西安电子科技大学英语二（上）期末试题2答案

《英语（二）（上）》期末考试试题

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交际与对话(每题2分，共10分)

此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

1. —I’m from the Physics Department. Are you from the English     Department?

— _________

A. Yes, I’m English.           B. Yes, I’m British.

C. No, I’m a computer major.    D. No, I don’t come from England.

答案：

解析：问所学专业。其它都涉及国籍。

 2. —Who’s speaking, please?

   —             .

   A. Who are you?

   B. I’m Parker.

   C. Don’t you know me?

   D. This is Parker.

答案：

解析：英语打电话用语，与汉语不同。

 3. —Thank you for giving me a ride home last night.

   —              .

   A. Oh, it’s a small thing.        B. Well, you are too polite.

   C. Oh, no. It’s what I should do.    D. Oh, it’s my pleasure.

答案：

解析：英美习惯，别人感谢，要说乐意，不能谦虚。

 4. —Why did you go to the travel agency yesterday?

   —               .

   A.  At 8 o’clock.           B. I drove there myself.

   C. For some information.     D. In the East street.

答案：

解析：问原因，其它不是

 5. — I’m sorry. I lost the key.

   — ____________

A. Well, it’s no big deal.      B. No, it’s all right.

C. You are welcome.         D. You are so careless.

答案：

解析：对别人失误进行评论。

2. 阅读理解(每题2分，共30分)

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

Passage 1

The greatest change has been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of woman's life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty years and is likely to take paid work until retirement, at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modem living conditions.

This important change in women's life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first chance, and most of them took a full time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to fuller part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the house, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.                                         

6. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ____.

A. at about twenty-five  

B. in their early fifties

C. as soon as possible after they were fifteen  

D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five

答案：

解析：通过第一段计算推测。

7. We are told that in a common family in 1890s _____.

A. seven or eight children lived to be more man five

B. many children died before they were five  

C. the youngest children would be fifteen

D. four or five children died when they were five

答案：

解析：通过第一段计算推测。

8. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth century mother ____.

A. would be healthy enough to take paid jobs

B. was usually expected to die fairly soon

C. was unlikely to find a job if she wanted one

D. would expect to work till she died   

答案：

解析：第一段所讲事实。

9. According to the passage, the women of today usually____.

A. marry instead of getting paid work

B. marry before they are twenty-five  

C. have more children under fifteen

D. have too few children

答案：

解析：第一段事实。

10. The best title for this passage is____.

A. Women’s Life

B. The Change of Women's life

C. Women's Marriage

D. Women's New Life

答案：

解析：主题谈美国今昔妇女结婚及工作变化对比。

Passage 2

Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature.

At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.

11. Why didn’t Washington go to college?

A. His family could not afford it.

B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time

C. He didn’t like the young Virginian gentlemen.

D. The author doesn’t give any reason.

答案：

解析：文章里没说。

12. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he        .

A. lacked practice in public speaking

B. felt his education was not good enough

C. didn’t like arguing and debating with people

D. felt that debating was like intellectual training

答案：

解析：未接受良好教育是真正原因。

13. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he     .

A. didn’t really care about going

B. didn’t know French leaders

C. couldn’t communicate directly with the French leaders

D. was too busy to travel

答案：

解析：因为他不懂法语。

14. According to the author,        .

A. Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life

B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak  French

C. Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison

D. Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen

答案：

解析：文章一再说因为未受良好教育他好多方面处于不利地位。

15. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education        .

A. was of great variety, covering many subjects

B. was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time

C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time

D. was rather limited for a president

答案：

解析：主题始终是谈华盛顿未接受良好教育对其构成的不利。

Passage 3

In the United States, a person can take credit only for what he has accomplished by himself. Americans get no credit whatsoever for having been born into a rich or privileged family. (In the United States, that would be considered “an accident of birth.”) Americans pride themselves in having been born poor and, through their own hard work, having climbed the difficult ladder of success to whatever level they have achieved--all by themselves. The American social system has, of course, made it possible for Americans to move, relatively easily, up the social ladder, whereas this is impossible to do in many other countries. The “self-made man or woman” is still very much the ideal in present-day America.

  Americans believe that competition brings out the best in any individual. They claim that it challenges or forces each person to produce the very best that is humanly possible. Consequently, the foreign visitor will see if you come from competition being fostered in the American home and in the American classroom, even at the youngest level. You may find the value placed on the competition disagreeable, especially if you come from a society that promote cooperation rather than competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in Third World countries find the lack of competitiveness in a classroom situation equally distressing. They soon learn that what they had thought to be one of the universal human characteristics represented only a peculiarly American ( or Western) value.

  Americans, valuing competition, have devised an economic system to go with-free enterprise. Americans feel very strongly that a highly competitive economy will bring out the best in its people and ultimately, that the society which fosters competition will progress most rapidly. If you look for it, you will see evidence in all areas--in all fields as diverse as medicine, the arts, education, and sports--that free enterprise is the approach most often preferred in America.

16. What does the author mean by saying “The ‘self-made man or woman’ is still very much the ideal in present-day America”?

