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厦门大学网络教育
2014-2015
学年第一
学期
《英语
2
》课程复习题
I. Reading
Comprehension:
Passage 1
The
butterfly is an insect. Butterflies are noted for
their wings, which are often colorful and
bright.
Butterfly wings are
a bit like bird wings. Bird wings are made of
feathers, but butterfly wings
are
made
of
tiny
overlapping
scales.
The
wings
are
colored
in
various
patterns.
Some
butterfly
wings look iridescent (changing rainbow
colors, depending on the light) because of the way
light
hits the scales.
Butterflies have an interesting life
cycle. They start as
eggs. When they
are born, they are
what
we
call
caterpillars(
毛虫
).
This
is
the
larval
stage
for
the
caterpillar.
The
caterpillars
then
move into a
cocoon(
茧
), becoming what we
call a chrysalis(
蝶蛹
). This
is the pupal
（蛹的）
stage.
When
the
insect
comes
out
of
the
cocoon,
we
call
it
a
butterfly.
This
is
the
adult
stage
for
the
butterfly. These clear stages of
changing on the way to adulthood are called
metamorphosis. Many
animals go through
metamorphosis, but the butterfly’s changes are
more dramatic than most.
Butterflies can be found almost all
over the world. There may be as many as twenty
thousand
different species of
butterflies.
Butterflies
usually
eat
flower
nectar(
花蜜
).
Because
of
this,
they
are
important
to
the
life
cycle of many flowers.
Butterflies also need minerals, which they usually
get from water found in
dirt and sand.
They
reach
their
adult
stage
in
the
summer.
Some
butterflies
migrate.
The
Monarch
butterflies
migrate
about
3000
miles
(4800km)
every
year.
They
fly
between
Mexico
and
California.
1. What kind of animal is a butterfly?
A. A bird.
B. An insect.
C. A spider.
D. A mammal.
2. Which of the following about
butterfly wings is TRUE?
A.
They are just like bird wings.
B.
They are the colors of the rainbow.
C.
They are made of scales.
D.
All
the
wings
are
covered
in
the
same
pattern.
3. The butterfly life cycle is ______.
A. Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis,
butterfly
B.
Egg, insectal, pupal, adult
C. Larval,
pupal, crystal, adult
D. None of the
above.
4. Where can you find
butterflies?
A. The butterfly habitat
is anywhere it is warm.
B. You can find them in forests and
tundra regions.
C. Butterflies are
restricted to the Americas.
D.
Butterflies can be found almost all over the
world.
5. Butterflies eat ______.
A. dirt, sand, and nectar
B. nectar and minerals
C.
flowers and other plants
D. other
insects
Passage 2
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The
most
precious
fluid
on
earth
is
not
oil,
but
water.
Water
is
basic
to
life
and
health.
A
person can survive several
days or even weeks without food, but only a short
time without water.
Over 1 billion
people worldwide have no access to safe drinking
water. There are few challenges
as
important as conserving the world's usable water
and supplying clean drinking water and water
for irrigation to those who need it.
Yet this work is not getting done. Humans are
depleting the
earth's
store
of
usable
water
at
a
rate
that
will
soon
threaten
our
food
supply.
Poor
water
management already
kills millions of people a year and condemns
hundreds of millions to hunger.
The
technology
exists
to
solve
these
problems.
Providing
slums
（贫民区）
with
drinking
water
and
sanitation,
for example,
is
easy
to
do
and
a cost-
effective
way
to
prevent
deaths
and
disease. But because
those who suffer are poor, their access to water
is rarely a political priority.
There
is now an opportunity for progress. More than 100
water ministers from around the world,
along
with
thousands
of
water
experts
from
villagers
to
scientists,
have
gathered
in
the
Netherlands. The conference will be
useful if it can persuade governments and
international banks
to pay more
attention to conservation and fair distribution of
water.
In 1980, the U.N. set a
goal of safe drinking water for all by 1990.
Because of international
prodding
（激励）
,
about two billion new people received clean
drinking water over the subsequent
14
years. A new commitment is urgently needed to
spread these health gains, help poor farmers
and conserve the world's precious
supply of usable water.
6.
The author's main purpose in writing this passage
is to_____.
A. entertain the readers
B. persuade the people
C. inform the people of something
D.
tell a story
7. The organizational
pattern used in this passage is best described
as_______.
A. chronological order
B. simple listing of ideas
C. division/classification
D. spatial order
8. What is
the relationship between the parts of the
following sentence from the passage?
A. cause/effect
B. listing of
ideas
C. comparison/contrast
D. place order
9. Which statement from the passage is
a fact?
A. The most precious fluid on
earth is not oil, but water.
B. Few
challenges are as important as conserving usable
water.
C. A new commitment is urgently
needed.
D. About two billion new people
received clean drinking water.
10. The
author's tone in this passage can best be
described as_________.
