大学英语(二) 2017年7月考试考前练习题

大学英语（二）（第二版）2017年7月考试考前练习题

一 完型填空

Passage 1
Starting several days ago，Salon is hoping some users will pay $$30 per year for ad-free
pages．These pages will 1 users the ads，and give more 2 including extra columns，
and audio downloads of F．Scott Fitzgerald short stories． 3 ，users could continue to use the
free site - 4 bigger，louder ads put on the web to 5 the perceived ineffectiveness of
6 banner ads on the tops of Web pages．
7 ，with the exception 8 The Wall Street Journal，which also 9 Web ads，paid
Internet sites have been unsuccessful． 10 ，an industry analyst believes the choice between a
traditional site and an ad-free subscription site may become a 11 in coming months， 12
large interactive ads replace or 13 traditional banner ads and demand more attention 14
Web users．“My prediction is that as these interactive ads are 15 and put on these sites，
because they're more undesirably noticeable，people will be more 16 to paying for content
that is ad-free，” says Denise Garcia，research director for media at Gartner，Inc．
Salon，an economically sick Web magazine，has had to lay 17 about a third of its staff
in recent months．It hopes the 18 will bring 19 much-needed revenue，but does not see
it as a sure method to 20 make the site profitable，a spokesman says．
1．A．provide B．spare C．give D．bring
2．A．personalities B．characters C．marks D．features
3．A．Or B．However C．Though D．Therefore
4．A．except B．despite C．although D．and
5．A．protect B．combat C．increase D．contradict
6．A．later B．latter C．current D．formal
7．A．Additionally B．Traditionally C．Essentially D．Presumably
8．A．to B．as C．at D．in
9．A．makes B．transforms C．performs D．runs
10．A．Presently B．So C．Though D．However
11．A．habit B．trend C．way D．instruction
12．A．when B．while C．as D．though
13．A．supplement B．put C．provide D．compensate
14．A．at B．to C．from D．in
15．A．implemented B．subscribed C．set D．prescribed
16．A．willing B．open C．tend D．likely
17．A．out B．aside C．down D．off
18．A．behavior B．move C．motion D．movement
19．A．in B．about C．at D．forth
20．A．instantly B．predictably C．constantly D．contemporarily

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Passage 2
For many people today，reading is no longer relaxation．To keep up their work they must read
letters，reports，trade publications，interoffice communications，not to mention newspapers and
magazines：a never- ending flood of words．In 1 a job or advancing in one，the ability to read
and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure．Yet the unfortunate
fact is that most of us are 3 readers．Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age，
and never get over them．The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself -
words．Taken individually，words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into
phrased，sentences and paragraphs． 7 ，however，the untrained reader does not read groups
of words．He laboriously reads one word at a time，often regressing to 8 words or
passages．Regression，the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read，is a common bad
habit in reading．Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization -
sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads．
To overcome these bad habits，some reading clinics use a device called an 12 ，which
moves a bar（or curtain）down the page at a predetermined speed．The bar is set at a slightly faster
rate 13 the reader finds comfortable，in order to “stretch” him．The accelerator forces the
reader to read fast， 14 word-by-word reading，regression and subvocalization，practically
impossible．At first 15 is sacrificed for speed．But when you learn to read ideas and
concepts，you will not only read faster， 16 your comprehension will improve．Many people
have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training． 18 Charlce Au，
a business manager，for instance，his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute
19 the training，now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute．He is delighted that he can 20
a lot more reading material in a short period of time．
1．A．applying B．doing C．offering D．getting
2．A．quickly B．easily C．roughly D．decidedly
3．A．good B．curious C．poor D．urgent
4．A．training B．habits C．situations D．custom
5．A．lies B．bines C．touches D．involves
6．A．some B．a lot C．little D．dull
7．A．Fortunately B．In fact C．Logically D．Unfortunately
8．A．reuse B．reread C．rewrite D．recite
9．A．what B．which C．that D．if
10．A．scales B．cuts C．slows D．measures
11．A．some one B．one C．he D．reader
12．A．accelerator B．actor C．amplifier D．observer
13．A．then B．as C．beyond D．than
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14．A．enabling B．leading C．making D．indicating
15．A．meaning B．prehension C．gist D．regression
16．A．but B．nor C．or D．for
17．A．our B．your C．their D．such a
18．A．Look at B．Take C．Make D．Consider
19．A．for B．in C．after D．before
20．A．master B．go over C．present D．get through

