1、2014年 9 月份考试大学英语（ 2）第一次作业 一、单项选择题（本大题共 70 分，共 35 小题，每小题 2 分） 1. The park was filled with people ( ) on their cell phones. A. to talk B. talked C. talk D. talking 2. Something unexpected happened （ ） our way to the seaside. A. in B. on C. by D. at 3. I ( ) by the teacher at the meeting next week. A.
2、am praised B. have been praised C. shall praised D. shall be praised 4. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ( ) chemists. A. each B. some C. certain D. any 5. Never before had I speak out my mind in public, so when someone asked to sing a song at the party, I felt too （ ） to do so.
3、 A. embarrassed B. unfortunate C. unwilling D. pleasant 6. The experienced lecturer started his speech _ a series of questions. A. with B. in C. at D. upon 7. I saw him at （ ） _, not at （ ） _ A. my uncle the Blacks B. my uncles the Blacks C. my uncles the Blacks D. my uncle the Blacks 8. Im on night
4、 duty When you go to （ ） _, I go to（ ） _ A. the bed the work B. bed the work C. bed work the bed work 9. Lets take a rest and have a cup of coffee, （ ） ? A. shall we B. wont we C. shall you D. wont you 10. Thousands of people were gathering in the square （ ） ! A. What large crowd B. What a large cro
5、wd C. How large crowd D. How a large crowd 11. The telephone ( ) connect you to the absent. A. used to B. using to C. are used D. are used to 12. To most of the students, Economics （ ） _ always an important subject, also a difficult one A. is are B. have been C. was 13. The teacher takes the student
6、s ( ) there is something interesting to see. A. that B. whenever C. wherever D. in which 14. Florida can ( ) vegetable ( ) the rest of the country in the America. A. give with B. provide for C. meet for D. supply for 15. Dont lose heart! There is a promising future _ you! A. waiting B. awaiting C. w
7、aited D. ced 16. A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quic
8、kly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch. Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood t
9、he others language. The Frenchm an frightened the Italian with his fist（拳头） and pointed at the Italians watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to th
10、e watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italians. One night he went out for _ alone. A. a ride B. a walk C. a drink D. rest 17. This map is printed _ the scale of 1:465,000,000. A. upon B. to C. on D. in 18. I have never spoken ill of her, ( ) I d
11、ont like her. A. if B. because C. so that D. though 19. Her sister cares much about fashion and her clothes were always （ ） . A. up to date B. up-to date C. up to-date D. up-to-date 20. Spring （ ） , we may perhaps look forward to better weather. A. to come B. having come C. to be come D. having been
12、 come 21. A hot shower, a cup of milk, a bag of potato chips, and then a good sleep _ the luxury that he needed after the examination. A. are B. was C. were D. is 22. Since his blood （ ） is much higher than it should be, hid doctor insists that he should have necessary exercises. A. nervousness B. t
13、ension C. pressure D. stress 23. People in different places use different body language, for example, in China, people usually _ their heads to show their disagreement. A. nod B. shave C. wave D. shake 24. I express my idea（ ） in order to avoid misunderstanding. A. implicitly B. complicity C. explic
14、itly D. completely 25. Do what I tell you -_! A. or else B. or so C. and that D. and do 26. Xiao Ming is （ ） about everything and keeps asking questions. A. stubborn B. interested C. curious D. addicted 27. Some people want to go hunting, ( )others want to go fishing. A. or B. because C. while D. si
15、nce 28. “Can I pay my bill by ( )card?” A. telephone B. post C. credit D. passing 29. Ill go home for a vacation as soon as I （ ） my exams. A. finished B. will finish C. am finished D. finish 30. Its so cold this winter here, I feel like （ ） to the seaside to spend Christmas holidays on the beach. A
16、. going B. goes C. go D. gone 31. Treasure hunts（寻宝） have excited peoples imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island Kit Williams， a modern writer， had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues（线索） fo
17、und in a book when he wrote a childrens story，Masquerade， in 1979 The book was about a hare， and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare， but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings” ， or
18、 false clues，to mislead them Ken Roberts， the man who found the hare， had been looking for it for nearly two years Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time， he found it by logic（逻辑）， not by luck His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start
19、 He had realized that the words： “One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon， the first of Henry VIIIs six wives Even here， however， Williams had succeeded in misleading him Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in
20、 Cambridge shire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill， in Bedfordshire， and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he
21、knew well， but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon， until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773 Even then his search had not come to an end It was only after he had spent several nights digging ar
22、ound the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there Williams encouraged him to continue， and on February 24th 1982， he found the treasure It was worth 3000 in the beginning，but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable W
23、hat is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Robertsfind the hare？ A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill B. Stevensons Treasure Island C. Katherine of Aragon D. Williams hometown 32. As a devoted wife and mother, she insists doing the homework all by herself and the （ ） tasks are never burden
