512310月英语(二)试题及答案解析

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2019年10月英语(二)试题

一、从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(每小题1分，共10分)
1. I'm wondering why he hasn't turned _____ at the meeting.
A. down B. up C. out D. over

2. _____, I couldn't get a job in this company.
A. Try as I might B. As I might try
C. Try though I might D. I might try

3. It is a well-known fact ______ a person will move in a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control his
direction.
A. that B. if C. when D. whether

4. _____, Mary went out with delight.
A. With her homework doing B. With her homework done
C. Her homework was done D. Done her homework

5. Contrary ______ popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.
A. on B. at C. against D. to

6. ______ the storm, we have to postpone the flight.
A. Owing to B. Thanks to C. Because D. As

7. By using both ears one can tell the direction _____ a sound comes.
A. in which B. from which
C. over which D. with which

8. When she worked with the government, she _____ the difficult task of monitoring elections.
A. overworked B. overtook
C. underwent D. undertook

9. Apparently, it wasn't an accident. Someone must have done it on ______.
A. intention B. determination
C. purpose D. reason

10. The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a patient _____ him.
A. disturbing B. disturbed
C. being disturbed D. to disturb

二、下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案(每选项1分，共10分）
Sometimes people find really wonderful things when they are not looking 11 them. One example was John

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Colter. Colter was a mountain man who lived 12 in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He loved to walk in
the mountains, but one day in 1803 he saw a strange 13 . Water was shooting high into the air and 14 into a green
pool. It was a natural water fountain. Colter found other pools of blue water. Some of the pools were hot. The
chemicals in the water made a beautiful color, 15 they also made it smell bad. 16 there were large, clear lakes and
spectacular waterfalls on cold, clear mountain rivers. Colter was excited, so he told 17 about the place. 18 , the
other people did not believe him. They thought that he was a dreamer, a fool. 19 they saw these wonders, they too
were excited. Today the place Colter 20 is known as Yellowstone Park.

11. A. forward B. for C. upon D. into
12. A. along B. alive C. alone D. lonely
13. A. sight B. site C. glimpse D. glance
14. A. fall B. falling C. to fall D. falls
15. A. but B. and C. thus D. so
16. A. Nearly B. Near C. Next to D. Nearby
17. A. the other B. others C. another D. each other
18. A. Then B. However C. Therefore D. Consequently
19. A. Since B. Before C. After D. While
20. A. initiated B. invented C. created D. discovered

三、从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。(每选项2分，共30分)
Passage One
Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history. An American university president once commented
that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind
understands fully the identity (特性) of time and space and so on — but even ordinary men understand now that
the universe is something larger than ever thought before.
By 1914 the young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the
Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study,
but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. The misery of war
affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when
peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.
In the years following the First World War, honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of
the Kaiser Whilhem Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize for Physics, and he was
highly honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism (纳粹主义) when he was driven from Germany because he
was a Jew.


21. The first paragraph is mainly about _____.
A. a new outlook of the universe
B. the feelings of an American college president
C. the change in human thought caused by Einstein
D. the difficulty in teaching Einstein's theory

22. From the second paragraph, we know Albert Einstein ____.
A. enjoyed world popularity
B. was the head of an academy

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C. was a famous teacher
D. enjoyed studying wars

23. Which of the following statements about Einstein is true?
A. He achieved more than any other scientists in history.
B. Our ideas about the universe differ from one another because of him.
C. He kept working until peace came in 1918.
D. His research practically stopped during the First World War.

24. In the years following the First World War, _____.
A. Einstein began to be accepted even by ordinary men
B. more and more honors were granted to Einstein
C. Einstein became the head of the Prussian Academy of Science
D. Einstein was not honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism

25. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.
A. Albert Einstein was interested in nothing but science
B. Einstein was forced to serve in the German army
C. Einstein made a lot more breakthroughs in his research after the First World War
D. his reputation was ruined because of Nazism


Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Could you imagine your parents choosing your husband or wife for you? And can you imagine not setting
eyes on him or her until your wedding day? This situation is common in India, the Middle East and many parts of
Africa. Marriage customs around the world often differ from our own. We don't realize that people in other places
often get married in very different ways — and with different motives.
In many countries, marriage is a practical matter. A marriage provides a safe and stable home for the husband
and wife. It also joins two families, which benefits the couple's parents and makes them happy. Marriage also
brings children, making sure the couple will be taken care of in old age. Because a marriage is important for the
whole family, some cultures don't let young people choose whom to marry.
Just as there are many different reasons for marriage, there are also many different wedding rituals. Every
culture has its own ways of bringing good luck to the happy couple. In a typical Western wedding, the bride seeks
good luck by wearing
represents the past. Something new represents success in the future. Something borrowed reminds the bride she
can get help from her friends and family. And something blue reminds her to be true to her husband.
In Poland, one wedding tradition is not only lucky, but also very practical. The wedding guests pin money to
the bride's dress while she is dancing. The money is meant to bring kick and to help the young couple build their
new life. In Bermuda, the young couple plants a tree in the yard of their new home. Once they move in, they take
good care of the tree and make it grow. The planting of the tree is a good metaphor (比喻) for marriage. A truly
good marriage is something that grows with care.

26. Which of the following statements DOES NOT support the idea that marriage is a practical matter?
A. The couple may have a safe and stable home through their marriage.
B. The parents had better help their children choose whom to marry.

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