成人大专《大学英语二》练习卷二I. Match the English words or expressions in the left column with its Chinese counterparts in the right column. (10’)1. informal a. 好事，乐事2. join b. 经验3. hear of c. 海外的4. treat d. 回来，返回5. overseas e. 机会6. include f. 分享7. chance g. 获知，听说8. share h. 参加，加入9. experience i. 包括10. return j. 非正式的II. Complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B,C and D. (15’)11. The girl ____ C ___ Xiao Hong is my classmate.12. We are overjoyed ___ B ____ you.13. It doesn’t seem likely _______ she will be here.14. Is your birthday ___ A ____ April?15. ___ A ____ the book___ A ____ by a little girl?16. In recent years, great changes ___ B ____ here.A. getting rid of . have taken placeC. has taken placeD. set up17. John stood at the door ___ D ___ he were waiting for someone.A. in caseB.thoughC. asD. as if18. She is ___ B ___ to pay the price he offered.A .license B. willing C. owe D.unlike19. Please __ D ____ the TV. We’ll watch the News Program.A. turn downB. turn intoC. turn offD. turn on20. He can do everything ___ C ___ cook.A. besidesB. besideC. exceptD. except for21. This park is very attractive, ___ B ___ to small children.A. at lastB. at leastC. at largeD. at most22. Many of the ___ D ___ in this company are women.A. employB. employmentC. employersD. employees23. I got a letter from Patrician this morning, ___ A ____ she is expecting another baby.A. sayingB. writingC. tellingD. speaking24. Travel by plane is now a___ D _____.A. commonB. impressionC. discoverymonplace25. We have the meeting ___ C ___ for Saturday afternoon.A. decideB. participateC. arrangedD. inviteIII. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. (10’)26. We___ had___Sue and Steve__ over __for dinner last night.27. We have___ arranged ____the meeting for Saturday afternoon.28. We are ________ looking forward to ___________seeing you again.29. I have met Mr. White on several _____ occasions _________.30. He is___ particular _____about what he eats.31. Do the trains ever run ____ on time _______here?32. Please ___ specify ______when you will be away.33. I can't ___ thank you more ____for your help.34. "It was very kind of you to invite us.""Don't __ mention _____it. It's nice to receive you here."35. Thank you for the _____ invitation ______. We'd be very happy to come.IV. Reading Comprehension. (30’)AWhen God made the first man, he put him on a beautiful garden, the Garden of Eden. Here Adam lived din peace with all the animals. God gave Adam eternal (永恒的) life. But Adam was lonely in the garden, so God made Eve. When Adam was asleep one night, God took a rib (肋骨) from him and made Eve, the first woman. Adam was happy when he woke up the next morning and found Eve beside him. God said to them, “Here in theGarden you have everything. But you cannot have one thing: you cannot eat the apples from the Tree of Knowledge.”One day Satan came to the Garden. He changed into a snake and went to live in the Tree of Knowledge. When Eve came near the tree one day, the snake called her.He gave her and apple and said, “Take this apple and eat it. Don’t listen to the God. Eat it.” After Eve took a bite, she took the apple to Adam. He was afraid, but Eve repeated again and again: It’s good. Here, eat it. Why not? So h e finally ate the apple.Before they ate the apple, Adam and Eve didn’t know that they were naked (裸体的). But now they were ashamed and covered their bodies with leaves. God was angry with them. He said, “Leave the Garden. You cannot stay here.”When Adam and Eve left the garden, they had their first experience of pain and hard work in the cold hard world outside.36. God put Adam in a beautiful garden where he lived ___C____.A. peacefully with other peopleB. happily with all the animalsC. by himself without any other peopleD. eternally37. Eve, the first woman, was made ___C____.A. by God from his ribB. by Adam from his ribC. by God from Adam’s ribD. by Adam from God’s rib38. According to what God told them, Adam and Eve could ___A____.A. enjoy everything except the apple from the Tree of KnowledgeB. learn knowledge from the apple treesC. share apples from the Tree of Knowledge with the animalsD. eat more than one apple from the Tree of Knowledge39. Which of the following statements is not true ___C____?A. Satan tempted Eve to eat the apple fistB. Eve persuaded Adam to eat the apple after herC. Adam also ate the apple without hesitating (犹豫)D. Both Adam and Eve finally forgot God’s words40. Before they ate the apple, Adam and Eve ____B_____A. knew they were naked but didn’t feel ashamedB. knew nothing about shame and didn’t know they were nakedC. covered their bodies with leaves and were not ashamedD. were not ashamed because they were not nakedBThe United States covers a large part of the North America continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south.When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented (代表) of the American flag by a star. All these states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 states. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii. Indians were the first inhabitants (居民) of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of the descendants (后代) of these original inhabitants living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans.”Most Americans, however, are descendants of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land. Those who came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England. It is for that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than of any other country in the world.41. What countries are neighbors of the United States? DA. CanadaB. EnglandC. MexicoD. Both A and C42. At the beginning there were __ D____ states, but now there are _____ states.A. 30, 50B. 43, 48C. 30, 52D. 13, 5043. The states are represented on the American flag by __C_____.A. sunsB. moonsC. starsD. earths44. The first inhabitants of American were __C___.A. the English peopleB. people from all over the worldC. the American IndiansD. the Americans45. The customs and culture of the United States are more like those of England than of any other country because __ D___.A. the language of the United States is EnglishB. the American were the first inhabitants of North AmericaC. people from other countries did not come to America.D. the early immigrants who came to America were mostly from England.CThere was a time when, if a lady got into a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat. Today a gentleman will probably look out of he window or hide behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand until someone gets off.You can’t entirely blame men for this change in manners. The days are gone when women could be treated as the weaker sex. A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, but in social attitudes. Hold a door open for some w omen and you’re likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as inferiors, unable to open doors for themselves.Take a girl out for a meal and she’ll probably insist on paying her share of the bill.It’s no wonder, then, that men have given up some of the gestures of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women. On the other hand, man’s politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feelings of women, so that men can see women as equal human beings.46.What do gentlemen now do when a lady gets on a crowded bus or train? CA. They will stand up reluctantlyB. They will offer her their seats after a whileC. They will pretend not to see herD. They will get off the bus47.Which of the following statements is true? DA. Men have become less and less polite to women.B The women are thought of as the weaker sex.C. The women could not open doors for themselves.D. Men’s attitudes towards women are reasonable.48. Why are some women likely to get angry when a man holds the door open for them? BA. Because the man should not hold the door open.B. Because they think they are looked down upon.C. Because they are treated too politely.D. Because men often offend women in this manner.49. What is re placing men’s gestures of politeness?BA. More graceful politeness towards women.B. More consideration for women’s needs and feelingsC. More equal treatment to women in every respect.D. More impolite gestures of social behavior to women.50.What can we learn from this passage? DA. Men ought to make gestures of politeness towards women.B. Women ought to make gestures of politeness towards menC. Women have achieved equality with men.D. Men are beginning to treat women as equal human beings.V. Translation. (15’)1. 去看芭蕾舞 (ballet) 对她来说真是一件乐事！It's a great treat for her to go to the ballet.2. 史密斯先生和他的妻子刚从美国回来。