奥鹏作业网2019年秋季学期《大学英语2》在线考试(适用于2019年12月份考试)题目
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 30 道试题,共 60 分)
1.First draw a line _________the middle of the page. Then write a word in the space above the line.
A.within
B.over
C.between
D.across
2.It is wise ______ him ______ settle the case that way.
A.of, to
B.of, that
C.for, to
D.for, that
3.During the voyage, Darwin collected a good deal of information about living things, which ______ led to his famous book “On the Origin of Species”.
A.lastly
B.eventually
C.essentially
D.completely
4.There is no____ in applying for that job as you are not properly qualified.
A.result
B.reason
C.point
D.chance
5.While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _______ the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A.in search of
B.in honor of
C.in favor of
D.in charge of
6.He kept _________ to his parents.
A.to put off writing
B.to put off to write
C.putting off writing
D.putting off to write
7.The class began with ten students, but several have ________ within the last month.
A.worked out
B.turned out
C.dropped out
D.broke out
8.Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ______ I could answer the phone.
A.until
B.since
C.before
D.as
9.________ that we went outing.
A.The weather so fine
B.So the weather was fine
C.So fine was the weather
D.So fine the weather is
10.His article concerning population control was published in the _____ issue of China Daily.
A.latest
B.later
C.lately
D.late
11.In computer programming, this model is _________ to any of the others we have in the department.
A.the most superior
B.superior the most
C.superior
D.more superior
12.—I want to look up a new word. Could you lend me your dictionary? —____________
A.You can take it.
B.Yes, I can.
C.Sorry, I don’t think so.
D.Here you are.
13.He is _______________ a horse.
A.stronger than
B.stronger as
C.stronger
D.so stronger
14.Some things are known _______ when they unite with the oxygen of the air.
A.to have burnt
B.to burn
C.to be burnt
D.to be burning
15.If they are determined to strike, they will do so ______ what the law says.
A.regardless of
B.instead of
C.in light of
D.in face of
16.I’m sure Harry will remember, but why not give him a ring ________ he forgets?
A.in the case of
B.in the case
C.in case of
D.in case
17.______ of reading, he put down the book and stopped ______.
A.Tiring; watching TV
B.Tiring; to watch TV
C.Tired; watching TV
D.Tired; to watch TV
18.—Will you be able to come to my birthday party this Saturday? —______________
A.Yes, I’d love to.
B.No, I’d like to.
C.I’m afraid.
D.I believe I can’t.
19.No passenger is allowed to stick his head out of the window lest he ______.
A.will be hurt
B.should be hurt
C.is to be hurt
D.is hurt
20.In the past, people used _________ that the moon was too far away __________. But now it is possible for man __________ there by spaceship.
A.to think, to reach, to get
B.to think, not to reach, to get
C.to thinking, to reach, will get
D.thought, to reach, to get to
21.My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A.had fallen; was riding
B.had fallen; rode
C.felt; was riding
D.fell; was riding
22.We ______________your terms carefully but______to say that we cannot accept them.
A.have studied/regret
B.have studied/are regretting
C.have been studying/will regret
D.are studying/regret
23.I would like to have my car ______. Can I pick it up tomorrow?
A.to repair
B.repairing
C.repaired
D.repair
24.━What happened to the roses I gave you?━The roses ______ well, but I didn’t water them.
A.would have grown
B.would grow
C.needn’t have grown
D.might grow
25.John did badly in the sports meet. I did _____________.
A.worse too
B.even worse
C.even more badly
D.also worse
26.Jack told his daughter that she could have _________she wanted for Christmas.
A.which
B.whenever
C.whatever
D.that
27.In 1910, Titanic was the largest ship that ________ .
A.was ever built
B.has ever built
C.has ever been built
D.had ever been built
28.Everything seems all right, ___________?
A.won’t it
B.hasn’t it
C.don’t they
D.doesn’t it
29.I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noise.
