．why B．which C．as D．where15．Have you got a free evening next week?, let’s have dinner together.A．while so B．Since so C．When so D．If so16.---Have you checked all the clothes _______ to the people in the flood-hit areas?---Yes, several times. But I’ll check it once more.A. sentB. sendingC. to sendD. to be sent17.I don’t like fish, so I___________ eat it unless I was extremely hungry.A. needn’tB.shouldn’tC.can’tD. wou ldn’t18. This problem is far____________ me. I can’t work it out on my own.A. overB. aboveC. fromD. beyond19. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ________ with each other.A. they had quarreledB. they have quarreledC. have they quarreledD. had they quarreled20. - __________ potato salad is good.-I’m very glad you like it. I used special cheese to make it.A. the;\B. The; aC.A;\D.A; theIII. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. (20%)1.The manager has received only (apply) _________ for the post.2.People with (infect)___________diseases should be isolated.3.The (employ)___________ in our company are not all Chinese.4.Your boss said he had enough (confident)__________in you.5.This kind of stories often help to develop a child’s (imagine)___________.6.The doctor is performing a(n) (operate)________ on the patient’s leg.7.It will take a person a long time to develop (friend)________.8.Everyone looked fresh and (energy)_______after the three-day spring break.9.The children looked (wonder)____________ healthy with their bright eyes.10.There was so much noise that the speaker couldn’t make himself (hear)___________.11.The whole family went _______ (camp) on the beach last weekend.12.If _____ (heat), water will boil.13.It is _______(nature) that young man give his seat to senior people.14.It is decided that some employees_________(lay off)next month.15.If only I ________(be) there yesterday!16.Had she studied harder, she ______(speak)English better now.17.She invited all of you but me. She might not_____ (take) me for her good friend.18.He must have overslept. She never_______(come) late for work.19.They delayed (publish)_______ the report until after the election.20.He came home (immediate)_______ as soon as he finished the difficult task.IV: Reading Comprehension: (20%)Passage A:When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and greenD. yellow and orange3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schooling at any time4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa RicaPassage B:America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!6. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student7. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.8. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant9. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time10. A suitable title for this passage wo uld probably be “______”.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsV．Translate the following sentences into English.(20%)1. 一个多月的休息使她恢复了健康。