重庆大学2011年12月大学英语（2）第二次作业答案
2011年12月考试大学英语（2）第二次作业一、单项选择题（本大题共60分，共 60 小题，每小题 1 分）
1. I don’t know which of her brothers she was ( ).
A. referred to
B. referring to
C. referred
D. referring
2. Ann won the speech contest and her opponent congratulated her with （ ）.
A. the lapse of time
B. a flourish of trumpets
C. a pinch of salt
D. .a tone of respect
3. The girl was named ( ) her grandmother who was a very famous artist.
A. after
B. by
C. with
D. from
4. Mary seems not worry about tomorrow’s test. I guess she （ ）_ reading all the books on the reading list.
A. must finish
B. must have finished
C. has finished
D. have must finished
5. If I were you, I ( ) the job.
A. Accept
B. would have accepted
C. would accept
D. had accepted
6. I gave him a present ( ) all the help he had given me.
A. in the course of
B. in course of
C. in return for
D. in turn
7. Communication here is very convenient. You can make a call at the telephone （ ） around the city.
A. stall
B. booth
C. pavilion
D. store
8. Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”
“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”
So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”
“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”
“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained（抱怨）.”
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”
“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?
A. From the morning till night.
B. About fourteen hours.
C. About two hours.
D. Till midnightc
9. Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber（海参）. All living creatures, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual.
What else can be said about an odd animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets（美食家）？
For some fifty million years, despite all eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to such up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber-shaped — hence their name — and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into narrow cracks where they are safe from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the capacity to become inactive and live at a low metabolic rate — （ceding sparingly or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate（ 排出内脏） and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the reason for the sea cucumber'''' s name
B. ways to identify the sea cucumber
C. places where the sea cucumber can be found
D. the peculiarities that make the sea cucumber unusual
10. Now she ( ) to do whatever she can for him.
A. Makes
B. Longs
C. Waits
D. takes
11. Upon ( ), please switch off the air-conditioner.
A. apart
B. department
C. apartment
D. departure
12. He ( ) when his teacher asked him to hand it in.
A. has just finished his paper
B. just finished his paper
C. would just finish his paper
D. had just finished his paper
13. She said ( )
A. what it was a beautiful flower
B. what a beautiful flower it was.
C. how a beautiful flower it was
D. how a flower was beautiful.
14. ---“ Hello, this is Dr. Smith’s office. Dr Smith will be busy at Tuesday afternoon; he asks if you can change the appointment （ ） the same time next week?”
---“ Ok, next Tuesday will be fine （ ）me.”
A. for …. with
B. at… to
C. to… to
D. in …. for
15. He asked me （ ） to Lijiang.
A. if I had gone to
B. B. if I had been to
C. C. had I gone to
D. D. had I been to
16. The ability of remaining anonymous ( ) a kind of cheating.
A. lead to
B. leading to
C. leaded to
D. leads to
17. If you ( ) the doctor's advice, you would have recovered already.
A. followed
B. would follow
C. follow
D. had followed
18. ( ) by the way she spoke to me, I left the office.
A. Annoying
B. Angry
C. Been angry
D. Annoyed
19. The price of crude oil on the North American market increased （ ） 5%.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. by
20. I thought it was very ____ way to spend a weekend in countryside.
A. relax
B. relaxed
C. relaxing
D. relaxes
21. The World Health Organization is a（n） （ ） association which is ready to offer help to any nation suffered from disasters without pay.
A. international
B. nonprofit
C. profitable
D. charitable
22. In order to maintain sensible relationships, we must make _____ sometimes.
A. comprises
B. compromises
C. concise
D. contacts
23. —Excuse me, can you tell me where your general manager is? —Yes, of course, ( )
A. here does our general manager
B. here our general manager comes
C. our general manager here comes
D. here comes our general manager
24. I think the headmaster is a rigid man who lacks of a ____ of humour.
A. air
B. touch
C. gas
D. sense
25. （ ）arrived （ ） she started complaining.
