广西工学院继续教育学院 年秋季学期期末考试试题 (考试时间：120分钟 )
考核课程：大学英语2第三套试题考核方式：闭 卷 题号 得分 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 总 分 阅卷审核人 得分 评卷人 一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
A1. To be an investor, one needs profound knowledge as well as a very____ imagination. A. vivid B. bright C. living D. colorful
A2. The fence along the middle of the highway is devised to _____ vehicles _____ crashing into
each other.
A. protect…against B. safeguard…against C. warn…against D. keep...off
A3. As the result of the _____, the diplomatic ties between the two countries were severe. A. incident B. accident C. event D. occurrence
C4. While reading, you can______ the dictionary if you don’t understand one word. A. look at B. search for C. turn to D. get by B5.—I _____ the town life here.
—Why not com to stay with us in our farm for a while?
A. put up with B. got tired of C. got used to D. came up with C6. The new nurse is so kind that even those who first pushed her out ______ her. A. go to like B. turn to like C. get to like D. grow to like C7. We shall ______ forget the parting advice of our teacher.
A. always not B. not always C. never D. forever not B8. My brother had a cold last week, so ______ I.
A. had B. did C. am D. have A9. Not only ______ but also he plays the piano and writes his own songs.
A. does john sing B. sings john C. john sings D. does he mention
D10. When the bell rang, all the examinees left the exam hall, ______.
A. each smiled B. each has smiled C. each to smile D. each smiling D11. I’m going to have to ______ on quite a lot of things—clothes, records and so on. A. out off B. cut away C. cut out D. cut down A12. All the students were_____ at the change in their teacher’s appearance. A. amazed B. shocked C. panicked D. frightened
B13. No sooner______ by the committee than they were put into effect. A. had been the regulations approved B. had the regulations been approved C. the regulations had been approved D. had been approved the regulations C14. VCD was not invented buy any single person, _____ spring into being overnight. A. so did it B. not did it C. nor did it D. neither it did
D15. Seldom___the word fun to describe raising children, for raising children does involve some pain.
A. would choose a parent B. a parent would choose C. choose a parent would D. would a parent choose
A16._____could the daughter persuade her mother to allow her into the dressing room to see the various suits.
A. In no way B. On the way C. By the way D. Under way C17. After they got married, they _________in New York. A. moved B. went C. settled D. left
C18. Even the primary school pupils know that sunlight, water and air are vital_____ the growth of any plants on the Earth.
A. for B. with C. to D. in
A19. Later, you will find if you want to make everyone_____, than you will please none. A. satisfied B. to satisfy C. satisfying D. satisfy
C20. Every employee in this company has the right to enjoy five-day-salaried _____ every year. A. rest B. vocation C. vacation D. pastime
A21. Even if we know every word in an English idiom, it does not mean we can____ it. A. comprehend B. intensify C. result from D. associate
A22. The immigrants have made a most satisfactory_____ to the new environment and integrate themselves into the new culture. A. adjustment B. association C. character D. initial
C23. _____ poor management, the company whose business was once thriving went bankrupt. A. Because B. Due C. Due to D. From
A24. To an immigrant, frustration may_____ feeling unable to express himself or herself in the second comfortable with the life here. A. result from B. result in C. result D. result on
A25. The chairman found it difficult to ______ after discussing such a wide range of problems. A. sum up B. curious C. sum in D. curious of
D26. Mr. Green told me he would go abroad for a holiday, but did not______ when and where. A. tolerate B. stand out C. tend D. mention
B27. Mrs. Smith cares so much about her appearance that she can’t______ being seen without wearing makeup. A. stand out B. tolerate C. tend D. emphasize
C28. Generally, little children are so______ that they are always asking questions about whatever
they see. A. outstanding B. crazy C. curious D. sensible
A29. The doctor ______ that cosmetic surgery did have some side effects and people should be careful about it. A. emphasized B. tolerated C. tended D. connected
B30. It can’t be denied that in every field of science, art, literature, sport, women have made ______ contributions. A. standout B. outstanding C. stoodout D. Outstand 得分 评卷人 二、阅读理解（每小题２分，共30分）
Directions: There are three reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One
For anybody who ever failed a maths test, something marvellous happened in Stockholm on December 10, 2000. A soft-spoken fellow from Kansas －a guy who was turned down by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) because his maths scores were too low and who never had much formal physics training －received the Nobel Prize in physics. This is slightly ironical, because Jack St Clair Kilby is not a physicist.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was willing to overlook that minor detail, though, because Kilby did, after all, come up with the most valuable invention of the past half-century: the microchip. Jack Kilby's idea sparked the information age. The tiny silicon chip at the heart of all digital devices has arguably become the most important industrial commodity since crude oil. Without the chip, there could be no personal computers or mobile phones, no Internet or Play-Stations. The semiconductor integrated circuit has changed the world as fundamentally as did the light bulb, the telephone and the horseless carriage. But somehow the man who made the microchip has never achieved the recognition that Edison, Bell and Ford enjoyed. Thanks to the Nobel Prize, at age 78, Jack Kilby finally received the attention he deserved. A31. Kilby is a(n) ____.