A. neutral
B. impassioned
C. opinionated
D. hostile
Passage 3
It
might
be
surprising
for
some
people
to
believe
that,
in
today's
computer-and-
Internet-driven society, there are some book
publishers that are still committed to
traditional books. Maybe the most
famous encyclopedia company, The Encyclopaedia
Britannica,
which dates back to the
18th century, is planning to release their largest
set of books in 2001. This
40-volume
set will be the largest printed in its 231-year
history.
Because
of
the
success
of
recent
Internet
and
computer
encyclopedias,
some
people
have
suggested
that
the
publishers
could
turn
their
back
on
print.
However,
company
representative
Paul Hoffman
said the company is committed to paper and ink.
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is
still
a
place
for
books,
even
with
all
of
the
computer
encyclopedias.
And
many
people
around the world still want books,
Encyclopedias, in book form, are common
in library collections and on school shelves. They
are
often
used
in
student
research.
And
none
are
used
more
than
those
published
by
the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Even
so,
the
company
is
selling
fewer
and
fewer
books
and
more
and
more
computer
encyclopedias,
possibly
because
of
the
price.
The
books,
US
$$1450
for
a
32-book
set,
are
too
expensive for people.
The computerized version, which contains all the
same information, costs
only a 10th of
the price.
11. What about the
Encyclopedia Britannica is so surprising?
A. The company is committed to
publishing books.
B. The company
is selling Internet encyclopedias.
C.
The company is still open after so many years.
D. The company is planning to quit
making books.
12. What will
make the 2001 set of books different from the
other sets?
A. It will be the most
sold.
B. It will be
like the 18th-century one.
C. It will be
on the Internet.
D.
It will be the largest set.
13. Why have some people suggested that
the company stop printing books?
A. Because
people are no longer buying many encyclopedias.
B. Because demand around the world is
for ink and paper books.
C. Because
electronic encyclopedias have become so
successful.
D. Because Paul Hoffman has
turned his back on printing books.
14. What makes the Encyclopedia
Britannica's books special?
A.
They are used more than any other encyclopedias.
B. They are used more for study than
for doing research.
C. They are
used in schools and many library collections.
D. They are used in many research
papers by students.
15. Why
are more people buying electronic encyclopedias
than book encyclopedias?
A. Electronic
encyclopedias contain more.
B.
Electronic encyclopedias cost less money.
C. Electronic encyclopedias take up
less room.
D. Electronic encyclopedias
have new ideas.
Passage 4
Some people think they have an answer
to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty
air
in large cities. Their answer is
the bicycle, or
“
bike
”
.
In a great many cities,
hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every
day. In New York city,
some bike riders
have even formed a group called Bike for a Better
City. They claim that if more
people
rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer
automobiles in the downtown section of the
city and therefore less dirty air from
car engines.
For several years this group has been
trying to get the city government to help bike
riders. For
example, they want the city
to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets,
because when bike
riders must use the
same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for
a Better City feels that if there
were
special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But
no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone
thinks it is a good idea---they say it will
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slow traffic. Some store owners on the
main streets say that if there is less traffic,
they will have
less business. And most
people live too far from downtown to travel by
bike.
The city government has not
yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone
happy. Only on
weekends, Central Park
is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by
bicycles only. But Bike for
a Better
City says that this is not enough and keeps
fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.
16. According to the passage, bicycles
__________.
A.
are more convenient than cars
B.
are safer
traffic tools than cars
C.
are ridden by most people in U.S.
D.
are the
solution to some city problems
17. The
idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by
__________.
A.
the city government
B.
some bike
riders
C.
people
living far from downtown
D.
some store owners
18.
“
Bicycle
lanes
”
probably means
__________.
A.
narrow passages between buildings for
bicycles
B.
roads
full of bicycles
C.
special parts of the road for bicycle
riders only
D.
roads for bicycles only
19.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to
the passage?
A.
Bike for a Better City members ride
bicycles to work.
B.
Sometimes accidents may occur when cars
and bikes are on the same lanes.
C.
The Central
Park is situated in the downtown section of New
York.
D.
In some
cities many people use bikes as they have special
lanes.
20. The best title for this
passage is __________.
A.
Traffic Crowding in New York City
B.
Air Pollution
in New York City by Cars
C.
Special Lanes for Passengers
D.
A Solution to
Traffic Problems in New York
II.
Vocabulary and Structure
：
1.
Since we
can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll
have to __________ your voice.
A.
improve
B. increase
C.
raise
D. open
2.
_____________ he works hard, I don't
mind when he finishes the experiment.
A.
As soon as
B. As long as
C.
As well as
D. So far as
3.
People who
want the typist's job will be judged __________
how accurate and fast they are.
A.
in favor of
B. in terms of
C.
in ways of
D. in spite of
4.
Shall we
request the chairman __________ our suggestion
again?
A. to consider
B. considering
C.
consider
D. considered
5.
Some say yes
and others say no; I don't know __________ to
follow.
A. whether
B.
what
C. whom
D. how
6.
I could not persuade him to
accept it, _____________ make him see the
importance of it.
A. if only I
could not
B.
or I could not
C. not more than I could
D. nor could I
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