新编实用英语综合教程二期末考试题
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Ⅰmultiple selection
1 No sooner had he got home it began to rain.
A when
B that
C than
D while
2 We the football match for half an hour by the time she arrives at the sports center.
A might have watched
B must have watched
C will have watched
D ought to have watched
3 15 years old he was, Tom had a desire to join the army.
A for
B since
C when
D as
4 That T-shirt was so tight that he decided to have it .
A be enlarged
B enlarge
C enlarged
D to enlarge
5 She made up her mind back home in spite of the heavy rain.
A going
B to go
C go
D gone
6 ___ more careful, his ship would not have sunk.
A. If the captain were
B. Had the captain been
C. Should the captain be D If the captain would have been
7 I didn’t hear the phone. I asleep.
assertivelyA must be
B must have been
C should be
D should have been
8 It is ten years ___ Miss Green returned to Canada.
A. that
B. when
C. since
D. as
9 It was last night ___ I see the comet.
A. the time
B. when
C. that
D. which
10 I see no in leaving my company since I am doing quite well there.
A. reason
B. excuse
C. point
D. chance
11 The streets were deserted the policeman on duty.
A. except
B. except for
C. but
D. besides
12 You might have the accident if you had had your headlights on.
A. missed
B. avoided
C. escaped
D. dismissed
13. This case is quite _____ today with the great development of science and technology.
A. common
B. general
C. simple
D. alike
14. Lucy changed her major from physics to computer, _____.
A. with hopes to be able to locate employment more easily
B. hoping she can easily get a job
C. with the hope for the ability to find a better job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
15 Only in this way _____ progress in your English.
A. you make
B. can you make
C. you be able to make
D. will you able to make
16--- How’s everything going with you?
--- .
A Well, not well. I’ve got a cold these days.
B Fine, thank you, and you?
C Not bad, thanks.
D It’s very kind of you to ask.
17 Though the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by
the committee.
A. affect
B. effect
C. effort
D. afford
18. Can you tell me _____ ?
A. who is that gentlemen
B. that gentleman is who
C. who that gentleman is
D. whom is that gentle man
Ⅱfill the blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.
1 They finally reached an with us. (agree)
2 Your to this problem isn’t the best one. (solve)
3 After several years’ fighting, they won their at last. (depend)
4 I’d rather your suggestion if I had known the result.(take)
5 We are looking forward to our new teacher. (meet)
6 please send us your if you plan to take the position.
7 The old lady is enough to be chosen into an old fashion model team.( fortune)
8 in such a remote village. They have no idea of what a computer is.
9 Weather we’ll climb the mountain tomorrow. ( permit )
10 With such a loud noise, I could hear the speaker. (hard)
Ⅲ Reading
Text 1
Wanted Your Laugh lines!
Have you ever read or heard something interesting or amusing you would like to share? Reader’s digest welcomes the following contributions, and payment is made, on publication, at
these rates:
$400 for Life in These United States. Contribution must be true, unpublished stories from your own experience, and providing appealing or humorous sidelight on the American scene. Maximum: 300 words. Address: Life in U.S. Editor.
$300 for true, unpublished sotries used in Humor in Uniform(experiences in the armed services), Campus Comedy( life at college). Maximum length: 300 words. $35 to the first contributor of each item from a published source. Address: Humor in Uniform, Campus Comedy Editor.
For short anecdotes (趣闻) and quotations, the most likely sources are books, magazines of limited circulation and local newspapers. So many duplicates of items from major magazines are received that the chance of being the first contributor is slim. Original poetry is not demanded, except for short, light one.
Your name, address, telephone number and the mailing date should be on all items. Published material should have the source’s name, date and page number. Contributions cannot be acknowledged or returned.
1 The aim of the article is to .
A ask people to contribute money.
B invited people to send articles
C require people to buy magazines
D advise people to join a club
2 If you want to share your life in army, you may send it to .
A life in these United States
B Humor in Uniform
C Campus Comedy
D local newspapers
3 For the published stories, the payment is about .
A $400
B $300
C $100
D $ 35
4 The best place for you to quota your stories is .
A a very popular book
B a poetry book
C a magazine with a large circulation
D a local newspaper
5 Any contributions will be . .
A attached with the way to contact senders
B returned or acknowledged
C transferred o the right editor by Reader’s Digest
D paid with a short time
Text 2
Being assertive ( 过分自信) is being able to communicate with other people clearly. If you felt that you had expressed what was important to you and allowed the oilier person to respond in their own way then, regardless of the final outcome, you behaved assertively. It is important to remember that being assertive refers to a way of coping with confrontations ( 对抗)。It does not mean getting your own way every time or winning some battle of wits against another person. In practice assertive behavior is usually most likely to produce a result which is generally acceptable to all concerned, without anyone feeling that they have been unfairly treated.