  A. Americans no longer respect those who are born rich as they used to.

  B. Americans still respect those who have climbed up the social ladder through hard work.

  C. Americans think that an ideal man or woman should be born poor.

  D. Americans think that only the self-made man or woman is worthy of respect.

答案：

解析：其意为美国人目前依然尊重自力更生而成功的人士。

17. What does the author think of the American social system?

  A. It is a system that does not favor those who are born rich.

  B. It is a system that makes social climbing very difficult, if not impossible.

  C. It makes it comparatively easy for the poor to move up the social ladder.

  D. It is the best system possible in the world.

答案：

解析：美国政体使人容易白手起家。

18. Americans teaching in Third World countries found that ___.

  A. competition is a unique American (or Western ) value

  B. competition must be fostered in the classroom for success in business

  C. cooperation is more important than competition in bringing about progress

  D. competition is one of the universal human characteristics

答案：

解析：竞争是美国和西方价值观的独创，其它国家鲜见。

19. We can infer from the passage that free enterprise is ____.

  A. an economic system allowing free competition among businesses

  B. a belief that competition brings out the best in any individual

  C. an attitude that values competition rather than cooperation

  D. a theory that advocates competition as the source of all progress

答案：

解析：企业自由竞争是美国经济体制的体现。

20. Americans would most likely frown at you if you ____.

  A. complain that you were born poor and had had no opportunities

  B. tell then you were born poor and had to work with your hands

  C. go around telling people that your father is a self-made man

  D. tell them that their social system is not necessarily the best

答案：

解析：根据文章，美国人肯定瞧不起那些埋怨出生低下没有机会的人。

Ⅲ. 词汇与结构(每题1分，共10分)

此部分共有10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

21. It was _______ whom Janet spoke with in the party.

A. I      B. me     C. mine         D. ours

答案：

解析：语法要求此处应是宾格。

22. The leaves of many trees turn ______ in Spring.

A. to green    D. green    C. to be green      D. into green

答案：

解析：turn此处为系动词，后直接跟形容词作表语。

23. The savings, both _____ time and money, could be considerable.

   A. term of                   B. under the terms of

   C. come to terms with          D. in terms of

答案：

解析：固定搭配，此处需要介词短语。

24. Most criminals _____ go to prison _____ meet their victims.

A. would…than               B. would…rather

   C. would rather…than          D. rather…than

答案：

解析：固定搭配，意思是“宁愿…也不…”.

25. ____ against the coming hurricane, they dared not leave home.

A. Warned      B. Having warned      C. To warn     D. Warn

答案：

解析：应该用过去分词表示被动。

26. His explanation was so clear that no one was in any       about what he meant.

A. doubt     B. wonder     C. question   D. consideration 

答案：

解析：根据逻辑，此处应该是“怀疑“。

27. Jane, what did you do to my room? I have never seen such a _____ and disorder!

A. mass       B. mess      C. dirty       D. loss

答案：

解析：根据上下文，此处应该选“一团糟”的意思。

28. The two candidates disagreed and a          argument developed.

A. hard    B. bitter    C. sour      D. big

答案：

解析：“激烈争论”的地道英语表达法。

29. As students, we shouldn’t _________ our time like that; we should finish our school work first.

A. cut       B. live         C. kill       D. kick

答案：

解析：“消磨时间”的英语表达法。

30. The project will cost nothing; it will all be done by        .

A. amateurs   B. professionals    C. staff    D. volunteers

答案：

解析：高级上下文，选“志愿者”的意思。

Ⅳ. 完形填空(每题1分，共10分)

以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

Nowadays, the problem of generation gap becomes more and more  31  . What might be the causes of this problem?

　　Firstly, in most of the families,  32   of the parents have to work in order to earn more money to provide a better environment for their children. It’s  33    for the busy parents to find time for a daily talk with their children. Because of lack of communication, conflicts are easy to turn  34   and a wider generation gap  35   into being.

　　Secondly, parents who ask their children to be absolute obedient(服从) are also one of the causes. It is only natural  36   children hate to communicate with parents who often impose their own values  37   them.

　　To solve these problems, the busy parents should spare their children some time and communicate with them. They should be considerate enough to realize that each generation has its own advantages.   38  , the parents should try to give   39   their absolute power in family and form a friendly relationship with their children. The openness and consideration of both generations will probably   40   the gap between parents and children.

31. A. big        B. serious      C. worse     D. difficult

答案：

解析：问题“严重”的地道表达法。

32. A. neither     B. none        C. either     D. both

答案：

解析：“父母双方”的英语表达法。

33. A. difficult    B. easy        C. possible   D. impossible

答案：

解析：高级上下文，“很难”符合情景。

34. A. down      B. in          C. up        D. around

答案：

解析：固定搭配，意思是“出现”。

35. A. goes       B. takes       C. comes     D. forms

答案：

解析：固定搭配，指“出现”。

36. A. when      B. that        C. why       D. which

答案：

解析：引导主语从句。

37. A. on         B. in         C. among     D. with

答案：

解析：固定搭配，指“将…强加在…上”。

38. A. Therefore    B. However    C. In addition   D. Otherwise

答案：

解析：表达递进关系。

39. A. in          B. up         C. off          D. out

答案：

解析：固定搭配，指“放弃”。

40. A. broaden     B. widen      C. shorten      D. bridge

答案：

解析：固定搭配，指“消除分歧”。

Ⅴ. 英汉互译(每题4分，共20分)

  41. Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Germany team home.

  42. The singer has a unique voice which is easy to be remembered and recognized.

  43. 诚实在所有文化中都被视为美德。(virtue)

  44. 请记住你的家人会永远支持你。（keep in mind）

  45. 这些问题说明了一个好的计划的重要性。(demonstrate)

17.    Ⅵ. 作文(20分)

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一篇不少于100词的短文。

How to Spend Summer Holiday

1.暑假即将来临  

2.人们度暑假的种种方式 

3.我打算怎样度过一个有意义的暑假

答案：略