專題講座資料（2021-2022年）東財18春學期《大學英語2》

1、1.When hosts place dishes on the table, they will arrange the main course at the center with the other dishes_placed around them. A:evenly B:even C:odd D:oddly參考答案:A2.My watch is not working. _? Its ten past eleven. A:What time is it B:Whats the time C:What time is it by your watch D:What is time by

2、 your watch 參考答案:C3. Today, many cultures divide music_ art music and music of the people. A: from B: into C: over D: beneath 答案 into4. My mother was relieved that her son would be satisfied with his performance so he wouldn't do another one, at least for her _. A: sake B: lake C: make D: wake 答

3、案 sake5.She used_all her clothes there. A:buy B:to buying C:buying D:to buy答案D6.My I have two_instead of beans, please? A:corns ear B:corn ears C:ear of corns D:ears of corn 參考答案:D7 .Maria: Morley, where are the cookies. Dont tell me you ate them all!Morley: Yes, I did. _ . A:I couldnt bear it. B:Th

4、ey were too good to eat C:I couldnt help it. D:They were good to eat 參考答案:C, 8 Operator: _, May I help you?Bill: I'd like to set up a telephone service, please. A: Speaking B: Hey C: I'm John Smith D: Pacific Bell 答案 Pacific Bell 9. Throughout their history, Americans have been people _ the

5、move. A: in B: on C: to D: with 答案 on 10 Jackson: Whats there to do at night?Clerk: There are clubs, concerts, plays, and so on._! A:You make it B:You name it C:You find it D:You manage it 參考答案:B, 11.Desk Clerk：Good afternoon，Holiday Inn. Customer：Hello，Id like to book a double room for the nights o

6、f 23rd and 24th please. Desk Clerk：_ A:Whats the matter？ B:Just a minute, please. C:What can I do for you？ D:Can I help you？ 參考答案:B, 本題解釋 12 Receptionist: Can I help you? Customer: _. Where do I pay my fees? A: As you please B: Yes, please C: Thank you D: Yes, you can 答案 Yes, please 13 Nicholas: Hel

7、lo. May I speak to Tom? Tom: _ A: Sorry, the number is engaged. Will you hold? B: Hello. Who're you, please? C: Hello. Thank you for calling. D: Yes, speaking. 答案 Yes, speaking. 14 Its very kind of you to help me with my English._. A:Never mind B:Not at all C:Thats all right D:Youre so welcome 參

8、考答案:B, 本題解釋 15、 Do not express shock for what you hear_C_matter how shocking it might seem. A、not B、never C、no D、none 16 If you had taken the medicine yesterday, you_D_much better now. A、must have felt B、might have felt C、would have felt D、would feel 17 We're _ to hand in our homework next week.

9、 A: proposed B: supposed C: opposed D: imposed 答案 supposed18 Student A：I feel sick. Student B：_ Student A：I'm not sure， but I have got a bad headache. A: I'm sorry to hear that. B: How are you feeling now？ C: How long have you been sick？ D: Do you have a temperature？ 答案 Do you have a tempera

10、ture？ 19 His long _ raised fears about his safety. A: absent B: absentee C: absenting D: absence 答案 absence20 Daddy was in a _ for several days. A: drama B: coma C: soma D: tome 答案 comaThe Smokey Bear(護林熊) fire prevention program has resulted in a savings of $20 billion on all federal(聯(lián)邦的), state an

11、d private forested land(私有林地). In 1941, 208,000 forest fires burned 30 million acres, while in 1981, fewer than 165,000 fires burned about three million acres. While forest usage has increased, the proportion(比例) of human-caused fires has remained stable; people still cause mine out of ten forest fi

12、res. But the biggest cause of fires is arson(縱火), accounting for(引起) 34 percent of forest fires in 1981.1. According to the passage, use of forested land has A. stabilized. B. been privatized. C. decreased. D. risen.2. According to the passage, in 1941 forest fires burned A. less acres than in 1981.

13、 B. 3 million acres. C. ten times as many acres as in 1981. D. 20 million acres more than in 1981.3. According to the passage, the number of human-caused fires A. has remained the same proportionately. B. has increased. C. is he same as the arson cases. D. accounts for 34 per cent of forest fires.4.

14、 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Nine out of ten fires are caused by arsonists. B. The Smokey Bear program has saved the nation a lot of money. C. There are more forest fires now than before. D. People do not use the forests as much as they did in the past.5.