24、to her. A. house kept B. housekeeping C. home kept D. home keeping 33. The human body is composed of organs, each （ ） a definite jot to do. A. have B. has C. to have D. having 34. Have you seen him before? Yes, I ( ) him once in 1989. A. see B. sees C. saw D. have seen 35. Its high time they （ ） the
25、 road. A. mend B. must have mended C. mended D. will mend 二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共 30 分，共 6 小题，每小题 5 分） 1. It would be difficult to have a society like ours without public goods such as defense, transportation, and other services. A public good is one that a person can use without reducing the use of it for
26、 another person. One of the best examples of a public good is national defense. One person can benefit from our national defense without reducing another persons benefits. In fact, it is difficult to keep any person in our society from enjoying the benefits of national defense. The market system doe
27、s not work well in producing public goods. This is because a person who refuses to pay for a public good cannot be kept from using it. Suppose that the neighbors in a high crime area decide to hire a police force. Each neighbor, except Mrs. Smith, agrees to pay S 100 a year for it. Mrs. Smith refuse
28、s to pay because she knows that if all the others pay the $ 100, the police will guard the area anyway. So Mrs. Smith can enjoy the services of the police force without paying $100.The market system has no way to deal with this type of problem. For this reason, we cannot ask each person to make a di
29、rect payment in the form of product price. Therefore, we collect money for public goods by using taxes.(1). According to the passage, public goods are ( ) A. services enjoyed by all people B. what we can buy and sell in public C. products that we make for national defense D. taxes paid by the people
30、 involved (2). The writer gives the example of national defense in paragraph 2 in order to show that ( ) A. there will be no safety if there is no national defense B. all the people should be responsible for national defense C. a public good is a shared benefit for the whole society D. some public g
31、oods are more important than others (3). The person who does not pay for a public good ( ) A. keeps himself from using its benefit B. cannot enjoy its benefit at any time C. fails to keep its benefit from being used D. enjoys its benefit all the same (4). In the third paragraph the author explains (
32、 ) A. what role the market system plays in producing public goods how weak the market B. system is in producing public goods C. why some people refuse to pay for public goods D. what we can do to make use of the market system (5). From the passage we learn that the purpose of collecting taxes is to
33、( ) A. ensure the continuous supply of public goods B. reduce the difference between the rich and the poor C. get extra money to support public goods D. remind people of their duty 2. In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early
34、 in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes(想当然地认为 )its a matter
35、 of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not tr
36、ue in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise(产生 )
37、 between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think if keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be t
38、oo impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.(1). “The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11:00p.m.“ Here “attached“ means (
39、) A. Taken B. Drawn C. Given D. shown (2). According to this passage, time plays an important role in ( ) A. everyday life B. school life C. communication D. private life (3). The best title for this passage is ( ) A. The Voice of Time B. The Importance of Time C. The Importance of an Announcement D
40、. Time and Tide Wait for No Man 3. Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we dont like crowds and in any case are short of money as
41、 we have to buy lots of Christmas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shop
42、s. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly fin
43、ished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.(1). In January ( ) A. lots of people go shop
44、ping for discount B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday D. people dont have enough money to go looking for bargains (2). In this passage, the word “bargain” could best be replaced by “something ( )” A. given to people B. offere
45、d at a reduced price C. offered, sold or bought which is expensive D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement (3). The husband and wife in the story ( ) A. wished to buy a TV B. went to the sales the year before C. often went to the sales to buy clothes D. were usually not short of money after
46、 Christmas (4). Which of the following is True? A. They planed to buy clothes only because they dont have. B. The wife bought new clothes at last. C. The husband bought new clothes. D. Neither of them bought new clothes (5). After their days shopping, they ( ). A. were happy with their bargains B. h
47、ad got everything they wanted C. got more than they had hoped for D. had to go back to the sales the next day 4. As you are students of English, its very possible that youll be interested in England. Thats where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often co
48、nfuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names England, Britain or Great Britain. Lets see what each of these nam es means. If you look at a map of Europe, youll see a group of islands one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles (不列颠群岛 ). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island
