西安电子科技大学英语二（下）期末试题3答案

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《英语（二）（下）》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. —What about a game of tennis?

—_____________

A. Yes, it’s a game.    B. Ok.      C. I’m doing well.    D. see you.

答案：

解析：别人邀请，回答同意。符合英语习惯。

2. —Why do the schools require their students to wear uniforms? Everyone looks alike. It doesn’t make any sense!

— Well, _______________.

A. you need to look all    B. you are not seeing the whole picture

C. you should think around    D. you don’t take all sides into consideration

答案：

解析：“只知其一不知其二”，符合上下文。

3. —What will you have for lunch? How about trying some dumplings?

—Well, I am not picky, but _______________.

A. dumplings are the last thing for me

B. dumplings sound a good idea

C. I don’t need dumplings actually  

D. I will have a big bowl of dumplings

答案：

解析：明显转折了，必然否定。

4.  —We will have a party tomorrow evening. Would you like to come?

—_______________, but I’m having examinations these days.

A. I wish I could have gone B. I wish I would have gone

C. I wish I could D. I wish I should

答案：

解析：对将来的虚拟。

5. —I think women should enjoy the same rights as men.

— _______________.

A. I agree with you the most B. I agree with you the best

C. I couldn’t agree with you more D. I could agree with you more

答案：

解析：固定搭配，表示“完全同意”。

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

Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do.

In the past of you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a host of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense, these “how-to” sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning. This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—or Frequently Asked Questions files—that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global discussion group. These FAQs, many of which still circulate (go round continuously), took a specific subject—and explained it to complete novices.

But “how-to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums (论坛). These sites take the style of a written tutorial (teaching period) and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn2. com (www. learn2. com). It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

At ehow. com (www. ehow. com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

6. The purpose of writing the passage is to _______.

A. introduce new websites to people

B. teach how to take new courses by Internet

C. present new means to learn something you want to know

D. help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

答案：

解析：从文章中可以推测出来。

7. “How-to” sites are set up to _________

A. explain FAQs to the public

B. help people to learn what they want to

C. tell the difference from discussion forums

D. complete the growing world of online learning

答案：

解析：第三段表明此意。

8. The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ________.

A. experts who know a lot

B. hosts of “how-to” sites

C. people without knowledge

D. beginners of “how-to” sites

答案：

解析：从倒数第二道可以推测出来。

9. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. “how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to”sites

C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how-to” sites

D. you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

答案：

解析：从文章中可以推测出来。

10. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may _________.

A. visit www. ehow. com

B. visit www. learn2. com

C. visit the discussion forums

D. visit the FAQs

答案：

解析：最后一段表明此意。

Passage 2

When John Milton, writer of “Paradise Lost”, entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the grammar rules. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.

11．What does the passage mainly tell about?

　　A. How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.

　　B. How John Milton studied Latin.

　　C. How John Milton became famous.

D. How John Milton became a poet.

答案：

解析：这正是本文的主题。

12．Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

　　A. It has a strong Italian accent.

　　B. It has an uncommon accent.

　　C. It was natural and easy to understand.

D. It was bad and difficult to understand.

答案：

解析：第一段表明此意。

13．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

　　A. Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other English boys

　　B. Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

　　C. Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

D. Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton

答案：

解析：第二段表明此意。

14．Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

　　A. The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

　　B. The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

　　C. The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

D. Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

答案：

解析：第二段表明此意。

15．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” that the writer wishes you to understand?

　　A. Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

　　B. Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

　　C. Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

D. Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

答案：

解析：从文章中可以推测出来。

Passage 3

Extinction has recently become a catchword. Every day entire species of plants and animals die out, and for the first time in history this is due to the actions of just one species: humans. We already know about five mass extinctions, and now a sixth seems to be under way. This one is different, because it is man-made. Deforestation of the rain forests is just one aspect of the phenomenon. Most people may have heard about that, but few people know that most of the species existing in the rain forests have never been described by science. Often they die out before we ever know they existed. Nobody can tell what treasures we lose, perhaps a cure for cancer or other modern-day diseases.

  World-famous Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson examines life on our planet in his book The Diversity of Life. He doesn’t lecture his readers, but states in a matter-of-fact way what is known about the Earth’s past and the impact of mankind on its plant and animal life. Meanwhile, he suggests solutions for the present crisis.

  If you are interested in the future of planet Earth and want to learn to see the bigger picture, this is the book for you. This is no light bedtime reading and will probably leave you feeling uneasy. However, it’s important for people living in the 21^st century to think about how we can pass at least part of this diversity on to our children. Recent research shows that Earth needs about 10 million years to restore the lost diversity of species after a great crisis. Ten million years are not much in terms of the life of a planet, but the period is way too long for mankind. Wilson’s book should help us to start a process of reconsideration.

16. Judging from the context, what does the word “extinction” (Line 1,Para 1) mean?

A. Death of many plants and animals.

  B. Killing of wild animals by man.

  C. Deforestation of the rain forest.

  D. Dying out of an entire species.

答案：

解析：从第一段可以推测出来。

17. In what sense is the present mass extinction different from the five previous ones?

  A. It is larger in scale.

  B. It is caused by man.

  C. The lost diversity can never be restored.

  D. It threatens the very existence of humans.

答案：

解析：从第一段第二句看出。

18. Why should people be concerned about extinction?

  A. Because many existing species have not yet been studied.

  B. Because the dying species may be of great value to humans.

  C. Because it may lead to great climate changes on earth.

  D. Because the dying species can cure cancer and other diseases.

答案：

解析：从文章中可以推测出来。

19. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

  A. there are now more species on our planet than before

  B. every plant or animal is described in the book The Diversity of Life

  C. without man’s interference every species would have survived

  D. many species lived and died without ever being noticed by man

答案：

解析：从文章中可以推测出来。

20. What is the chief purpose of Edward O. Wilson in writing the book The Diversity of Life?

  A. To provide readers with some interesting bedtime reading.

  B. To help specialists do research on plant and animal life.

  C. To arouse readers’ interest in the history of our planet.

  D. To remind us of the urgency of preserving the diversity of life.

答案：

解析：这正是本文的主题。

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 ____him to be so rude, so he was known as a man with bad manners.