A) American B) Frenchman C) Swedish D) Englishman D32. Kilby won the Nobel Prize for ____. A) his great research done in MIT B) he is an excellent physicist
C) he has had much formal training in physics D) he invented the microchip
C33. It was the invention of ____ that brought about the information age. A) telephone B) microchip C) light bulb D) assembly line
D34. Before the invention of the microchip, ____ was the most important industrial commodity.
A) telephone B) light bulb C) automobile D) crude oil A35. The achievements made by Kilby were finally recognized ____.
A) by his winning of Nobel Prize B) after the widespread of computers C) after he died D) when he was admitted by MIT Passage Two
ACT, Inc., is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of educational planning, career planning, and workforce development.
The concept for the American College Testing Program emerged in the 1950s, and the organization itself was founded in 1959. At this time, U. S. political and demographic (人口的) developments were inspiring major changes in attitudes about, and approaches to, higher education. Before 1959, there was only one nationwide college-entrance testing
program, which focused on identifying the very best students for admission to the nation's elite universities. The remainder of college students were often admitted on the basis of family ties or entrance exams offered by individual institutions. In the late 1950s, large numbers of students were approaching college age and wanted to attend college. Financial aid to students was increasing, and most colleges wanted to grow. That was the atmosphere in which ACT's founders established the American College Testing Program.
As the nation's view of education has evolved to one embracing lifelong learning, ACT's programs have grown and evolved in the same direction, helping people plan for and assess learning throughout their lives from college through graduate school and also in the workplace. D36. Which description about ACT is NOT true? A) It is a non-profit organization. B) It was founded in late 1950s.
C) It provides services in many areas. D) It was founded by the U.S. government.
B37. Before 1959, ____.
A) there was only one nationwide college entrance examination
B) no one ever came up with the idea of ACT
C) only a few students could enter college
D) some students didn't have to take the exams offered by individual colleges
C38. Which is NOT listed as one of the reasons led to the emergence of ACT? A) Growing population. B) Increasing financial aids to students. C) Increasing unemployment rate. D) Many colleges' desire to grow. B39. ACT may not provide services to ____.
A) college student B) pupils C) graduate students D) newly-graduated students
B40. ACT can NOT help a college student ____
A) work out his career plan B) write dissertation C) set up study schedule D) adjust to campus life
Passage Three
An English man decided to marry a Japanese girl in Tokyo on 4th September— the fourth day of the ninth month. Their Japanese friends were very shocked, because the Japanese think that the numbers four and nine are unlucky. This is because the Japanese for ―four‖ is the same as an old Japanese word for ―sorrow‖ and ―darkness‖.
The young couple thought about the problem for a long time. The Englishman wanted to get married on 4th September because it was his mother’s birthday. His mother couldn’t come to Japan for the wedding, and he wanted her to feel part of the ceremony.
The Japanese girl said she wasn’t superstitious but… There was also another problem. The fourth of September was on a Friday.
Of course, the numbers four and nine aren’t unlucky in every country. The Italians think the number seventeen is unlucky number. Seven is a mystery number. A lot of people think it’s lucky.
Three is a lucky number. When things are difficult, people think they will be successful the