《大学英语2》考试复习题一参考答案.docx

1、大学英语2考试复习题一参考答案大学英语（2）考试复习题一本复习题页码标注所用教材为：大学英语（2）戴丽萍2009年1月第1版北京交通大学出版社书如学员使用其他版本教材，请参考相关知识点一阅读：30%( 1 )Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something that has not been said before. He hopes the public

2、will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and what he wants them to learn from him.What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certa

3、in selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.Most artists take th

4、eir shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and at rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pat

5、tern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.If one painter chooses to paint a decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is

6、telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing somethingall of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.1. An artist hopes that the public will _. A. understand him and learn from him B. notice only shapes and colors in his work C. teach him something D. beli

7、eve what he says in his work正确答案：A解析：参见文章第一段。2. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because he/ she _. A. does not express himself /herself well B. uses unusual words and phrases C. uses shapes and colors instead of words D. does not say anything clearly正确答案：C解析：参见文章第二段。3. The writer poi

8、nts out that contemporary artists might say their choices of subject _. A. carry a message to the public B. only provide interesting patterns C. have no pattern or form D. teach the public important truths正确答案：B解析：参见文章第三段。4. The writer also points out that contemporary art contains _. A. nothing but

9、 meaningless patterns B. uninteresting aspects of the world C. subjects chosen partly for their meanings D. completely meaningless subjects正确答案：A解析：参见文章第三段。5. What is implied in this passage? A. A painting is more easily understood than a symphony. B. Art is merely the arranging of shape and color.

10、C. Every artist tries to say something to the public. D. One must look beyond shape and color to find what the artist is saying.正确答案：D解析：参见文章最后一段。 (2)It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have alw

11、ays complained, more or less justly, that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crisis; that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationship.I think it is true that parents often unde

12、restimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.Young people often irritate parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet accepted. So

13、 they create a culture and society of their own. Then, it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents; this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste

14、.Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog(处于劣势者): you cant win but at least you can keep your honor. Th

15、is is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan.

16、 You can impress others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do. 6 This passage is primarily meant for_. A. parents B. teenagersC. educato

17、rsD. psychologists 正确答案：B解析：从文章最后两段来看，作者用的you 都是指年轻人，说明文章是为他们写的，因此选项B是正确答案。 7 The first paragraph is mainly about_. A. the teenagers criticism of their parents B. the misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents C. the parentcomplaints about their children D. the dominance of the parents ov

18、er their children 正确答案：A解析：文章第一段的主题句是“It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them.”，因此选项A是正确答案。 8 Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they _. A. want to irritate their parents B. hav

19、e a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better D. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own 正确答案：D解析：文章第三段中第四句话“So they create a culture and society of their own.”说得正是他们热衷于与众不同的服装和发式的动机。需要注意的是，从第三段最后一句话可以看出选项B不是正确答案，因为这不是主要动机，

20、但很容易被误解为是正确答案。 9 Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they_. A. have a desire to be independent B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults C. are not likely to win over the adults D. have already been accepted into the adult world 正确答案：A解析：根据文章第

21、四段第二、三两句可知，他们不愿被人看成是一个失败者，希望保持自己的地位和尊严，因此选项A是正确答案。 10 To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be_. A. obedient B. independent C. responsible D. cooperative 正确答案：D解析：文章最后一段第一句话“If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan.”是本段的主旨，因此选项D是正确答案。 (3)The fr

22、idge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: store in the refrigerator.In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two

23、 or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus（剩余的） bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased; fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.The inven

24、tion of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling .What refrigeration did promote was marketing marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drin

25、ks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.Consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter

26、, millions of fridges hum away（不断地嗡嗡作响） continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintain an artificially-cooled space inside and artificially-heated house while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.The fridges effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contr

27、ibution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you dont believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet（橱柜） and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers, but at least youll get rid of that terrible hum. 11 The statement “In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed

28、 well and healthily.” (Para. 2) suggest that_ . A. the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties B. the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties C. there was no fridge in the authors home in the 1950s D. the fridge was in its early stage of developmen

29、t in the 1950s 正确答案：C解析：词语释义题。in ones fifties表示“在50年代”，fridgeless一词作形容词，意思是“没有冰箱的”，因此选项C是正确答案。 12 Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges? A. People would not buy more food than was necessary. B. Food was delivered to people two or three times a week. C. Food

30、was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily. D. People had effective ways to preserve their food. 正确答案：D解析：细节题。在文章第二段中作者说“nothing was wasted”，并在第三段中给出原因“a vast way of well-tried techniques already existed（存在许多被证明有效的方法）”， 所以选项D“人们用各种有效的方法来保存食物”为正确答案。 13 Who benefited the least from fridges according

31、 to the author? A. Inventors. B. Consumers. C. Manufacturers. D. Traveling salesmen（巡回推销员）. 正确答案：B解析：推断题。根据常识，冰箱投放市场，发明冰箱的人自然得利；冰箱畅销，生产厂家也获利；厂家雇用一批人为其推销产品，如推销成功，巡回推销员也获利。作者在第三、第五和第六段中依次提到：冰箱的发明对食物保存无多大贡献；每年冬天当外界免费提供所需温度时，消费者却要花大价钱以维持一个人工制冷时间；冰箱对环境的影响是显而易见的，而对人类幸福的贡献却无足轻重，据此可以得出结论消费者从冰箱身上获益最小，因此选项B是正确答案。 14 Which of the following phrases in Para.5 indicates the fridges negative effect on the environment? A. Hum away continuously. B. Climatically almost unnecessary. C. Artificially-cooled space. D. With mild temperatures. 正确答案：A解析：细节题。文章第五段的第一句说的是冰箱销往的国家，意为“世界上大多数冰箱不是用在热带地区，而是在富有的、气候