A. understandable of   B. capable of C. special of D. typical of

答案：

解析：固定搭配又符合原文意思。

22. She was _______ because the car accident left her a broken leg and she was confined to bed for weeks.

A. interfered   B. depressed C. anxious   D. worried

答案：

解析：该答案最符合上下文。

23. He _______ in working 12 hours a day in his laboratory in spite of his rapidly declining health.

A. keeps B. persists C. continues   D. insists

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

24. Only a small number of students have the opportunity to _____ Ivy League universities in the US.

A. attend B. assign C. appoint  D. acquire

答案：

解析：固定搭配，意思是“上大学”。

25. One day in February the boiler ________; there’d been no heat or hot water all day.

A. brought down       B. broke down      C. cut down           D. calmed down

答案：

解析：固定搭配，意思是“出毛病”。

26. That important document provided a detailed ______for the development of higher education into the early 1980s.

A. blueprint            B. basement          C. character               D. compliment

答案：

解析：“蓝图”符合上下文。

27. ________the ground covered with ice, the road has become very slippery.

A. For          B. Since       C. Along        D. With

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

28. It was the hottest summer I can remember. The temperature once ______ to 40 degrees Celsius.

A. rised        B. roared       C. risked       D. roted

答案：

解析：“急剧上升”固定表达法。

29. Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive and well-educated. ________, they are willing to take risks to achieve success.

A. Above all    B. Worse still     C. Nonetheless     D. Similarly

答案：

解析：固定搭配又符合上下文。

30. It was already a ______ when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to purchase a new one.

A. wreck      B. lapel        C. glow          D. blonde

答案：

解析：“残骸”符合上下文。

完形填空(每题1分，共20分)

以下短文中共包含20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。

For the past two years, I have been working on students’ evaluation of classroom teaching. I have kept a record of informal conversations  31  some 300 students from at  32   twenty-one colleges and universities. The students were generally 33   and direct in their comments 34   how course work could be better 35  . Most of their remarks were kindly 36  —with tolerance rather than bitterness—and frequently were softened by the 37   that the students were speaking  38  some, not all, instructors. Nevertheless, 39 the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel  40 with things-as-they-are in the classroom.

Professors should be  41 from reading lecture notes. “It makes their  42 monotonous .”

If they are going to read, why not  43  out copies of the lecture? Then we 44 need to go to class. Professors should  45  repeating in lectures material that is in the text-book. “ 46 we’ve read the material, we want to  47  it or hear it elaborated on,  48 repeated.” “A lot of students hate to buy a  49  text that the professor has written 50  to have his lectures repeat it.”

31. A. involving      B. counting        C. covering        D. figuring

答案：

解析：“涉及包括”符合上下文。

32. A. best       B. least       C. length      D. large

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

33. A. reserved       B. hard-working      C. polite      D. frank

答案：

解析：“坦率”符合上下文。

34. A. over        B. at         C. on       D. of

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

35. A. presented     B. submitted    C. described   D. written

答案：

解析：该答案最符合上下文。

36. A. received     B. addressed     C. made      D.  taken

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

37. A. occasion       B.  truth       C. case        D. fact

答案：

解析：固定表达法，后跟同位语从句。

38.A. on        B. about         C. at         D. with

答案：

解析：固定搭配。

39. A. though        B. whether         C. as        D. if

答案：

解析：连词“正如”符合上下文。

40. A. dissatisfied     B. unsatisfactory   C. satisfied     D. satisfactory

答案：

解析：要用形容词，该答案表示“自己感到不满意”符合上下文。

41. A. interfered    B. interrupted      C. discouraged     D. disturbed

答案：

解析：“感到沮丧”符合上下文。

42. A. voices    B. sounds       C. pronunciation    D. gestures

答案：

解析：符合上下文意思。

43. A. hold         B. leave       C. drop       D. give

答案：

解析：固定搭配，意思是“分发”。

44. A. give         B. wouldn’t        C. mustn’t         D. shouldn’t

答案：

解析：“没必要”符合上下文。

45. A.  refuse       B. prohibit     C. prevent     D. avoid

答案：

解析：固定语法结构。

46. A. Once       B. Until       C. However      D. Unless

答案：

解析：连词“一但”符合。

47. A. remember        B. argue      C. discuss      D.  keep

答案：

解析：“讨论”符合上下文。

48. A. yet       B. not       C. and           D. or

答案：

解析：表示否定，符合上下文。

49.  A. desired     B. revised     C. required     D. deserved

答案：

解析：形容词“所要求的”符合。

50.  A. about       B. how        C. but        D. only

答案：

解析：固定搭配表示结果状语。

英汉互译(每题3分，共15分)

  51. The movie industry seems to be obsessed with violence and sex.

  52. She can’t understand her husband’s passion for opera, just as he can’t understand her passion for TV.

  53. 他们的婚姻因为钱的问题而破裂。( break up)

  54. 在公众面前，他不善言谈。（keep oneself to oneself）

  55. 当我们队输了比赛的时候，我感到我们让我们的球迷失望了。(let somebody down)

作文(15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。

My Resume

1. 我的个人简况（姓名、出生年月日、婚姻、健康、业余爱好等）；

2. 我的求职目标；

3. 受教育及工作经历；

答案：略