1、- 1 -英语专科（二）作业二Part I Vocabulary wereB. were; areC.was; areD. were; was4. _your father at work the day_yesterday?A. Was; beforeB. Is; beforeC. Was; afterD. Is; afte5. It is ten years_I last saw her.A. afterB. sinceC. forD. that6. The Smiths _ in China for 8 years.A. has livedB. livedC. have beenD. l
2、ive7. My grandpa died _.- 2 -A. at the age of my 2B. for 2 yearsC. when I was 2D. my age was 68. Mother_me a new coat yesterday、I_it on、It fits me well.A. had madehave triedB. madehave triedC. has madetriedD. madetried9. He_very busy this week; he_free next week.A. will be; isB. is; isC. will be; wi
3、ll beD. is; will be10. Mother _ me a nice present on my next birthday.A. will givesB. will giveC. givesD. give11. It is expected that in the future robots will _ man to do those dangerous jobs.A. relaxB. relateC. requestD. replace12. The question is worth_ again.A. discussingB. discussedC. to discus
4、sD. discuss13. Marys dress is similar in design_ her sisters.A. withB. likeC. toD. as14. Lisa had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _.- 3 -A. intentionB. attemptC. purposeD. desire15. Elderly people_ best to a calm and unhurried envir
5、onment .A. responseB. replyC. answeD. respond16. In much of the animal world, night is the time _ for sleeppure and simple.A. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set up17. Many people often_that they cant find true love.A. talkB. speakC. complainD. quarrel18. It is very_to be interrupted by advertiseme
6、nt at intervals(间隔).A. annoyedB. annoyingC. being annoyedD. to annoy19. How did the soldiers_that order of the officer?A. try outB. look outC. take outD. carry out20. people appreciate_with him because he has a good sense of humor.A. to workB. workingC. to have workedD. having worked- 4 -21. I dont
7、usually like staying at_hotels, but last summer I spent a few days at_very nice hotel by_sea.A. the，the，/B. /，a，theC. the，the，theD. the，a，the22. In the district there are two glass_and one chemical_.A. works，workB. works，worksC. factories，workD. work，work23. Tony is going camping with_ boys.A. littl
8、e two otheB. two little otheC. two other littleD. little other two24. Tim has more foreign stamps than_ in his class.A. other any boyB. other any boysC. any other boysD. any other boy25. It was not until 1920_ regular radio broadcasts began.A. whileB. whichC. thatD. since26. The mother_ the disappoi
9、nted child and then promised to take him to the cinema as soon as it stopped raining.A. smoothedB. trackedC. comfortedD. settled27. In the middle of the grass stands a little board that_ “No Parking”.A. is readB. advisedC. readsD. hopes- 5 -28. Heres my card. Lets keep in_.A. touchB. relationC. conn
10、ectionD. friendship29. After she_ her shopping list, she found she had forgotten to buy some sugar.A. checkedB. examinedC. testedD. saw30. Up to now, scientists have not found out how to_ patient of that disease.A. cureB. treatC. deal withD. get rid ofPart II Reading Comprehension（每小题 4 分，共 10 小题，满分
11、 40 分）Directions：There are five questions in each passage. You are required to complete each question by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D)。此部分共有两篇短文。每篇短文后有 5个问题，每个问题后有 4 个选项，请你从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案选项。Passage 1Today anyone will accept money in exchange for g
12、oods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things we need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was
13、shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a s
14、quare hole in the center. Different countries have used different - 6 -metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. Th
15、ey began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history, from the days of shell money until today.31. In the Philippines Islands _ was once used as money.A. riceB. knifeC. clothD. wheat
16、32. What was first used as money? _.A. Elephants tusksB. ClothC. SaltD. Shells33. The first metal coins looked like _.A. square-shaped with some designs on themB. square-shaped with a round hole in the centeC. round-shaped with a square hole in the middleD. round-shaped with a round hole in the midd
17、le34. The first paper money _.A. was passed from west Asia to ChinaB. looked like a note used todayC. was first used in EuropeD. looked like a piece of fu35. We can infer from the passage that _.A. paper money isnt difficult to makeB. money must be suited to carryC. people need money to exchange goo
18、ds with each otherD. people prefer metal coins to paper notesPassage 2Women are terrible shoppers. They spend a lot of time shopping and they only buy a few things. My wife is one of them. Sometimes she - 7 -shops all day and she doesnt buy anything. She tries on clothes all day and then doesnt brin
19、g anything home. This seems mad.Shes too fussy. She only likes a few colors, Her favorite colors are blue, green and yellow. She doesnt like red and pink. They are too bright and they dont suit her. And brown and gray arent bright enough. Oh, shes fussy. This week, my wife bought herself a fur coat,
20、 and a ready-made suit dress, that is to say, a coat and a skirt. She wants to find a silk blouse to match them. Shed like to buy a hat, too. In this way, she says, she will be in the very latest fashion. It seems that the suit she bought three weeks ago is already out of date.36. Women are terrible
21、 shoppers because they _.A. buy too many things at one timeB. go shopping every dayC. do a lot of shopping but buy littleD. care little about prices37. The authors wife is _ .A. mad about colorsB. blind to colorsC. fuzzy about colorsD. fond of bright colors38. The authors wife bought _this week.A. a
22、 silk blouseB. a hatC. a suitD. a fur coat and a skirt39. The authors wife always buys more because _.A. she is keen on the latest fashionB. she is fuzzy about changing colors of her dressC. she always finds her dress uncomfortableD. she tries to look younger than her age40. The author thinks his wife is anything but a _shopper.A. crazyB. fussyC. terribleD. reasonable