A.put up with
B.keep up with
C.come up with
D.catch up with
30.— Excuse me, when is the next flight from London due to arrive? — _________
A.Until the next one.
B.In half an hour.
C.Before another one.
D.An hour before.
二、阅读理解 (共 4 道试题,共 40 分)
35.In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl realized the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully placed the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the world.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. Thus, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they grew, the girl was able to lead her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to fly. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when awake and in her dreams. Later, she had an idea. She would pilot a plane to guide them in flight. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled small aircraft for her.
Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not recognize or follow him, and instead slept in the grass.
One day, the girl climbed into the plane, started it and soon left the ground. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds eagerly flapped their wings and set out. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
(1).Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A.The Daughter of a Mechanic.
B.How to Teach Birds to Fly.
C.A Girl and Her Geese.
D.A Girl and Her Father.
(2).Why did the girl decide to take the eggs home?
A.Because she wanted to eat the eggs.
B.Because she liked the eggs.
C.Because she knew that the mother goose will not come back.
D.Because her father asked her to do so.
(3).The baby geese naturally took _________ as their mother.
A.the mother geese
B.the girl’s father
C.the girl
D.the first thing they touch
(4).What did the girl’s father do to help her?
A.He taught the geese how to fly.
B.He piloted the plane himself.
C.He assembled a small plane.
D.Both A & B.
(5).How did the young geese learn to fly?
A.By themselves.
B.By staying in the plane.
C.By following the girl’s father.
D.By following the girl in the plane.
40.Wall Street is the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world. It is the financial center of the U.S.A, exerting a significant influence upon the world’s economy. Hetty Green, who was born in 1835, was nicknamed the Wizard（奇才）of Wall Street. She became almost a legendary figure in Wall Street, because she made a lot of money buying and selling shares in companies.
Hetty Green began making money when her father died and she inherited all his money. By investing it wisely, she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars. However, she hated spending money on herself or on her family. Actually, she hated spending money on everything except buying shares. She was so mean that when her son Edward broke his leg, she would not send for a doctor. She did not want to have to pay a doctor’s bill. She refused to send her son to a good hospital. Instead, she took the boy to a free charity hospital. There he did not get very good treatment and, to save his life, he had to have his leg cut off. Still his mother would not pay for proper hospital treatment. She sent for a doctor who cut off the boy’s leg in her sitting room. It’s incredible, isn’t it?
(1).Wall Street is _______.
A.the tourist center of U.S.A
B.the nickname of New York
C.the name of Chinatown in New York
D.the financial center of America
(2).Hetty Green was nicknamed the Wizard of Wall Street because she _______.
A.was very strange and cruel
B.made a great fortune with shares
C.inherited a large sum of money from her father
D.built up a large company on shares
(3).The underlined word “mean” in the second paragraph probably can be replaced by ______.
A.ungenerous
B.sad
C.disappointed
D.cruel
(4).When her son broke his leg, Hetty Green _______.
A.took him to a charity hospital
B.sent him to a large hospital
C.sent for a doctor at once
D.didn’t pay the bill for the doctor
(5).Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Hetty Green preferred money to anything else.
B.Hetty Green liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life.
C.Hetty Green hated her son and refused to take him to a good hospital.
D.Hetty Green died a poor old woman.
45.Gilbert Arenas was born on January 6, 1982 in Tampa, Florida. His father played college football at the University of Miami. In 1984, the pair moved to Los Angeles, California where Gilbert’s father was an actor in commercials and soap operas.
When Gilbert was about 11, he started playing basketball. By the time Gilbert was 14, he was already the best player on Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, California. He decided to wear the number “0” because people told him he would get “zero playing time”. After his sophomore year, Gilbert decided to enter the NBA draft. Many coaches thought that Gilbert was not ready. As a result, he was drafted a disappointing 31st overall by the Golden State Warriors. Gilbert worked hard at Golden State, despite the fact his coach kept him on the bench for much of the season. When he finally got his chance, Gilbert averaged 14 points and 5 assists per game as the Warriors point guard.