15、It may be inferred from the passage thatA. the majority of fires are caused by humans.B. arson is increasing every year.C. more acres are destroyed by fire each year.D. fewer people are using the forests. 【答案】1D 2C 3A 4B 5APassage 3The origins(起源) of baseball probably stretch back to 1839 when Abner

16、 Doubleday, a civil engineering student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York, and attempted to standardize(使標準化) the rules governing the playing of such games as town ball and four old cat, the ancestors(祖先) of baseball. By the end of the Civil War, interest in the game had grow

17、n rapidly. Over 200 teams or clubs existed, some of which toured the country playing rivals; they belonged to a national association of "Baseball Players" that had proclaimed(宣布) a set of standard rules. These teams were amateurs(業(yè)余愛好者) or semi-professionals, but as the game waxed in popul

18、arity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, appeared in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876 the present National League was organized chiefly by Albert Spalding. Soon a rival league appeared, the American Asso

19、ciation. Competition between the two was intense, and in 1883 they played a post-season(季后賽) contest, the first "world's series". The American Association eventually collapsed, but in 1900 the American League was organized.1. According to the passage, baseball originated in 1839 becaus

20、e A. Abner Doubleday invented a special diamond-shaped pitch. B. the rules of earlier games were amalgamated(合并) and regularized. C. civil engineering students became interested in playing games. D. the old games died out and a new one was needed.2. What was different about "Baseball Players&qu

21、ot; compared with earlier players? A. They travelled widely. B. They belonged to many clubs. C. They played by agreed rules. D. They were not professional.3. According to the passage, the Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed in 1869 A. because baseball had become more popular by then. B. to enable t

22、he amateur players to become professional. C. so that the public had the opportunity to profit from a professional team. D. to produce a means of making money.4. From the passage, we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to A. reorganize the professional teams. B. enable more profes

23、sional teams to be set up. C. to provide a governing authority for baseball. D. authorize amateur and professional teams to combine.5. According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were A. the American League and the National League. B. the American L

24、eague. C. the American Association and the American League. D. the American Association. 【答案】1B 2C 3D 4C 5APassage 2In the years after the Civil War most American painters received their training in Europe, the majority studying in the French schools at Paris or Barbizon, and a smaller number in Ger

25、many at Munich(慕尼黑) and Dusseldorf(杜塞爾多夫). The teaching of the Barbizon school, which stressed the use of color and the creation of an impression or a mood, influenced many American artists. One group of American painters, led by James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent, expatriated(移居國外) them

26、selves from the American scene and settled in Europe. Whistler, who is often ranked as the greatest genius(天才) in the history of American art, was a versatile(多才多藝的) and industrious(勤奮的) artist who was equally proficient(熟練的) in several media-oil, watercolor, etching(銅版畫)-and with several themes-por

27、traits and his so-called "nocturnes(夜景畫)", impressionistic sketches(印象畫) of moonlight on water and other scenes. He was one of the first to appreciate the beauty of Japanese color prints and to introduce Oriental concepts into Western art.1. For a period after the Civil War, the majority o

28、f American painters A. was influenced by the Barbizon school. B. painted in the impressionist style. C. studied art in Europe. D. used striking color in their work.2. According to the passage, one group of American painters A. left America never to return. B. turned their back on the American art tr

29、adition. C. copied the style of Whistler and Sargent. D. were unaffected by the European style of painting.3. From the passage we are led to believe that Whistler A. did much of his painting at night. B. produced a large number of pictures. C. combined several media and themes in his paintings. D. w

30、as most proficient in impressionistic sketches.4. According to the passage, Whistler was one of the first Western painters to A. use Japanese ideas in his own work. B. become interested in Japanese printing. C. admire Japanese oil paintings. D. start producing Japanese sketches.5. The main theme of

31、this passage is A. Whistler's influence on Western art. B. The influence of European art on American painters. C. The influence of Oriental art on Whistler. D. The American painters' influence in Europe. 【答案】1C 2A 3B 4A 5BPassage 4Although stage plays have been set to music since the era(年代)

32、 of the ancient Greeks when the dramas of Sophocles and Aeschylus were accompanied by lyres(里拉琴) and flutes, the usually accepted date for the beginning of opera as we know it is 1600. As part of the celebration of the marriage of King Henry IV of France to the Italian aristocrat(貴族) Maria de Medici

33、, the Florentine composer Jacopo Peri produced his famous Euridice, generally considered to be the first opera. Following his example, a group of Italian musicians called the Camerata began to revive(復興) the style of musical story that had been used in Greek tragedy.1. This passage is a summary of A

34、. opera in Italy.B. the Camerata.C. the development of opera.D. Euridice.2. According to the author, Jacopo Peri wroteA. Greek tragedy.B. the first opera.C. the opera Maria de Medici.D. the opera The Camerata.3. We can infer that the CamerataA. was a group of Greek musicians.B. developed a new music

35、al drama based upon Greek drama.C. was not known in Italy.D. was the name given to the court of King Henry IV. 4. The author suggests that Euridice was producedA. in France.B. originally by Sophocles and Aeschylus.C. without much success.D. for the wedding of King Henry IV. 5. According to this pass

36、age, modern opera began in the A. time of the ancient Greeks.B. fifteenth century.C. sixteenth century.D. seventeenth century. 【答案】1C 2B 3B 4D 5DPassage 5From the outset(開始), railroad and canals were bitter competitors(激烈競爭者). For a time the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company blocked the advance of t

37、he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad through the narrow gorge(峽谷) of the upper Potomac, and the State of New York prohibited railroads from hauling freight in competition with the Erie Canal and its branches. These restrictions(限制) and the slow pace of railroad building meant that canals carried twice as

