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英语2复习题

2011-2012学年第一学期

《英语2》复习题

I.ReadingComprehension:

Passage1

AgoodopportunityformanyinternationalstudentstopursueahighereducationistoleavetheirnativecountryandcometotheUnitedStates.

189internationalstudents,mostlyfromIndia,decidedtoattendSouthernUniversity.

Followinghisfather’sfootstep,RajeshekharChimmalgi,afreshmanofphysicsmajorfromIndia,cametoBatonRougein1998andattendedSouthernUniversity.Hehasgoodthingstosaytohopefulattendees.

“AtSouthern,thephysicsdepartmentstaffandstudentshelpedmegetthroughtheregistrationprocessandadvisedmehowtostudyandwhatclassestotake,”Cimmalgisaid.

ThemajorityofinternationalstudentsatSouthernaretheretoobtainagraduatedegreeandthenreturntotheirhomecountry.However,duringtheirshortstayintheU.S.,manyinternationalstudentsfindithardtofitin.

“It’sreallydifficultbecauseyouaretheonlyoneandyoudon’tknowanyone.”Chimmalgisaid.

Oneoftheeasiestwaysforthemtofeelcomfortableistobearoundpeoplefromtheirownculture.“IhavesomefriendsfromJamaicaandTrinidad,soIdon’tfeelsooutofplace.”saidonestudentnamedBoogle.

FarhanaLubna,athirdsemestergraduatestudentfromBangladesh,feelsthatSoutherncoulddomoretomakethemfeelcomfortable.Hesaid,“AtLouisianaStateUniversity,theyhaveaninternationalexpoandforeignstudentsintroducetheirculturetotheuniversity.IthinkSoutherncoulddosomethingsimilartothat.”

答案：

DCBAB

1.WherewasChimmalgifromaccordingtothepassage?

A.Jamaica.B.Trinidad.C.BangladeshD.India.

2.WhatwasthereasonforChimmalgitoattendSouthernUniversity?

A.ItisthebestuniversityintheStates.

B.IthasthelargestnumberofinternationalstudentsintheStates.

C.Itistheuniversitythathisfathergraduatedfrom.

D.IthasthebestinternationalstudentprogramintheStates.

3.HowdidChimmalgifeelaboutstudyingatSouthernUniversity?

A.Hewasreceivingthebesteducation.

B.Thestaffandstudentswereveryhelpful.

C.HefounditveryhardtofitintheAmericanculture.

D.Hefeltoutofplacemostofthetime.

4.Whatdidmostinternationalstudentsplantodoaftergraduation?

A.Returningtotheirhomecountry.

B.Stayingforpostgraduatestudies.

C.GettingajobintheStates.

D.Workingforsomeinternationalexpos.

5.WhatcanSouthernUniversitydotoimproveitsinternationalstudentprogram?

A.Employingbetterteachersforforeignstudents.

B.Havingforeignstudentsintroducetheirculture.

C.Lettingforeignstudentsliveinthesamebuilding.

D.Providingmorenativefoodtoforeignstudents.

Passage2

Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today,10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways---education,medicine,andbusiness.Quietly,thegrayingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety---oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.

Aperson'sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There'snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworkingisn'tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.Publicideasarechanging.

Manypeoplesay,"Iammuchyoungerthanmymother--ormyfather--wasatmyage."Noonesays"Actyourage"anymore.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.

答案：

DCABA

6.Thepopulationof65yearsoldandovertodayis_____timesasmanyasthatoffiftyyearsago.

A.4B.10C.100D.2.5

7.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica______.

A.hasmadepeoplefeelyounger

B.haschangedpeople'ssocialposition

C.haschangedpeople'sunderstandingofage

D.hassloweddownthecountry'ssocialdevelopment

8.Theunderlinedword"one"refersto______.

A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population

9."Actyourage"meanspeopleshould______.

A.beactivewhentheyareold

B.dotherightthingattherightage

C.showrespectfortheirparentsyoungorold

D.takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage

10.Ifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirm,thewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit______.

A.normalB.wonderfulC.unbelievableD.unreasonable

Passage3

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the"do-it-yourself"（DIY）trend（趋势）intheU.S.continuestogrow.

"Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,"saysJohnRoss,"andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs."Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hshasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420."Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself."

JohnandJimarenotunusualpeople.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycantosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.Ifyouwanttobecomea"do-it-yourselfer",youcangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodon'thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.

答案：

ACBAC

11.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople________.

A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneed

B.havetolearntomaketheirownfurniture

C.takeDIYcoursesrunbythegovernment

D.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings

12.Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto________.

A.runaDIYshopB.savetimeandmoneyC.makeorrepairthingsD.improvethequalityoflife

13.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheDIYcoursetakenbyJohnandhiswife?

A.Itwasfree.B.Itwasgivenatanightschool.C.Ittookaboutamonth.D.Fewpeopletookthecourse.

14.WhenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timejobathome,hemeansJim________.

A.keepshouseandlooksafterhischildrenB.doeshisowncarandhomerepairsC.doesextraworkatnightD.makesshoesinhishome

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.theJoyofDIYB.WelcometoOurDIYCourse!

C.YouCanDoItToo!

D.RossandHatfield:

BelieversinDIY.

Passage4

AyoungmanwholivedinLondonwasinlovewithabeautifulgirl.Soonshebecamehisfiancee.Themanwasverypoorwhilethegirlwasrich.Theyoungmanwantedtomakeherapresentonherbirthday.Hewantedtobuysomethingbeautifulforher,buthehadnoideahowtodoit,ashehadverylittlemoney.Thenextmorninghewenttoashop.Thereweremanyfinethingsthere:

rings,goldwatches,diamonds—butallthesethingsweretooexpensive.Therewasonethinghecouldnottakehiseyesoff.Itwasabeautifulvase.Thatwasasuitablepresentforhisfiancee.Hehadbeenlookingatthevaseforhalfanhourwhenthemanageroftheshopnoticedhim.Theyoungmanlookedsopale,sadandunhappythatthemanageraskedwhathadhappenedtohim.

Theyoungmantoldhimeverything.Themanagerfeltsorryforhimanddecidedtohelphim.Abrilliantideastruckhim.Themanagerpointedtothecorneroftheshop.Tohisgreatsurprisetheyoungmansawavasebrokenintomanypieces.Themanagersaid:

“Icanhelpyou.Ishallordermyservanttopackitandtakeittoyourfiancee.Whenheenterstheroom,hewilldropit.”

Onthebirthdayofhisfianceetheyoungmanwasveryexcited.

Everythinghappenedashadbeenplanned.Theservantbroughtinthevase,andasheenteredtheroom,hedroppedit.Therewashorroroneverybody’sface.Whenthevasewasunpackedtheguestssawthateachpiecewaspackedseparately.

答案：

BBDCB

16.Theword“fiancee”means_________.

A.agoodfriendB.awomanengagedtogetmarried

C.abeautifulgirlwithaboyfriendD.agirlwhoisgoingtohaveherbirthday

17.Whydidtheyoungmanwanttobuyapresentforthegirl?

A.HewantedtogiveheraChristmaspresent.B.Herbirthdaywascomingsoon.

C.Hefellinlovewithher.D.Theyweregoingtogetmarried.

18.Thevaseinthecorneroftheshopwasbroken.Whobrokeit?

A.Theyoungman.B.Aservant.

C.Theshopmanager.D.Someonenotmentionedinthestory.

19.Whothoughtoutthecleveridea?

A.Theyoungman.B.Thegirl.

C.Theshopmanager.D.Themanager’sservant.

20.Whodoyouthinkpackedeachpieceseparately?

A.Theclevermanager.B.Theservant.

C.Thebeautifulgirl.D.Theunhappyyoungman.

Passage5

Intheseatherearemanyislands.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.Wecallthem“CoralIslands".

Acoralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingoflandwithtrees,grass,andflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.Thereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheisland.

Ifyoulookintothislake,youwillseebeautifulcoral.Youmaythinktheyareflowers.

Ifyoulookatapieceofcoral,youwillseemanylittleholesinit.Ineachoftheseholesaverysmallseaanimalha