自考大学英语（2）作业题及答案.doc

1、2013 年 4 月考试大学英语（ 2）第二次作业 一、单项选择题（本大题共 60 分，共 60 小题，每小题 1 分） 1. I dont know which of her brothers she was ( ). A. referred to B. referring to C. referred D. referring 2. Ann won the speech contest and her opponent congratulated her with （ ） . A. the lapse of time B. a flourish of trumpets C. a pinch

2、 of salt D. .a tone of respect 3. The girl was named ( ) her grandmother who was a very famous artist. A. after B. by C. with D. from 4. Mary seems not worry about tomorrows test. I guess she （ ） _ reading all the books on the reading list. A. must finish B. must have finished C. has finished D. hav

3、e must finished 5. If I were you, I ( ) the job. A. Accept B. would have accepted C. would accept D. had accepted 6. I gave him a present ( ) all the help he had given me. A. in the course of B. in course of C. in return for D. in turn 7. Communication here is very convenient. You can make a call at

4、 the telephone （ ） around the city. A. stall B. booth C. pavilion D. store 8. Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they of

5、ten went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses. Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?” “Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? Then we can star

6、t to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Dont invite too many.” Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she w

7、as writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.” “That isnt very nice, is it?” he said. “Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.” A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-n

8、ight when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained（抱怨） .” Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go. When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said

9、 to him. “That was a surprise, wasnt it? Who complained about the noise?” “I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last? A. From the morning till night. B. About fourteen hours. C. About two hours. D. Till midnightc 9. Certainly no creature in the se

10、a is odder than the common sea cucumber（海参） . All living creatures, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about an odd animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and n

11、ight but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets（美食家）？ For some fifty million years, despite all eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet,

12、 under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to such up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present. Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to sand-color a

13、nd nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber-shaped hence their name and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into narrow cracks where they are safe from predators and ocean curren

14、ts. Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the capacity to become inactive and live at a low metabolic rate （ ceding sparingly or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for

15、this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence. But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs in

16、to the water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate（ 排出内脏） and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted. The passage is mainly abo

17、ut _. A. the reason for the sea cucumber s name B. ways to identify the sea cucumber C. places where the sea cucumber can be found D. the peculiarities that make the sea cucumber unusual 10. Now she ( ) to do whatever she can for him. A. Makes B. Longs C. Waits D. takes 11. Upon ( ), please switch o

18、ff the air-conditioner. A. apart B. department C. apartment D. departure 12. He ( ) when his teacher asked him to hand it in. A. has just finished his paper B. just finished his paper C. would just finish his paper D. had just finished his paper 13. She said ( ) A. what it was a beautiful flower B.

19、what a beautiful flower it was. C. how a beautiful flower it was D. how a flower was beautiful. 14. -“ Hello, this is Dr. Smiths office. Dr Smith will be busy at Tuesday afternoon; he asks if you can change the appointment （ ） the same time next week?” -“ Ok, next Tuesday will be fine （ ） me.” A. fo

20、r . with B. at to C. to to D. in . for 15. He asked me （ ） to Lijiang. A. if I had gone to B. B. if I had been to C. C. had I gone to D. D. had I been to 16. The ability of remaining anonymous ( ) a kind of cheating. A. lead to B. leading to C. leaded to D. leads to 17. If you ( ) the doctors advice

21、, you would have recovered already. A. followed B. would follow C. follow D. had followed 18. ( ) by the way she spoke to me, I left the office. A. Annoying B. Angry C. Been angry D. Annoyed 19. The price of crude oil on the North American market increased （ ） 5%. A. on B. in C. at D. by 20. I thoug

22、ht it was very _ way to spend a weekend in countryside. A. relax B. relaxed C. relaxing D. relaxes 21. The World Health Organization is a（ n） （ ） association which is ready to offer help to any nation suffered from disasters without pay. A. international B. nonprofit C. profitable D. charitable 22.

23、In order to maintain sensible relationships, we must make _ sometimes. A. comprises B. compromises C. concise D. contacts 23. Excuse me, can you tell me where your general manager is? Yes, of course, ( ) A. here does our general manager B. here our general manager comes C. our general manager here c

24、omes D. here comes our general manager 24. I think the headmaster is a rigid man who lacks of a _ of humour. A. air B. touch C. gas D. sense 25. （ ） arrived （ ） she started complaining. A. Hardly had he when B. Hardly he had. when C. He hardly .than D. Hardly had be. than 26. Nowadays, we are provid

25、ed with many different ( ) of TV programs. A. Tracks B. Types C. Channels D. frequencies 27. You are _ to know the local customs of the country. A. assured B. assumed C. alarmed D. absorbed 28. Businesses and professional services are listed in a special ( ) directory. A. Classified B. Classical C.

