大学英语二期末考试试卷(A卷)

大学英语二期末考试试卷（A卷）（吴世文）B（时间120分钟，满分100分）一,Blankfillings(1*10)1.Theforeigner____themooncakeandfounditverydelicious.AsampledBlookedCmadeDthrew2.Myuncle’sgenerouscontribution(资助)helpedmywishtoEurope__AcometoBcometrueCcometogetherDcomeon3.Theovercoatisready___thebuttons.AbutBexceptCexpectthatDexceptfor4.Smokingisnot___intheclassroom.AallowBallowedCpermitDlet5.Herhusband’scandal(丑闻)cameassuchashockthatit__her__thepowerofspeech.Astolen…fromBcheated…ofCrobbed…ofDrobbed…from6.Ifthesizeoffollowing(追随者的多少)wereproofofquality,thenGlazunovwouldbetheacandidate(候选人)forthetitleifthegreatest__artist.AliveBaliveClivingDlively7.Racism(种族主义)isadeeply___prejudicewhichhasexistedforthousandsyears.ArootedBplacedCputDgrew8.Willyou___me?AmarrywithBmarrytoCmarryDgetmarry9.ThenewbookIboughtyesterday__me11dollars.AspentBusedCcostDpaid.10.Jane__lessthantwelvepoundsforhershoes.ApaidBspentCcostDtook二、MatchthedefinitionsinCoolumBwiththeitalicizedwordsandphrasesinColumnA.(1*10)AB11.Causetobecomelessinsize,numberect.A.fixeddesire12.EventuallyB.testapartof13.BuildingexpertC.makedirtyorunfitforuse14.PromoteD.atonce15.GoodintentionE.danger16.SamplethepuddingF.Abletoproducemore17.MymotherhadscrapedtogetherG.collectedwithdifficulty18.PollutethewaterH.Personwithspecialskillorknowledge19.IrecognizeditinstantlyIDecrease20.hazardJ.intheend三、ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeachitem）PassageOne:Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.BytheTreatyofParisof1763，whichendedthewarwiththeFrenchandtheIndians，EnglandgainedpossessionofCanadaandalltheterritoryeastoftheMississippiRiver.Frenchinfluenceonthiscontinentthuscametoanend；EnglandnowcontrolledmostofNorthAmerica.Butthewarhadbeenlongandexpensive.Englandhadmanydebts.GeorgeIII，kingofEngland，afterconsultingwithhisadvisers，decidedthattheAmericancolonists（殖民者）shouldhelppaysomeoftheexpensesofthiswar.AstandingEnglisharmyof10，000menhadbeenleftinthecolonies（殖民地）forprotectionagainsttheIndians.TheEnglishgovernmentalsofeltthatthecolonistsshouldshareintheexpensesofmaintainingthisarmy.Theresultwasaseriesofmeasures，theGrenvilleProgram，passedbyParliamentanddesignedtoraisemoneyinthecolonies.Someofthesemeasureswereacceptedbythecolonists，butoneinparticular，theStampAct，wasmetwithgreatprotest.TheStampActrequiredthatstamps，ranginginpricefromafewcentstoalmostadollar，beplacedonallnewspapers，advertisements，billsofsale，wills，legalpapers，etc.TheStampActwasoneofthecausesoftheAmericanRevolution.Itaffectedeveryone，richandpooralike.Somebusinessmenfeltthattheactwouldsurelyruintheirbusinesses.OfallthevoicesraisedinprotesttotheStampAct，nonehadgreatereffectthanthatofayounglawyerfromVirginia-PatrickHenry.HenryhadonlyrecentlybeenelectedtotheVirginiaAssembly.YetwhentheStampActcameupfordiscussion，heopposeditalmostsingle-handedly.Healsoexpressed，forthefirsttime，certainideasthatwereheldbymanyAmericansofthetimebutthatneverbeforehadbeenstatedsoopenly.“Islifesodearorpeacesosweet，astobeboughtatthepriceofchainsandslavery？Forbidit，Almighty（万能的）God！Iknownotwhatcourseothersmaytake，butasforme，givemeliberty，orgivemedeath！”21.Fromthetextwelearnthat___________________.A、BritaintookoverCanadafromtheIndiansin1763B、therehadbeenawarbetweentheFrenchandtheIndianswhichendedin1763C、FranceusedtohavecontrolofCanadaandsomeareaseastoftheMississippiRiverD、theFrenchstillkeptsomeinfluenceinNorthAmericathroughtheTreatyofParis22.TheGrenvilleProgramrefersto___________________.A、KingGeorgeIIIsplantogathermoneyinNorthAmericaB、theBritishgovernmentsdesiretoraisemoneyinNorthAmericaC、aplantosharetheexpensesofmaintaininganarmyintheAmericancoloniesD、adecisionoftheBritishParliamenttocollectmoneyintheAmericancolonies23.TheStampAct___________________.A、wasanactaboutsellingstampsatpricesfromafewcentstoalmostadollarB、requiredthatallcommercialandlegaldocumentsinAmericahavestampsonthemC、wasthemaincauseoftheAmericanRevolutionD、chieflyaffectedbusinesspeoplewhofeltitwouldruintheirbusinesses24.FromthetextwelearnthatPatrickHenry___________________.A、hadbeenamemberoftheVirginiaAssemblyforalongtimeB、didntknowwhatcoursestotaketocompletehisstudiesasalawyerC、wasalmosttheonlyonewhoopenlyprotestedagainsttheStampActD、didntvaluelifeorpeaceasmuchasotherpeopledid25.Thispassageismainlyabout___________________.A、oneoftheeventsleadingtotheAmericanRevolutionB、theTreatyofParisbetweenBritainandFranceC、theGrenvilleProgramtoraisemoneyintheAmericancoloniesD、PatrickHenry，aherowhoopposedtheStampActPassageTwo：Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anumberofrecentbookshavereworkedsubjects，formsandwritingtechniques.Todayschildrenreadstoriesaboutdivorce，death，drugs，airpollution，politicalextremismandviolence.Relyingonthemagicoftheillustrator，allkindsofbooksarebeingpublished.Beforetheyknowtoread，babiescanplaywithbooksmadeofclothorbooksmadetotakeinthebath.Lateron，theyaregivenpicturebooksthatmaybecubical（立方形的）ortriangular，outsizedorverysmall.Theyalsolikework-bookswhichcomewithwatercoloursandpaintbrushes，andcomicbooks（漫画册）filledwithdetailswheretheyhavetospotafigurehiddenamongthousandsofothers.Notthatthetraditiona