英语2复习题.docx

1、英语2复习题2011-2012学年第一学期英语2复习题I. Reading Comprehension:Passage 1 A good opportunity for many international students to pursue a higher education is to leave their native country and come to the United States. 189 international students, mostly from India, decided to attend Southern University. Followin

2、g his fathers footstep, Rajeshekhar Chimmalgi, a freshman of physics major from India, came to Baton Rouge in 1998 and attended Southern University. He has good things to say to hopeful attendees. “At Southern, the physics department staff and students helped me get through the registration process

3、and advised me how to study and what classes to take,” Cimmalgi said. The majority of international students at Southern are there to obtain a graduate degree and then return to their home country. However, during their short stay in the U. S., many international students find it hard to fit in. “It

4、s really difficult because you are the only one and you dont know anyone.” Chimmalgi said. One of the easiest ways for them to feel comfortable is to be around people from their own culture. “I have some friends from Jamaica and Trinidad, so I dont feel so out of place.” said one student named Boogl

5、e. Farhana Lubna, a third semester graduate student from Bangladesh, feels that Southern could do more to make them feel comfortable. He said, “At Louisiana State University, they have an international expo and foreign students introduce their culture to the university. I think Southern could do som

6、ething similar to that.”答案：DCBAB1. Where was Chimmalgi from according to the passage?A. Jamaica. B. Trinidad. C. Bangladesh D. India. 2. What was the reason for Chimmalgi to attend Southern University?A. It is the best university in the States.B. It has the largest number of international students i

7、n the States.C. It is the university that his father graduated from. D. It has the best international student program in the States. 3. How did Chimmalgi feel about studying at Southern University?A. He was receiving the best education. B. The staff and students were very helpful.C. He found it very

8、 hard to fit in the American culture. D. He felt out of place most of the time. 4. What did most international students plan to do after graduation?A. Returning to their home country. B. Staying for postgraduate studies. C. Getting a job in the States.D. Working for some international expos. 5. What

9、 can Southern University do to improve its international student program?A. Employing better teachers for foreign students. B. Having foreign students introduce their culture. C. Letting foreign students live in the same building. D. Providing more native food to foreign students. Passage 2 America

10、is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways - education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has ma

11、de us a very different society - one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.A persons age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. Theres no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes t

12、o work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isnt as strong as it used to be. It doesnt surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who ha

13、s become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.Many people say, I am much younger than my mother - or my father - was at my age. No one says Act your age any more. Weve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.答案：DCABA6. The population of 65 years old a

14、nd over today is _ times as many as that of fifty years ago.A. 4 B. 10 C. 100 D. 2.57. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America _.A. has made people feel youngerB. has changed peoples social positionC. has changed peoples understanding of ageD. has slowed down the c

15、ountrys social development8. The underlined word one refers to_.A. a society B. America C. a place D. population9. Act your age means people should _.A. be active when they are oldB. do the right thing at the right ageC. show respect for their parents young or oldD. take more physical exercise suita

16、ble to their age10. If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it _.A. normal B. wonderful C. unbelievable D. unreasonablePassage 3 As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U.S. continues t

17、o grow.We needed furniture for our living room, says John Ross, and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of li

18、ving is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. Hs has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repai

19、r bill for $ 420.I was deeply upset about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become

20、 a do-it-yourselfer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.答案：ACBAC11. We can learn from the text that many newly married people _. A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. have to learn to make

21、their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the government D. seldom go to a department store to buy things 12. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _. A. run a DIY shop B. save time and money C. make or repair things D. improve the quality of life 13. Which of the following i

22、s true about the DIY course taken by John and his wife? A. It was free. B. It was given at a night school. C. It took about a month. D. Few people took the course. 14. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _. A. keeps house and looks after his children B. does his o

23、wn car and home repairs C. does extra work at night D. makes shoes in his home 15. What would be the best title for the text? A. the Joy of DIY B. Welcome to Our DIY Course! C. You Can Do It Too! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY. Passage 4A young man who lived in London was in love with a beau

24、tiful girl. Soon she became his fiancee. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There we

25、re many fine things there: rings, gold watches, diamondsbut all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancee. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop not

26、iced him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the you

27、ng man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “I can help you. I shall order my servant to pack it and take it to your fiancee. When he enters the room, he will drop it.”On the birthday of his fiancee the young man was very excited.Everything happened as had been planned. The servant

28、brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybodys face. When the vase was unpacked the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.答案：BBDCB16. The word “ fiancee” means _.A. a good friend B. a woman engaged to get married C. a beautiful girl with a b

29、oy friend D. a girl who is going to have her birthday17. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. Her birthday was coming soon.C. He fell in love with her. D. They were going to get married.18. The vase in the corner of the shop was br

30、oken. Who broke it?A. The young man. B. A servant. C. The shop manager. D. Someone not mentioned in the story.19. Who thought out the clever idea?A. The young man. B. The girl.C. The shop manager. D. The managers servant.20. Who do you think packed each piece separately?A. The clever manager. B. The

31、 servant.C. The beautiful girl. D. The unhappy young man.Passage 5In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them “Coral Islands.A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal ha