26、class D. classes 29. My brother tried his best to think, but nothing ( ) in his memory. A. Flourished B. Stirred C. Expand D. spurred 30. Sooner or later it will （ ） that what he has said is right. A. turns about B. turns to C. turns out D. turns off 31. In case of ( ), please dial the alarm number

27、110. A. Emergency B. Emergent C. Urgency D. urgent 32. I wish I （ ） in the sun by a swimming pool now A. am lying B. were lying C. am laying D. were laying 33. When I reached the peak, my partners （ ） me. A. waited for B. were waiting for C. has waited for D. had waited for 34. The ministers agree (

28、 ) global warming is a serious world problem. A. what B. which C. when D. that 35. It （ ） for a week! Dont worry! It （ ） be a fine day tomorrow. A. rainsis suppose to B. is raining is suppose to C. has rainedis supposed to D. has been raining is supposed to 36. ( ) tonight, why not drop in and play

29、chess with me? A. Since you are free B. For you are free C. Because you are free D. If you would be free 37. I wish I ( ) English fluently. A. could speak B. can speak C. spoke D. would speak 38. I came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part

30、 of the country, and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside. Nowadays a superficial traveller in rural England might conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to t

31、he inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. Admittedly there has been a contraction （收缩） of village commerce, but its vigor is still remarkable. Our local grocers shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supe

32、rmarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing （排队） up at a supermarket. And the proprietor （店主） knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the

33、 town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling on the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner （领养老金 ） who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The more affluent customers tel

34、ephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it for them. The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course. But I also find

35、it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big battalions of industry or commerce. The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that _. A. their prices are higher B.

36、people cannot telephone them C. their staff may make less trouble to satisfy customers D. one has 10 queue up to pay in them 39. Great changes ( ) in China since 1978. A. have been taken place B. have taken place C. has been taken place D. has taken place 40. From time to time she looked round ( ) s

37、earching for someone. A. as to B. as C. as for D. as if 41. A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how unusual. At the bottom of the menu, there was a notice that said, “If you do no

38、t see the dish you require on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately.” The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something that was very unusual. When the waiter came up to take his order, he said,

39、“You say you can serve any dish, anything at all, even if its not on your menu, which is the longest menu in the world.” “That is correct, sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers requirements.” “Very well,” the man said. “In that case, bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian, no

40、t African.” The waiter wrote down on his pad： Two Indian elephant ears on toast. “Very good, sir”, he said. “That shouldnt take long. ” He walked away quickly. The man was very surprised and rather disappointed. Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face. “Ah! ”the ma

41、n said. “You cant bring me elephant ears on toast, can you? ” The waiter was very apologetic. “Im very sorry, sir, and this is most embarrassing, ” he said, “but Im afraid w e cant. Unfortunately, weve run out of bread. ” the waiter was unhappy because _ . A. the man didnt order elephant ears B. the

42、y had no elephant to cook C. they didnt want to serve the customer D. the chef didnt know how to cook the elephant ears 42. The WWW has become a powerful new medium for sharing information. ( ) A. 媒介 B. 中数 C. 中等的 D. 方法 43. The questions is ( ) American and European companies understand the Russian b

43、usiness environment. A. That B. Whether C. As D. why 44. Dont wor ry. If it is very difficulty, we might let the matter ( ). A. throw B. drop C. out D. off 45. These good shoes are a real bargain ( ) such a low price. A. at B. in C. of D. on 46. If he had asked me, I ( ) him. A. should have helped B

44、. would help C. would have helped D. helped 47. In time of recession, it is very hard for an undergraduate to find a （ ） job. A. decent B. current C. definite D. diligent 48. Wish you a happy voyage and give my best （ ） to your families. A. Blessing B. hope C. regards D. greeting 49. It was in the m

45、idnight （ ） the burglary happened. A. when B. which C. what D. that 50. Every drop of tears, every moan out of pain and every cry for help then _ like knife cutting deep into his heart. A. was B. are C. were D. is 51. They demand that all the facts （ ） first A. were examined B. are examined C. be ex

46、amined D. will be examined 52. By no means ( ) look down upon the poor. A. we shall B. should we C. we D. we should 53. The tall man ( ) the woman ( ) her wallet. A. robbed; of B. robbed; from C. robbed; out D. robbed; away 54. The parents association is trying to cooperate with the school to preven

47、t the teenagers from （ ） drugs. A. addicting in B. addicting to C. being addicted in D. being addicted to 55. There ( ) no money left, we had to change our plan. A. being B. would be C. had D. was 56. You ( ) to their English party tomorrow evening. A. are invited B. will invite C. will being inviti

48、ng D. will be invited 57. The air is full of smoke and people are coughing. Itll get worse ( ) the government does something about pollution. A. but B. except C. besides D. unless 58. Ahead of me I saw a woman ( ) I thought was my aunt. A. who B. whom C. of whom D. whose 59. Every advance in communications technology is a ( ) to the intimacy of human interaction. A. set back