After a successful individual year for Gilbert, it was time to test the NBA’s free-agent market. Much to the disappointment of Warriors fans, Gilbert signed a 6-year, 65 million dollar deal with the Washington Wizards in 2003. Not surprisingly, he became an instant star with the Wizards. Fans loved to watch him race up the court, dish-off passes, and make difficult shots and lay ups. Although the Wizards only won 27 games his first year in Washington, Gilbert led them with 19.6 points per game. Gilbert, along with teammates Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison, led the Wizards to the NBA playoffs during his second year. The highlight of the decade for the Wizards was their post-season victory against the Chicago Bulls in the NBA playoffs.
(1).What did Gilbert’s father do for a living in California?
A.He was an artist.
B.He was an actor.
C.He was a football player.
D.He was a basketball player.
(2).When did Gilbert become the best player on Ulysses S. Grant High School?
A.When he was 14.
B.When he was 11.
C.In 1984.
D.As a junior in high school.
(3).Why was Gilbert drafted a disappointing 31st overall by the Golden State Warriors?
A.Because the Golden State Warriors liked him very much.
B.Because many coaches thought that he was not ready.
C.Because his performance is disappointing in the season.
D.Because his family has moved to the Golden State.
(4).Which of the following players did NOT help the Wizards make the playoffs in Gilbert’s second year?
A.Larry Hughes.
B.Gold State Warriors.
C.Gilbert Arenas.
D.Antawn Jamison.
(5).Which of the following words best describes Gilbert Arenas as described by the passage?
A.Talented.
B.Overrated.
C.Hard-working.
D.Both B and C.
50.Versailles is the site of the Palace of Versailles, one of the most storied buildings in the history of France. It was originally built as a hunting chateau by King Louis VIII in 1624. In 1669, King Louis XIV began searching for a grand site where he could conduct the affairs of France and control the government. He settled on the hunting palace and expanded it into the world’s largest palace. In addition, the King hoped to build a governmental center apart from Paris.
The palace took 36,000 workers fifty years to build. The palace is spread out over 280 acres and can house 20,000 people! The palace features over 700 rooms and 67 staircases. There are dozens of unique rooms, features, gardens, and halls. One of the most renowned rooms of the Palace of Versailles is the Hall of Mirrors. Recently restored, the Hall of Mirrors is the centerpiece of the dazzling building. Originally added to the palace in 1684, the Hall of Mirrors was built to be a dazzling display of the power and wealth of the French Monarchy. The hall, which measures 73 meters in length features 357 gold-coated stucco mirrors, ornate paintings, crystal chandeliers, marble fixtures, a parquet floor, and ceilings with colorful murals painted by artist Charles Le Brun. The Hall of Mirrors has also played a prominent role in history. Both the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that formally ended World War One were signed here.
(1).When was the Palace of Versailles originally built?
A.In 1786.
B.In 1684.
C.In 1669.
D.In 1624.
(2).Why did King Louis XIV want a grand palace?
A.So he and his queen could retire comfortably.
B.He wanted to impress his wife.
C.As a place to conduct his nation’s business.
D.As a hunting chateau.
(3).Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Two major treaties were signed in the Hall of Mirrors.
B.The Hall of Mirrors is considered the centerpiece of the Palace of Versailles.
C.The Hall of Mirrors has been recently restored.
D.The Hall of Mirrors features a parquet floor.
(4).Which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of the Hall of Mirrors?
A.Ornate paintings.
B.Marble fixtures.
C.Crystal chandeliers.
D.Bronze moldings.
(5).Which of the following could be an appropriate title for this passage?
A.The ceilings of the Hall of Mirrors.
B.The Amazing Palace of Versailles.
C.Louis XIV and the Palace of Versailles.
D.A History of France.