A. Hardly had he… when
B. Hardly he had... when
C. He hardly ...than
D. Hardly had be... than
26. Nowadays, we are provided with many different ( ) of TV programs.
A. Tracks
B. Types
C. Channels
D. frequencies
27. You are ____ to know the local customs of the country.
A. assured
B. assumed
C. alarmed
D. absorbed
28. Businesses and professional services are listed in a special ( ) directory.
A. Classified
B. Classical
C. class
D. classes
29. My brother tried his best to think, but nothing ( ) in his memory.
A. Flourished
B. Stirred
C. Expand
D. spurred
30. Sooner or later it will （ ） that what he has said is right..
A. turns about
B. turns to
C. turns out
D. turns off
31. In case of ( ), please dial the alarm number 110.
A. Emergency
B. Emergent
C. Urgency
D. urgent
32. I wish I （ ） in the sun by a swimming pool now．
A. am lying
B. were lying
C. am laying
D. were laying
33. When I reached the peak, my partners （ ） me.
A. waited for
B. were waiting for
C. has waited for
D. had waited for
34. The ministers agree ( ) global warming is a serious world problem.
A. what
B. which
C. when
D. that
35. It （ ） for a week!
Don’t worry! It （ ） be a fine day tomorrow.
A. rains…is suppose to
B. is raining … is suppose to
C. has rained…is supposed to
D. has been raining… is supposed to
36. ( ) tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?
A. Since you are free
B. For you are free
C. Because you are free
D. If you would be free
37. I wish I ( ) English fluently.
A. could speak
B. can speak
C. spoke
D. would speak
38. I came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country, and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one'''' s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.
Nowadays a superficial traveller in rural England might conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. Admittedly there has been a contraction （收缩） of village commerce, but its vigor is still remarkable.
Our local grocer''''s shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing （排队） up at a supermarket. And the proprietor （店主） knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.
His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling on the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner （领养老金 ） who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The more affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it for them.
The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course. But I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big battalions of industry or commerce. The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that __.
A. their prices are higher
B. people cannot telephone them
C. their staff may make less trouble to satisfy customers
D. one has 10 queue up to pay in them
39. Great changes ( ) in China since 1978.
A. have been taken place
B. have taken place
C. has been taken place
D. has taken place
40. From time to time she looked round ( ) searching for someone.
A. as to
B. as
C. as for
D. as if
41. A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how unusual.
At the bottom of the menu, there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you require on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately.”
The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something that was very unusual.
When the waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, anything at all, even if it''''s not on your menu, which is the longest menu in the world.”
“That is correct, sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers'''' requirements.”
“Very well,” the man said. “In that case, bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian, not African.”
The waiter wrote down on his pad：Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
“Very good, sir”, he said. “That shouldn''''t take long. ”
He walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
“Ah! ”the man said. “You can’t bring me elephant ears on toast, can you? ”
The waiter was very apologetic.
“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is most embarrassing, ” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t. Unfortunately, we’ve run out of bread. ” the waiter was unhappy because _____ .
A. the man didn''''t order elephant ears
B. they had no elephant to cook
C. they didn''''t want to serve the customer
D. the chef didn''''t know how to cook the elephant ears
42. The WWW has become a powerful new medium for sharing information. ( )
A. 媒介
B. 中数
C. 中等的
D. 方法
43. The questions is ( ) American and European companies understand the Russian business environment.
A. That
B. Whether
C. As
D. why
44. Don’t worry. If it is very difficulty, we might let the matter ( ).
A. throw
B. drop
C. out
D. off
45. These good shoes are a real bargain ( ) such a low price.
A. at
B. in
C. of
D. on
46. If he had asked me, I ( ) him.
A. should have helped
B. would help
C. would have helped
D. helped
47. In time of recession, it is very hard for an undergraduate to find a （ ） job.
A. decent
B. current
C. definite
D. diligent
48. Wish you a happy voyage and give my best （ ） to your families.
A. Blessing
B. hope
C. regards
D. greeting
49. It was in the midnight （ ） the burglary happened.
A. when
B. which
C. what
D. that
50. Every drop of tears, every moan out of pain and every cry for help then _____ like knife cutting deep into his heart.
