厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第二学期
《英语2》课程复习题
I. Reading Comprehension: Passage 1
Millions of stars are traveling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone. And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.
We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering through space happened to come near our sun. Just as the sun and the moon raise tides on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun. But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have traveled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space. These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets.
1. Millions of stars are _______.
A. following their own paths in space B. moving about without a fixed course C. seldom wandering about in the universe D. always traveling together
2. Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because _______.
A. a large tidal wave of a star traveled over the surface of the sun B. another star happened to come near the sun
C. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth D. the star moved away from the sun 3. The article suggests that _______. A. our earth exists before the sun B. how space formed
C. no one knows where the earth comes from
D. our earth used to be part of a high mountain on the sun
4. The expression \ A. the large tidal wave B. the powerful tidal pull
C. the star coming near the sun D. one of the sun's planets
5. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers _______. A. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it B. how the high mountains were formed on the sun
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C. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful D. where the planets in the universe came from Passage 2
Cars are important in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.
The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.
6. When do most Americans feel they are poor?
A. When they don’t have a car. B. When they live in a huge country. C. When they don’t use planes. D. When they have a car.
7. What is the most important reason that cars become popular in the United States? A. Because the United States is huge.
B. Because public transportation is not so good. C. Because Americans like to be independent. D. Because Americans like to move around.
8. What public transportation is good in the United States? A. Buses. B. Trains. C. Taxis. D. Planes. 9. What has caused a big problem for Americans? A. A new kind of car. B. Public transportation. C. The gas shortage. D. Poor people.
10. Which of the following is not mentioned according to this passage? A. Cars have made the nation on wheels.
B. Cars have made the United States have a gas shortage. C. Nearly 80% of the American people have cars. D. Cars have made American independent. Passage 3
“Women have an advantage when it comes to remembering things like the physical features, clothing, and postures of other people,” Horgan says. “This advantage might be due to women
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being slightly more people-oriented than men are.”
The study also found that men and women did better at remembering the appearance of women than they did recollecting (记得) how men looked. Women in general may be more memorable than men because their hair and clothing styles and use of jewelry tend to be more varied than that of men. For example, in many offices, men may look similar in their suits and ties, yet women may wear necklaces and earrings, or have other jewelry or clothing that makes their appearances stand out more.
However, the results suggest women are not more memorable because people spend more time looking at them. Participants in the study did not look at women any longer than they looked at men.
“We really don’t know for sure why women have an advantage at remembering how others look,” Horgan confesses. “But these results go along with studies that show women are better than men in other areas having to do with interpersonal sensitivity.”
For example, various studies have shown women have an advantage at using nonverbal (非语言的) cues(提示) to understand how others are feeling, and how they are likely to behave. Women also appear to be better at using nonverbal cues to figure out someone’s personality traits(性格特征).
11. According to the passage, women are good at remembering features of ________. A. office clerks B. men only C. women only D. people in general
12. Women are generally better remembered than men because ________. A. women are more likely to wear suits and ties B. women’s appearances stand out more C. women make themselves more fashionable D. women are more frequently noticed by others
13. According to the passage, which of the following factors most probably makes women more memorable?
A. Their different social identity.
B. Their small proportion in the workplace. C. Their shining jewelry. D. Their generous smile.
14. When it comes to interpersonal things, women are more ________. A. sensitive B. open C. conservative D. easy-going 15. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Women seem to have better interpersonal relationship than men in family life. B. Women are generally more understanding than men.
C. Women know what a man will do next without even looking at him.
D. Women sometimes learn about other people’s personality without talking to them. Passage 4
If the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. One possible solution to the problem has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan: he believes that before
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the Earth's resources are completely used up it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus (金星) and so create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth and has only a tiny amount of water.
Sagan suggests that algae (藻类), plant life that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be produced in conditions similar to those on Venus. The algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceships will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the gasses in the atmosphere and change them into oxygen that people can breathe. But before man can set foot on Venus, it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain to cool the planet, so that after a few years conditions like those on Earth will be produced.
If the experiments are successful, life will become possible there but it will not be pleasant at first. When they go to Venus, the first citizens will have to take plenty of water with them and get used to days and nights lasting 60 Earth days. But there will also be some advantages. They will live longer because their hearts will suffer less stress than on Earth. (285 words) 16. Men may eventually move to Venus because _____________. A. there are many people on the Earth B. we have used too much oil and water
C. the limited resources can't support life on the Earth D. people take up too much space
17. Now it is difficult for us to move to Venus because _____________. A. it is too hot for men to land on B. there is no water there
C. we cannot change the environment there D. it's a long distance for us to go there
18. The algae play a very important role in the possible solution because _____________. A. they can be produced easily on the Earth B. there are a lot of them on Venus C. they can be easily carried to Venus
D. they can live in hot and cold conditions and produce oxygen
19. The first citizens will find life on Venus not pleasant because ___________. A. their hearts will suffer more stress
B. their days and nights will last quite long C. there are not any houses there D. there is too much water there
20. One of the advantages the first citizens on Venus will enjoy is ___________. A. they will have much more space B. they won't suffer from heart disease C. their life will last longer
D. they will have better living conditions
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
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