2014级本科班第二学期公共英语第一次作业
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一、单项选择。
1. Eyes play an important role in body balance and it is important to ______ as much important from the environment as possible.
A. absorb B. involve C. invent D. conquer 2. Whatever one has planned to do is ______ to be altered in the process.
A. prohibited B. worldwide C. primary D. constant
3. If your child is spending too much time on computer games, think carefully about how you are going to ______ the situation.
A. accomplish B. arrange C. handle D. decrease
4. She fell asleep at last, but in no time at all the pain in her back ______ her again, sharp and insistent. A. conquered B. wakened C. absorbed D. retired 5. Early in the morning, I was ______ out of bed to repair a minor fault on the car. A. distracted B. handled C. accomplished D. proposed 6. This photo _____ me of the days when I worked on the farm many years ago. A. reminds B. recalls C. retells D. remembers 7. I can’t get online because my ___ broke down. A. camera B. watch C. computer D. recorder 8. Would you please ___ the TV a little? The children are doing their homework. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down 9. Few houses in this district ______ the terrible earthquake and many people were killed. A. lasted B. survived C. deserved D. passed 10. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all ____. A. given away B. kept away C. taken up D. used up 11. We are at your service. Don’t ___ to turn to us if you have any problems. A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek 12. My boss did not ___ from his desk when I entered his office. A. look out B. look around C. look down D. look up
13. I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with ___. A. joy B. anxiety C. sorrow D. anger 14. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ___ more customers. A. join B. attract C. stick D. transfer 15. —— Where is the new camera I borrowed last week? —— It is on the top shelf, out of the _____ of our little kid. A. order B. sight C. reach D. touch 16. Herman’s success is ____ his hard work and his academic ability. A. used to B. equal to C. due to D. close to 17. The bookseller cannot get enough books to ____ the needs of their customers. A. make B. please C. fill D. meet 18. —— He looks so young!
—— I agree with you. He looks 30, but he is __ 45. A. actually B. basically C. accordingly D. entirely 19. Parents have _____ their concern about violence in some children’s shows. A. expressed B. accepted C. complained D. expected 20. It was Thomas Edison that ___ the electric lamp. A. invented B. discovered C. designed D. developed
二、完形填空。
In country after country, talk of nonsmokers’ right is in the air. While a majority of country have taken little __1___ no action yet, some 30 nations have introduced legislated steps to control smoking. Many laws have been introduced in other countries to ___2___ clear the air for non-smokers, or to cut cigarette consumption.
Smoking is harmful __3___ the health of people. World governments should conduct serious
campaigns against it. __4___ on cigarette advertisements, plus health warnings on packages and ban on public smoking in certain places, __5___ as theatres, cinemas and restaurants, are the most popular tools used by nations in support of __6___ or in controlling smoking. But world attention also is focusing on another step __7___ will make the smoker increasingly self-conscious and uncomfortable about his habit. Great __8___ should be made to inform young people especially of the dreadful consequences of taking up the habit. And cigarette price should be raised.
__9___, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were __10__ altogether but many people are not ready for such drastic action. 1. A. and B. but C. or D. too 2. A. assist B. help C. disgust D. impact 3. A. in B. with C. to D. on
4. A. Restrictions B. Lectures C. Remarks D. Comments 5. A. such B. even C. so D. not
6. A. government B. nonsmokers C. smokers D. young people 7. A. so B. as C. which D. such 8. A. effects B. efforts C. affects D. affect
9. A. For the long run B. At the long run C. In the long run D. To the long run 10. A. baned B. banning C. ban D. banned
三、翻译。
1、莎士比亚不仅是个剧作家而且还是个演员。
2、胜利登上乔治岛(George Island)后，船长向指挥部(the headquarters)发了一份无线电报。
3、他们已经安排好让我们明天去浏览长城，我相信我们在那儿一定会玩得开心。
四、填空。
1. We won’t know if the plan will work until we ___________________. (practice)
2. His classmate tried to ________________ swimming across the lake, but he did not listen. (dissuade) 3. The old lady dropped her person and bent ____________________________, causing her to feel a sharp pain in the back. (pick up)
4. Ted is expected to ________________________ after he has considered the problem. (come up with) 5. Much to my surprise Alan suddenly ___________________________ song. (burst)
2014级本科班第二学期公共英语第二次作业
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阅读理解。
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of
discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the development country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society, the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.
1. A small population may mean ______.
A. higher productivity, but lower average income B. lower productivity, but higher average income C. lower productivity, but lower average income D. higher productivity, but higher average income
2. According to the passage, a large population will provide a chance for developing ______. A. agriculture B. transport system C. industry D. national economy
3. In a developed country , people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate ______. A. goes up B. goes down C. remains stable D. is out of control
4. According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for ______. A. a developing nation B. a developed nation
C. every nation with a big population D. every nation with a small population
5. It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because ______.
A. there are too many undeveloped countries in the world
B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development C. different governments have different views of the question D. even developed countries may have complex problems
2014级本科班第二学期公共英语第三次作业
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会话技能。
1. Rita: You said we could discuss a problem you had when you first came to the U．S． Would you like to tell me your problem? Anna: ___________
A. Yes , of course. B. Thanks, I’d love to. C. Well, as you said. D. I don’t think so.
2. Jack: Hello, this is Jack London. May I speak to Dr．Lee? Receptionist: I’m sorry. She’s with a patient. ________ A. What’s up? B. May I help you?
C. Could you wait? D. Why do you want to see her?
3. Peter: Hello. I’m Peter Smith. Aren’t you new here? Wendy: __________ I transferred from UCLA. A. No, I once was here. B. I’m Wendy Chan. C. I don’t know you. D. No, fist time here
4. Tim: Hey, Larry! Good to see you! __________
Larry: Terrible! I just found out I failed my math test, and I studied all night for it! A. How’s it going? B. How do you do ? C. How are you? D. How about you?
5. Wife: How about picking up some soft drinks on your way home? Husband: _______ Anything else? A. I’d love to . B. I don’t mind. C. My pleasure. D. No problem.
6. Sian: Let’s eat out tonight. I don’t feel like cooking. Vincent: _______ What do you fancy?
Sian: I think Japanese food would make a nice change. A. Me too. B. Do you? C. Well, why not? D. So what?
7. Kato: Shall we have Chinese or American food? Mori: ______________
Kato: There is a good steak house around the corner. A. You have nothing in mind B. It doesn’t matter. C. I have no choice! D. Whatever you say!
8. Terri: How are things going with you and your roommate?
Jon: Not very well. We’re ________, but I end up feeding him three meals a day. A. supposed to divide the house work B. supposed to share the groceries C. on good terms D. kind of broke
9. Mike: Shall I pick you up at 5 or 6? Joey: ________
Mike: OK, I will pick you up at 5.
A. It doesn’t make any difference. B. It’s fine with me. C. Like you said. D. Nothing bothers me.