A. was
B. are
C. were
D. is
51. They demand that all the facts （ ） first．
A. were examined
B. are examined
C. be examined
D. will be examined
52. By no means ( ) look down upon the poor.
A. we shall
B. should we
C. we
D. we should
53. The tall man ( ) the woman ( ) her wallet.
A. robbed; of
B. robbed; from
C. robbed; out
D. robbed; away
54. The parents’ association is trying to cooperate with the school to prevent the teenagers from （ ） drugs.
A. addicting in
B. addicting to
C. being addicted in
D. being addicted to
55. There ( ) no money left, we had to change our plan.
A. being
B. would be
C. had
D. was
56. You ( ) to their English party tomorrow evening.
A. are invited
B. will invite
C. will being inviting
D. will be invited
57. ––The air is full of smoke and people are coughing. ––It'll get worse ( ) the government does something about pollution.
A. but
B. except
C. besides
D. unless
58. Ahead of me I saw a woman ( ) I thought was my aunt.
A. who
B. whom
C. of whom
D. whose
59. Every advance in communications technology is a ( ) to the intimacy of human interaction.
A. set back
B. setback
C. take over
D. overtake
60. The children were waiting ( ) for the pantomime to start.
A. Respectfully
B. Exceptionally
C. Expectedly
D. expectantly
二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共40分，共 4 小题，每小题 10 分）
1.
Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels. And in the summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists (游客).
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. Next day, this news appeared on page two of the town''s newspaper. The Beldon Post.
FIRE AT SEABREEZE
LATE LAST NIGTH FIREMEN HURRIED TO THE Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small
fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our
visitors, "Please don''t smoke cigarettes in bed." This was Beldon''s first hotel fire for five years. ! "''
The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:
AOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE
Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture (家具) at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, "An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp." We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.
What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel 1 st August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes——we know that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think of the rest the "news"?(1). Which of the following best gives the main idea of this article?
A.
Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.
B.
A fire broke out one night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer.
C.
It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspaper.
D. Two newspaper gave reports on the same matter.
(2). Which of the following are probably facts?
a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.
b. A cigarette started the fire.
c. An old lamp started the fire.
d. The fire broke out at night.
A. b and c
B.
a and d
C.
c and e
D. a and c
(3). The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think ( )
?
A.
hotels in Beldon often catch fire
B.
hotels in Beldon don't often catch fire
C.
this was the second fire in the Seabreeze Hotel
D. Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe
(4). The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to The Beldon Post by saying that ( )
?
A.
the fire men failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things
B.
the bedroom lamps were very old
C.
the bedroom lights made funny noise
D. such accidents never happened in Canfield
(5). The "angry holiday-maker"( )
A.
caused the fire when he turned on a lamp
B.
didn't seem to be really angry
C.
was talking about the lamps in Seabreeze Hotel
D. lived in the room which had caught fire
2. Many chemical pesticides(杀虫剂), such as DDT, are more dangerous to other animals than to the pests(害虫) themselves. However, there are safer methods used to control pests. One method is called biological pest control. It uses living things to control pest populations. For example, one type of biological pest control uses the natural enemy of a pest. The natural enemy eats the pest, or stops it from reproducing. For instance, aphids(蚜虫)that eat leaves are controlled using ladybird beetles(瓢虫).The ladybird beetle reduces aphids populations by eating the pest. Many natural chemicals from plants and animals are excellent pesticides. Some plants contain chemicals that taste bad, smell bad, or are even poisonous to pests. Scientists can collect these chemicals and spray them on other plants. Some pests produce their own chemicals that can also be used to control them. Many female insects give off chemicals to attract male. Scientists collect the chemical and use it to lure male insects. By killing male insects we may have fewer young insects. Pest control of any type can often be avoided if people use preventive methods. Many farmers prevent insects from becoming pests by changing the plants they grow ever year. Covering food and garbage can be reducing common pets such as flies. Thus many cases we can avoid problems by removing the food or shelter that pests like.(1). There are many ways to keep pests under control besides using ( )
A.
synthetic chemicals
B.
natural chemicals
C.
synthetic fertilizers
D. natural fertilizers
(2). Smell is a type of ( ) chemical used by insects.
