北航12年6月课程考试《大学英语2》考核试题

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一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）V 1.  I don’t think it advisable that Tim （ ）to the job since he has no experience.
A. is assigned
B. will be assigned
C. be assigned
D. has been assigned
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2.  It is highly desirable that a new dean （ ）for this department.
A. be appointed
B. appoint
C. will be appointed
D. is appointed
      满分：2  分
3.  I don't think you have put enough （ ）into what you want to do with your life when you leave university.
A. thinking about
B. thoughts
C. thinkings
D. thought
      满分：2  分
4.  Another issue（ ）the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizen.
A. confining
B. confirming
C. confronting
D. contributing
      满分：2  分
5.  It is well known that knowledge is the（ ）condition for expansion of mind.
A. incompatible
B. incredible
C. indefinite
D. indispensable
      满分：2  分
6.  I’m （ ）the impression that you have made much progress in your English study.
A. at
B. in
C. under
D. with
      满分：2  分
7.  He had a great desire to have a home of his own（ ）he had always lived with his parents.
A. when
B. for
C. before
D. where
      满分：2  分
8.  Had he worked harder,he（ ）the exams.
A. must have got through
B. . would have got through
C. . would get through
D. . could get through
      满分：2  分
9.  Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on （ ）.
A. consciousness
B. impulse
C. instinct
D. response
      满分：2  分
10.  I don't think we have met before; you are confusing me with （ ）.
A. some other
B. other person
C. someone else
D. one another
      满分：2  分
11.  Most of his（ ）were never carried out for lack of money.
A. schemes
B. suggestion
C. advices
D. thoughts
      满分：2  分
12.  On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont ____ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. that
      满分：2  分
13.  For the good of both parties, the discussion soon struck the real（ ）.
A. dificulty
B. question
C. issue
D. consideration
      满分：2  分
14.  Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience（ ）greatly to his success in public life.
A. contributed
B. owed
C. attributed
D. related
      满分：2  分
15.  I can hear the Browns’ phone bell ring but no one is answering it;they （ ）be at home.
A. can't
B. mayn't
C. probably not
D. shouldn't
      满分：2  分
16.  Hotel rooms must be（ ）by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
A. departed
B. abandoned
C. vacated
D. displaced
      满分：2  分
17.  Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company about your goods, you are not entitled ____ a repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. on
      满分：2  分
18.  As 409 students （ ）out of their exam, they found all but one exit blocked.
A. filed
B. passed
C. slip
D. turned
      满分：2  分
19.  Exercising is（ ） as any to lose unwanted weight.
A. as a good way
B. so a good way
C. as good a way
D. too good a
      满分：2  分
20.  In the Spring Export Commodities Fair, the __ of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world.
A. succession
B. array
C. string
D. procession
      满分：2  分

二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）V 1.        Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.
      What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make "increasing industrialization"(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
      Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.

1). Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _______.
A. the population of the world is increasing faster
B. people use too many man-made materials
C. we have more industry
D. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses
      满分：4  分
2). According to the passage, what does man care most among the following?
A. Health.
B. Industry.
C. Clean air
D. The future of the children
      满分：4  分
3). In modern society, people tend to _______.
A. move from countryside to cites
B. move from cities to countryside
C. stay in where they live
D. find their own place to live
      满分：4  分
4). The story about the pilot tells us that _______.
A. man knows where the society is going
B. people don't welcome the rapid development of modern society
C. man can do little about the problem of pollution
D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society
      满分：4  分
5). What the writer really want to say in the passage?
A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.
B. We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.
C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution.
D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.
      满分：4  分
2.     In the traditional(传统 )marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family , Most men worked in an office , a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money , the paid the bills(帐).The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs, The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss, In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband, She cooked meals, cleaned the house ,washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important.
      In recent years , many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任）.
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      There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性）roles(角色)now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
      A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time , all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage . Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.

1). Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage ?
A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family .
B. The women made most of decisions.
C. The woman stayed at home to care the children.
D. The man paid the bills.
      满分：4  分
2). In recent years ________.
A.  young couples (拒绝)the traditional relationship.
B.  the woman has a job and earns the money for the family .
C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house.
D. the role of men and women has begun to change .
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3). Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______.
A. marry or to stay single .
B. work or stay at home .
C. leave their jobs just because they have children
D. have their roles that are comfortable for them
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4). The following are all now true except __________.
A. they may choose to have children or not
B. the man may tack care of the children some of the time.

C. C、the woman is the most important person in the house
D. the woman may want to go to work
      满分：4  分
5). Which of the following is not true?
A. Everyone tries to get married.
B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.
C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past.
D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.
      满分：4  分
3.       Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
      In 1849, after graduation from medical school.she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
      Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

1). Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C.
A serious eye problem stopped her

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
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2). What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor?
A. She was a woman.
B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn't graduate from medical school.
D. She couldn't set up her hospital.
      满分：4  分
3). How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years
B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years
D. Thirty-six years
      满分：4  分
4). According to the passage, all of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
      满分：4  分
5). Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.
A. England
B. Paris
C. the United States
D. New York City
      满分：4  分