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Passage 3
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and
frustrating experience．The lecturer speaks for one or two hours，perhaps 1 the talk with
slides，writing up important information on the blackboard， 2 reading material and giving out
3 ．The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 4 what
to write．Very often the student leaves the lecture 5 notes which do not catch the main points
and 6 become hard even for the 7 to understand．
Most institutions provide courses which 8 new students to develop the skills they need
to be 9 listeners and note-takers． 10 these are unavailable，there are many useful
study-skills guides which 11 learners to practice these skills 12 ．In all cases it is
important to 13 the problem 14 actually starting your studies．
It is important to 15 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills
16 in college study．One way of 17 these difficulties is to attend the language and
study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the 18 year．Another basic
19 is to find a study partner 20 it is possible to identify difficulties，exchange ideas and
provide support．
1．A．extending B．illustrating C．performing D．conducting
2．A．attributing B．contributing C．distributing D．explaining
3．A．assignments B．information C．content D．definition
4．A．suspects B．understands C．wonders D．convinces
5．A．without B．with C．on D．except
6．A．what B．those C．as D．which
7．A．teachers B．classmates C．partners D．students
8．A．prevent B．require C．assist D．forbid
9．A．effective B．passive C．relative D．expressive
10．A．Because B．Though C．Whether D．If
11．A．enable B．stimulate C．advocate D．prevent
12．A．independently B．repeatedly C．logically D．generally
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13．A．evaluate B．acquaint C．tackle D．formulate
14．A．before B．after C．while D．for
15．A．predict B．acknowledge C．argue D．ignore
16．A．to require B．required C．requiring D．are required
17．A．preventing B．withstanding C．sustaining D．overcoming
18．A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．academic
19．A．statement B．strategy C．situation D．suggestion
20．A．in that B．for which C．with whom D．such as

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二 阅读理解

Passage 1
The word health can be used in a number of ways．In the past，health only meant the absence
of disease or illness．Today，though，health has a broader meaning．Health is the state of your
well-being that includes how you feel physically，mentally，and socially．Wellness is another term
that describes this broader view of health．You can understand the need for a broader definition if
you think about how health in your life is different from health in your grandparents' lives．
In 1900，the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria（细菌）and
viruses（病毒）．If you had lived then，the danger of your dying from pneumonia（肺炎）would
have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from cancer．
The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages．It is not surprising，
then that around 1900，the emphasis of health was on freedom from illness．Today many of the
diseases that were common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and
methods of sanitation（卫生）．Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life．You as a teenager
will probably not have to think about the same threats to your health as your grandparents did．
These improvements in health conditions mean that not only can you now enjoy a better life，
but you also have a greater chance of having a longer life．Controlling diseases has increased the
life expectancy in the United States．Generally，people born more recently have higher life
expectancies．Since 1900，the life expectancy in the United States has increased by more than 27
years．It has increased from 47 years for those born in 1900 to 74 years 1981．
1．According to Paragraph 1，health and wellness _____．
A．can be used interchangeably on all occasions
B．are different in that the latter has a broader sense
C．had the same meaning in the past
D．both refer to the state of your well-being
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2．Which of the following statements is true？_____
A．Diseases caused by bacteria and viruses were incurable in 1900．
B．Bacteria and viruses are the main causes of death today．
C．Medicines for curing pneumonia were not available in 1900．
D．Pneumonia caused as many deaths in 1900 as cancer does today．
3．．
A．the kind of life that a person may expect to live
B．the mode of life that a group of people have lived
C．the length of time that a person or an animal has lived
D．the length of time that people may expect to live
4．On an average，people in America who were born in 1900 _____．
A．had a life-span of 74 years
B．lived a shorter but better life than those born later
C．lived to 47 years of age
D．lived 27 years longer than those born in 1981
5．The intended readers of the passage are _____．
A．teenagers
B．the diseased
C．adults
D．aged people

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Passage 2
The problem of leisure is new．Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of
their strength．Of course there were always a privileged（有特权的）few who had leisure；but most
men had to work 12，14，or even 16 hours a day，six days a week．As late as 1840 the average
factory worker labored 72 hours a week．“Sunup to sundown” was the farmer's day，or as another
phrase puts it，“from can to can't．”
Today，working less than a 40-hour week，people enjoy more leisure time．Hence，the wise
use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone，young or old．It is a
particularly difficult problem for the sick，the aged，and those who have retired from earning a
living．Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and
worthwhile ways to use it．
However short the work week becomes，work is still the most important part of life．We do
not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings us；rather，we use leisure wisely so that
work itself can become awarding and enjoyable．The feeling of success at doing one's daily
work-whether it is a job，maintaining a home，or going to school-depends largely on coming to it
each day with fresh energy and active interest．
Leisure and recreation（消遣）go together，though they are not necessarily the same
thing．“Recreation” has an obvious meaning．It is the kind of leisure activity that brings
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“re-creation” of strength and spirit．When one speaks of making good use of leisure，he means
choosing recreational activities which contribute to health，growth，and spirit．
1．The phrase ．
A．from beginning to end
B．from birth to death
C．from morning to night
D．from time to time
2．How to spend leisure time wisely is not a particularly difficult problem for people _____．
A．who are very busy everyday
B．who are sick in bed
C．who are aged and in good health
D．who have retired from work
3．How does the author look at work and leisure？_____
A．We work hard so that we can enjoy more leisure．
B．We enjoy leisure so that we can come back to work with fresh energy．
C．Leisure can bring us a lot of pleasures that work can not．
D．The success of work has little to do with how we spend our leisure time．
4．What is the relationship between leisure and recreation，according to the author？_____
A．Leisure and recreation are closely related．
B．Leisure and recreation are identical．
C．Recreation covers all kinds of leisure activities．
D．Recreation does not belong to any leisure activity．
5．From the passage we know that _____．
A．leisure has been an old problem since ancient times
B．leisure can not be replaced as the most important part of life
C．our success in work is mostly determined by whether we use leisure wisely
D．good recreational activities contribute greatly to health，growth and spirit