A.
communication
B.
pesticide
C. herbicide
D. agricultural
(3). Why some natural chemicals from plants and animals are excellent pesticides?
A.
Some plants contain chemicals that are poisonous to pests.
B.
Some pests produce their own chemicals that can be used to control them.
C.
Scientists collect the chemical of female insects to lure male insects.
D. All of the above.
(4). The main idea for this passage is ( )
A.
It is impossible to control pests without pesticides
B.
If people use precautionary methods to control pests, they do not need to use pesticides.
C.
Many farmers change plants each year
D. Garbage and food in cities causes three major pest problems
(5). Which is not mentioned in the passage?
A.
Compare and contrast different methods of controlling pets.
B.
Explain how pesticides work to kill pests.
C.
Describe how people can avoid using pesticides.
D. Many chemical pesticides are dangerous
3.
Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.
That''s a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme. Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host (主持人) is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express hope and show his ignorance (无知}. Then the host has to answer and explain——how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time.
It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don''t care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be.I think that it''s necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn''t know what is going on, the operator should not let the callers take part in it.(1). The sentence "some people do nothing but break the whole programmes" may tell us that ( ).
A.
radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way
B.
it is a fact
C.
it is a good idea
D. some people have unclear thoughts
(2). According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
A.
Some people do not know what the host is talking about.
B.
Some people know little about the topic under discussion.
C.
Some people do not know what the show is about.
D. The writer tells us that the host is silly.
(3). The host has to answer and explain ( ).
A.
for the host works hard
B.
because of the caller's ignorance
C.
for the host likes talking to the caller
D. because a lot of questions are raised by the caller
(4). The passage doesn't tell us ( ).
A.
that some listeners phone the hotline in fun
B.
that some people just want to be heard by others
C.
that some people who don't care what the topic is realize that they appear to be silly
D. what the hotlines programmes are
(5). The underlined word "operator" in the last sentence refers to the ( ).
A.
Host
B.
Listener
C.
Doctor
D. both A and B
4. The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us. Sound has a wasted product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets and better. Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals. They are surprised by what they have learned. Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is a threat that should be looked at carefully. There is a saying about it being so noisy that you can’t hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe that we must sometimes hear ourselves think. If we don’t we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even worse mental problems. Noise adds more tension(紧张) to society that already faces enough stress. But noise is not a new problem. In ancient Rome, people complained so much about noise that the government stopped chariots (四轮马车)from moving through he streets at night!Ways of making less noise are now being tested. There are even laws controlling noise. We cannot return to the “good old days” of peace and quiet. But we can reduce noise – if we shout loudly enough about it.(1). Why are scientists surprised by the findings in their noise study?
A.
Because the world is becoming more and more noisy.
B.
Because they have learned that noise is also a kind of pollution.
C.
Because noise is an unwanted waste for human beings.
D. Because people knew little about the danger of noise before.
(2). What may be the result if we cannot hear ourselves think?
A.
We may forget what we have thought about.
B.
Our thoughts may be interfered.
C.
Our mind may be harmed.
D. WE may have difficulty using the right words.
(3). When the writer says we cannot return to the good old days, he means that ( ).?
A.
our society is becoming much worse than before
B.
in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet life
C.
the old days were much happier than the present time
D. it is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before
(4). From the last sentence of the passage we can learn that ( ).
A.
we can put noise under control if our measures are effective
B.
sometimes we have to shout loudly so that others can hear us
C.
shouting is a chief cause of noise pollution
D. it is important to warn people of the danger of noise pollution
(5). Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.
Only recently did people realize the harmfulness of noise.
B.
Noise pollution is the worst kind of pollution we suffer from.
C.
People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible.
D. The writer thinks that it is almost impossible for people to avoid noise.
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