38、much tonnage as railroads even as late as 1852. But railroads had the advantage of speed and year-round operation (canals closed down for the winter freeze) and could be located almost anywhere, regardless of terrain(地形) and the availability of water. These assets, combined with a slight price advan

39、tage, produced a victory for railroads during the 1850's. By the end of the decade, they took most of the nation's passenger traffic and carried more freight than the canals. 1. What drawbacks were there to the introduction of railroads in North America? A. Some of the gorges, such as the Po

40、tomac, were too narrow to use for railroads. B. It was forbidden to carry goods by railroad in New York. C. The Chesapeake and Ohio canals were more advanced than the railroads. D. It was more efficient to use the Erie Canal than the railroad.2. Until 1852 the canals carried more goods than the rail

41、roads because they were A. less expensive. B. much quicker. C. less restricted. D. much larger.3. All of the following factors contributed to the victory of the railroads over the canals except A. they operated all through the year. B. they could be built on any terrain. C. they were slightly cheape

42、r. D. they needed water for operation.4. When did the railroads carry more freight than the canals? A. During the 1850's. B. At the end of the 1850's. C. In 1852. D. By the end of the 1800's.5. What is the main subject of the passage? A. The establishment of the railroads. B. Rivalry bet

43、ween the canals and railroads. C. The history of trains. D. Traffic in North America. 【答案】1B 2C 3D 4B 5BPassage 6Good morning, students. Today we will continue our investigation of the mosquito(蚊子). We all thought that mosquitoes follow skin odors(氣味), but no such odor has been identified. It turns

44、out, in fact, that no skin seems to be as attractive to a mosquito as a current of air(氣流) having the right degree of warmth and humidity(濕度). But, a mosquito can be turned off its course by a repellent(驅(qū)蚊劑). This is how it works: a mosquito senses humidity in a airstream by means of tiny pores(氣孔)

45、in the hairs located on its antennae(觸角). These hairs send electrical impulses to the central nervous system whenever they encounter humidity in the air. The repellent blocks the pores through which mosquitoes sense the presence of water vapor(水汽) in the air. As a mosquito comes in for a landing on

46、a warm moist body, the repellent blocks the mosquito's sensors, and realizing that it has lost its moist current of air, it instinctively changes its course.1. What is the main topic of this talk?A. Independence of skin odors.B. Interaction between mosquitoes and repellents.C. The mosquito's

47、 central nervous system.D. Components of air currents.2. According to the speaker, what are mosquitoes attracted to?A. Water vapor.B. Skin odors.C. Air currents.D. Warmth and moisture.3. What does the mosquito repellent do? A. It changes the humidity of the skin.B. It blocks the pores in the hairs.C

48、. It changes the moisture in the air.D. It blocks the hairs in the sensors.4. What happens when the mosquito comes into contact with the repellent?A. It quickly moves off in another direction.B. It sends an electrical impulse to its central nervous system.C. The pores in the hairs on its skin become

49、 blocked.D. Its sensors become blocked by the water vapor in the repellent.5. According to the passage, what can be inferred about mosquito repellents?A. A degree of instability in their use has emerged.B. More research is needed into their efficiency.C. They appear to be highly effective.D. Their r

50、eliability has yet to be proved. 【答案】1B 2D 3B 4A 5C三、詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)（本題共30小題，每小題3分，共90分） 1. As we took our seats on the bus, I noticed a woman with a young adult close to us.A .sitB .be sitC .sittingD .sits【答案】C2. Tom is going to a concert tomorrow evening. So .A .I amB .am IC .I will D .will I 【答案】B 3. it is

51、 from Bristol to Glasgow!A .What long a wayB .What distance C .How long wayD .How far【答案】D4. He sent from Canada.A .her a cardB .to her a cardC .card to herD .to her card【答案】A5. The convenience of modern freeways, railways and airplanes makes travel in America as easy as .A .pieB .breadC .soupD .win

52、e【答案】A6. The music that Americans are used to to might sound strange to someone from another culture.A .listenB .be listenedC .listeningD .listened【答案】C7. Tom was sitting just Jack and Jerry. A .except B .among C .beside D .off 【答案】C8. My I have two instead of beans, please? A .corn's ear B .cor

53、n ears C .ear of corns D .ears of corn 【答案】D9. Tom is waiting the doctor. A .to see B .to seeing C .for see D .for seeing 【答案】D10. They resort fast food which is fatty and contains high amount of cholesterol. A .with B .at C .on D .to 【答案】D11. Regardless his appearance, he is innocent. A .to B .in C

54、 .of D .for 【答案】C12. Can you divide 30 6, please? A .in B .by C .with D .of 【答案】B13. Never , we'll see the film next week. A .mind B .to mind C .mind you D .in mind 【答案】A14. After two months, he had news of what she was doing in Tokyo. A .few B .little C .several D .a 【答案】B15. You must obtain from the landowner to fish in this river. A .permission B .omission C .cel