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Passage 3
The government may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents
or a rise in the cost of living．When the government controls prices，there is no longer a normal
relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy．Government
controls may help in an emergency（紧急情况）．However，some economists believe that controls
can have negative effects over a long period of time．
In cities with rent control，the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord（房主）
can charge for an apartment．Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living
in apartments．Their rent cannot increase；therefore，they are not in danger of losing their
homes．However，the critics（批评者）say that after a long time，rent control may have negative
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effects．Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits．Therefore，they invest in other
businesses where they can increase their profits．They do not invest in new buildings which would
also be rent-controlled．As a result，new apartments are not built．Many people who need
apartments cannot find any．According to the critics，the end result of rent control is a shortage of
apartments in the city．
Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about rent
control，price control and the minimum wage．The predictions may be correct only if other things
are equal．
Economists do not agree on some of the predictions．They also do not agree on the value of
different decisions．Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize
it．Economists do agree，however，that there are no simple answers to economic questions．
1．According to Paragraph 1，price control _____．
A．does more harm than good
B．is good in every sense
C．is necessary but harmful in the long term
D．should be avoided
2．It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _____．
A．thanks to rent control，it would be easier for many to find apartments
B．landlords may take back their apartments if the rent is too low
C．the tighter the rent control is，the fewer new apartments will be built
D．landlords will not invest in other businesses after price control is approved by the
government
3．Which of the following do all economists agree on？_____
A．Controls can have negative effects over a long period of time．
B．The government must take measures to control rent increase．
C．The maximum rent system protects people who don't have their own houses．
D．Economic questions are difficult to deal with．
4．The attitude of the author to price control is _____．
A．subjective
B．objective
C．indifferent
D．supportive
5．The purpose of this passage is to _____．
A．argue
B．persuade
C．analyze
D．describe

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三 翻译
（一）汉译英
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1. 一看见那些桃子我就流口水。

解答: My mouth waters at the sight of those peaches．

2. 申请人轮流到办公室参加面试。
解答: The applicants had their interview in turn in the office．

3. 为了不耽误火车，我比平时早起了半个小时。

解答: I got up half an hour earlier than usual in order not to miss the train．

4. 他看到水面上伸出一根树枝。

解答: He saw a branch sticking up in the water．

5. 他终于从口袋里找到了那张照片。

解答: At last he fished out the picture he was looking for from his pocket．

6. 面对着证据，他不得不承认他是有罪的。

解答: When faced with the evidence，he had to admit he was guilty．




（二）
英译汉

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1. After graduation from college，my father was assigned to work in the northwest．

解答: 大学毕业后，爸爸被分配到西北工作。

2. It is much cheaper to eat at home than to eat at restaurants．

解答: 在家里吃饭比在饭店吃饭要便宜的多。

3. He bet 1000 pounds on the horse．

解答: 他在那匹马上下了1000英镑的赌注。

4. He was born into a poor family．But he ended up as the greatest scientist of his time．

解答: 他出身贫寒，但最终成为他那个时代最伟大的科学家。

5. The more times I read this book the more I like it．

解答: 这本书我读的次数越多就越喜欢。


四 作文

1.
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic
．You should write at least 80 words based on the Chinese outline below．
选择一个你想旅游的地点，并安排旅行计划。你应包括下列内容：
1．说明你想旅游的地点；
2．说明你为什么选择这个地点；
3．描述你的旅行计划。

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2.
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic given
below．You should write at least 80 words．
Changes of My Hometown
1．家乡这几年发生许多变化；
2．现在和过去比较有哪些好的变化，有哪些不好的变化。

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3.
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Chinese
outline below．You should write at least 80 words．
Bicycle - An Important Means of Transport in China
1．为什么自行车在中国这样普及；
2．和汽车的比较；
3．自行车在中国的前途。

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