Assertiveness is often wrongly confused with aggression (侵犯行为). An aggressive confrontation is when one or both parties attempt to put forward their feelings and beliefs at the
expense of others. In an assertive confrontation, however, each party stands up for their personal rights, but each shows respect and understanding for the other's viewpoint.
The reason why assertiveness may not come naturally is that we often tend to believe that we must t
alk around a subject rather than be direct, or that we must offer excuses or justifications for our actions.
In fact we all have a right to use assertive behavior in a variety of situations. We are often schooled early in life to believe that sometimes our own need to express ourselves must take secondary place. For example, in dealing with those in privileged positions such as specialists, we often feel that speaking assertively is, in some way, "breaking the rules". Everybody has certain basic human rights, but often we feel guilty about exercising them.
6. According to the passage, an assertive person ________.
[ A ] makes other people feel unfairly treated
[ B ] puts forward his ideas at the expense of others
[C] does not show respect to other people
[ D ] speaks out what he wants to say forcefully
7. Which of the following is NOT the reason that many people prefer not to be assertive?
[A] They would rather be aggressive than be assertive.
[B] It's often better to give people hints than to be straightforward.
[C] Their needs to express themselves take secondary place before important persons.
[ D] They tend to give excuses and justifications for their actions.
8. The last word of the passage "them" refers to _________.
[A] rules [B] actions
[c] personal rights [D] privileged positions
9. According to the passage, one should not only express himself clearly and directly, but also
[ A ] make other people accept his ideas
[ B ] be careful with his manner
[ C] allow others to speak in their own way
[D]watch other people's response
10. In this passage, the author intends to encourage people to _____.
[ A ] fight for their personal rights
[ B] be aggressive when they talk to others
[ C J assert themselves regardless of whether others suffer or not
[ D ] be assertive at any time
Part B
Directions:Read the following paragraphs in which 5 people talk about the way American consumers borrow.
For questions 61 to 65, match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to C) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Mark Lilla: Young consumers often have not established their credit ratings. Many do not have stead
y in-comes. They might have difficulty borrowing money from an agency in business to make loans. Parents or relatives are usually their best source of loans. Of course, the parents or relatives would have to have money available and be willing to lend it. You might even get an interest-free loan. However, parent or relative who lends should receive interest the same as any other lender.
Chris Roddy: For most consumers the cheapest place to borrow is at a commercial bank. Banks are a good source of installment loans which may run for 12 months or up to 36. Most banks also make single payment loans to consumers for short periods@30, 60, or 90 days. A typical interest rate is 3 cents per $100 per day. Suppose that you used $100 of your credit and repaid it in 30 days. The cost would be 90 cents.
Karen Barber: Another possible source of loans is a life insurance policy. Anyone who owns this type of insurance may borrow up to the amount of its cash value. The amount the insurance company will pay in case of death is reduced by the amount of the loan. For example, suppose that someone with $10,000 of insurance borrows $2,000 and dies leaving the loan unpaid. The insurance company would pay only $8,000 to the person entitled to receive the money.
Louise Richard: Borrowing from pawnbrokers is both easy and expensive. In exchange for a loan the
borrower leaves some item of value such as jewelry, a camera, a musical instrument, or clothing. Usually the amount of money received is far less than the actual value of the item left. When a borrower repays the loan plus interest, the pawnbroker returns the item. If the loan is not paid within a year, the pawnbroker gets his or her money by selling the item.
Jodie Morse: When money is urgently needed, people may agree to pay any price for a loan. Too late, they may find themselves in the clutches of loan sharks. A loan shark is an unlicensed lender because their rates are higher than the law allows, sometimes 1,000 percent or more a year. Borrowers are hardly ever able to repay their loans. It is all they can do to pay the interest. Borrowers who fail to pay the interest on time have been threatened with injury.
Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement.
(Note: there are two extra statements. )
Statements
( )61. Mark Lilla [A] A person can borrow as much as his life
insurance's cash value.
( )62. Chris Roddy [B] The lender gets huge profits.
( )63. Karen Barber [C] The borrowers may not take as long as they
want to repay their loans.
( )64. Louise Richard [D] If the loan is not paid in a year, the item belongs
to the lender.
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