大学英语(二)第1阶段测试题

江南大学现代远程教育2010年上半年第一阶段测试卷 考试科目:《大学英语（二）》第1课至第3课（总分100分） 时间：90分钟 __________学习中心（教学点） 批次：层次：专业： 学号： 身份证号： 姓名： 得分： 第一部分：英语知识运用

1. How’s everything?

_________

A. Nothing new. B. Thank you. C. Not bad. D. I don’t know.

2. Are you ready to order, sir?

______A_________.

A. Not yet. B. Here you are. C. Where is the menu? D. Please no.

3. Excuse me, where is the No.1 bus station?

______A___________.

A. Pardon? B. Don’t ask me. C. You’d better ask something else. D. Who are you?

4. Would you like to have a dinner with me this Saturday Evening?

_______B________.

A. Sorry, I don’t want. B. I’d love to. C. I don’t think it’s a good idea. D. Sounds terrible.

5. I don’t think the film is wonderful.

_______C__________.

A. Do you think so? B. Why not? C. So do I. D. Yes , of course.

6. I’ve heard Mary’s grandmother is seriously ill.

_______B_________.

A. Really? B. I’m sorry to hear that. C. Why? D. It depends.

7. Excuse me, can I take this seat?

______A___________.

A. Yes, of course. B. I don’t know. C. You’re kidding. D. Please don’t.

8. Lijiang is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited.

_____B_________.

A. That’s a joke. B. I can’t agree more. C. Really? D. Sorry, I don’t know.

9. This is Northwest Airline, can I help you?

____C______________.

A. Sorry. B. I’m afraid not. C. I want to buy an air ticket. D. Where is it?

10. Which color do you prefer, red or white?

_______A__________.

A. Either will do. B. None. C. You choose. D. Thank you.

第二部分：阅读理解

Passage One

Questions11 to15 are based on the following passage.

Antique dealers have an "in" joke. If two of them come to a desert island, they say, at the end of the year both will claim they have made a million. It's a story which sums up "the trade". Objects, some precious, some whose only value is the old age, pass from hand to hand in search of home. Buying an antique is always an event. Collectors, bitten by the bug, develop a selective photographic memory. Point to any cherished object they own and they can tell you when they bought it, where, form whom and for how much. They may even remember what they ate for lunch that day and whether it rained.

Britain is the world's biggest antique treasure store. Across the country, any day of the week, there may be several dozen auctions taking place. Even a small town will boast a couple of shops. In historic centres like Bath, the numbers may run into hundreds, not counting the stall holders packing specialists markets there, like Guinea Lane.

In theory, the public's best chance of coming out ahead is in the sale rooms. They may be very famous, such as Sotheby's, Christies or Phillip's or lively provincial firms like Hobbs and Bath. Bidding is rapid and the auctioneer will try and process as many as 140 lots an hour. Given the pressure and the tensions, it's more than sensible to view the items to be sold in advance, either the previous day or before the sale begins. Then is the time to decide how far you are prepared to go and not to decide in the heat of battle.

11. The joke is told to __A__.

A) reveal the nature of the trade of auction

B) play a trick on the antique dealers

C) show that antique dealers often act against the law

D) show that antique dealers can find antique anywhere

12. It is NOT mentioned that antique collectors will remember __D__.

A) the money they spent on a favorite collection item

B) from whom they bought the item

C) the weather of the day the deal was made

D) the history of the item

13. The numbers" in the third paragraph refers to the numbers of __A__.

A) auction every day

B) antique dealers

C) antique shops

D) antique collectors

14. To make a right decision, it is suggested __A__ .

A) to have a look at the items to be sold before the auction

B) not to hesitate to bid at the auction

C) to relax oneself the day before the sale begins

D) to arrive on time and choose a good seat

15. The atmosphere in sales room is __A __.

A) fast-paced

B) casual

C) harmonious

D) agreeable

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

The Swedes are among the most charming peoples in Europe. And their charm comes from an apparent contradiction in the national character. They are extremely conservative in social relationships; within the family and when meeting friends and business acquaintances, their conduct is governed by strict social patterns. At the same time, they are one of the most intellectually progressive people in the world. They are always open to new ideas.

All social occasions in Sweden are regulated by rules and traditions. And these traditions are expressed in a specific ritual (仪式) made up of formal bows, handshakes, and greetings. When a visitor enters a Swedish home, he is invariably received with a "Welcome"; when he leaves, his host will tell him "You will be welcome again". These charming phrases are an indestructible part of Swedish social life and they give it an old-world flavor of good manners.

Equally attractive is the Swedish acceptance of modern technological equipment. A traveller never needs to search for a telephone in Sweden: telephone booths are placed at regular intervals along the main streets and highways. And in church, for example, long benches are fitted with hearing aids for worshippers who may be hard of hearing. Swedish homes are among the best equipped in the world and travellers in Sweden find their journeys made easy by the use of the most

efficient modern devices.

16. The contradiction of the Swedes can be found in __B__.

A) their strictness in social activities and friendliness in entertaining guests

B) their conserved attitude towards social relationships and openness to initiative ideas

C) their clearly set social patterns and enthusiasm about big parties

D) their specific ritual and concern about good manners

17. "Invariably" in the second paragraph can be best replaced with __D_.

A) "often"

B) "usually"

C) "sometimes"

D) "always"

18. It cannot be inferred from the passage that the Swedes are __A__.

A) hard-working

B) polite

C) considerate

D) efficient

19. According to the passage, the Swedish social ritual doesn’t include __D__.

A) greetings

B) bows

C) handshaking

D) embraces

20. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) People can hear the priest more clearly with the hearing aids in the church.

B) The Swedes' homes are among the best equipped ones in the world.

C) Travelers will be most satisfied when travelling in Sweden.

D) It's very convenient to make a call in booths in Sweden.

第三部分：词汇和结构

21. His __C____ that he had nothing to do with the affair was greeted with some suspicion.

A. scheme

A. turned to

A. instruction

A. sign B. standpoint B. looked up B. construction B. shot C. statement C. turned up C. destruction C. segment D. storage D. looked out D. instrument D. signal 22. For advice, they ___A____ one of the school’s most experienced teachers. 23. The ___C____ of the world’s forests concerns everyone in some way. 24. The driver gave a ___D______ that he was going to turn right.

25. The struggle between the drug company and the Government over prices finally ____B____ a satisfactory settlement. A. ended off A. belongings A. imagination A. in risk idea.

A. accurate A. held out A. after A. ugly A. safe A. survey A. looked

第四部分：写作

Is Money Everything?

B. ended in B. items B. imaginative B. in stake

C. ended on C. entries C. imagine C. in distress

D. ended with D. versions D. image D. in depress

26. The shops are well stocked with food, clothing and other consumer __B____. 27. She had a clear _____D_____ of how she would look in twenty years’ time. 28. The ship’s captain radioed that it was ____C_____.

29. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he would have ___D__ opportunity to change his

B. urgent B. held back B. with B. gross B. dangerous B. search B. pursuit

C. excessive C. held down C. by C. tired C. safely C. security C. pursued

D. adequate D. held up D. from D. surprised D. security D. surgery D. peered

30. The town was surrounded, but the citizens __A___ until help at last came. 31. The bridge was named __A___ the hero who gave his life for the cause of people. 32. She was shocked by the __B___ words he used.

33. We are all concerned for the ___D___ of the football players during the World Cup. 34. Major __D___ was needed to save the crash victim’s life.

35. The development of industry must not be __C___ at the expense of environmental pollution.