《大学英语（2）》期末考试A卷
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把它们写在纸上是明智的，因为这样就不那么容易把它们打发掉。
例如，你可以通过乘坐公共交通工具来减少汽油的使用量吗?
如果你经常外出就餐，可以考虑多在家做饭。
检查你的购买习惯。
一、阅读：20% (所有答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)
( 1 )
In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.
Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: he began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horse riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that.
The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “keeping up with the Joneses”, because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1. The writer of the selection believes _____.
A. anyone in the United States can become rich
B. anyone in the United Sates can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
C. he can become rich in the future
D. many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
2. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because ______.
A. they want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. they want to be happy
C. they don’t want others to know they are rich
D. they want others to know or to think that they are rich
3. It can be inferred from the story that rich people _____.
A. like to live in apartments
B. like to live in New York City
C. like to live outside New York City
D. like to have many neighbors
4. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because Jones is _____.
A,. an important name
B. his neighbor’s name
C. a popular name in the United States
D. not a good name
5. According to the writer, it is _____.
A. correct to keep up with the Joneses
B. interesting to keep up with the Joneses
C. impossible to keep up with the Joneses
D. good to keep up with the Joneses
( 2 )
A certain hunter had found a piece of forest where there were plenty of animals to hunt. The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.
He returned from his first visit to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snow melted in the following spring. Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by carrying hunters over parts of the country where there were no roads and no railways. He asked the pilot to take him back to the piece of forest.
The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter showed it to him on the map. “But there is nowhere to land there,” said the pilot. “I have flown over that we can’t land anywhere between this river and these mountains.”
“I thought you were a wonderful pilot,” said the hunter, “some of my friends said you could land a plane on a postage stamp.”
“That’s right,” answered the pilot. “I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I tell you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about.”
“And what if I tell you that another pilot did land me there last spring?” said the hunter.
“Is that true?” asked the pilot.
“Yes, it is. I swear it.”
Well, this pilot could not let himself beaten by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.
When they reached the place, the hunter pointed out a small spot without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise(陡坡) at one end. The pilot thought there was not enough room to land there, but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so down went the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over onto its back. As the hunter climbed out, he smiled happily and said, “Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed it last time.”.
6. The hunter in the story went to the forest ______.
A. once B. two times C. many times D. none of the above
7. In the story the hunter asked a pilot to take him to the piece of forest. This pilot was ______.
A. the same pilot who had taken him to the place once
B. a different pilot who had never been to that part of the country
C. a pilot who had been to the place many times
D. a pilot who had never heard of such a place
8. It was difficult for the pilot to land the plane because ______.
A. the place for landing was as big as a room
B. the place for landing was as small as a postage stamp
C. there wasn’t any place to land
D. there was a room near the landing place
9. “When it came to the rise, I turned right over onto its back.” What do the words “its back” refer to?
A. the back of the rise B. the pilot’s back
C. the back of the plane D. the back of the small spot
10. The hunter got to the plane the first time______.
A. by jumping out of the place during the flight
B. in an entirely different way
C. exactly the same way as he got there the second time
D. by climbing down the tree on which the place hand landed
二、交际用语(此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。) 20% (答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)
1. — Excuse me，can you tell me where the nearest subway station is?
— ___________B____________.
A. It’s too far from here.
B. Sorry，I’m a stranger here myself.
C. You can take a bus first.
D. Sorry，I can’t.
2. — There’s a big party at the students’ center tonight. Are you going with us?
— ____________B_________________.
A. It’s none of my business.
B. I’d love to，but I have to catch up with my maths assignment.
C. I’ve never had the chance to go there.
D. It’s beyond my expectation.
3. — Cherry，would you mind looking after my cat for a few days when I go on business?
— _____________C_____________.
A. No，I do mind.
B. No，I don’t think it a good idea.
C. Of course not!
D. I’m not used to it.
4. — You’d better take the umbrella with you. It looks like it’s going to rain.
— ______________B______________.
A. It’s hard to believe.
B. You may be right. Thank you for reminding me.
C. It’s quite unusual.
D. I think you are too sensitive.
5. — Mary，I heard you went skiing with your friends. What happened?
— _____________B______________.
A. Well，I never learned skiing.
B. I sprained my ankle and caught a bad cold.
C. Well，it’s difficult to imagine.
D. Nothing serious.
6. — What’s happening with the new teaching building?
— _________D__________.
A. It’s not an easy job.
B. I’ve just come back.
C. I’ve never been there before.
D. It’s held up by the bad weather this week.
7. — Do you know John’s new address? Here’s his mail and I want to send it to him.
— _____________D______.
A. Sorry, I don’t think I will do this.
B. Well, we used to be roommates.
C. Well, we will never meet again.
D. Sorry, we didn’t get along before he moved.
8. — Are you looking forward to going home for the summer?
— __________C_________.
A. Yes, I do.
B. No, I don’t.
C. I’m counting the days.
D. I’m so worried about the final.
9. — How do you like the country life here so far?
— __________D_________.
A. There is nothing special.
B. It looks like boring.
C. It’s too far from the city.
D. It’s quite different from what I expected.
10. — So, what do you think of the dress? It’s in your price range.
— __________D_________.
A. Well, I’m afraid I can’t afford it.
B. Sorry, I don’t want to buy any dress.
C. Sorry. Can you buy it yourself?
D. Well, it’s a bit off but it certainly looks nice.
三、语法与词汇：30%(答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)
1. Economics, several courses of which I have taken thus far, ___C_____ to be difficult but useful for almost all students.
A. prove B. proves
C. have been proved D. are proved
2. A thousand miles no longer ____B____ much to us today, for modern jets can easily get us to a great distance within a matter of a few hours.
A. meant B. means C. mean D. will mean
3. Cattle ___A__（吃草） to graze on the village common（公共用地）.
A. are allowed B. is allowed C. allows D. allow
4. Mathematics as well as other subjects ___C_____ a science.
A. was B. is C. are D. belong to
5. Either of these young ladies ____B____ perfectly qualified to teach Greek, Latin and French.
A. were B. are C. is D. have been
6. The village ___B___ my mother grew up in is not far from the city.
A. what B. where C. which D. wherever
7. The company official ___A___ I thought would be fired received a raise.
A. whom B. whoever C. who D. which
8. The International Studies University, ___A___ in 1951, is a military academy.
A. founded B. has been founded
C. to have been founded D. was founded
9. The machine is such ___B___ I have never seen before.
A. what B. as C. when D. where
10. A student, ___C___ name I don’t know, came to see me.
A. that B. who C. whose D. whom
11. ___D___ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. So long as
12. Most of the stones are ___D___ a man and weigh about two and a half tons each.
A. more high B. much more high
C. higher more D. higher than
13. ___A___ he is absent, what shall we do?
A. Now that B. Seeing that
C. Whether D. Supposing that
14. ___B___ the door than somebody started knocking on it.
A. I had closed no sooner B. No sooner had I closed
C. I had no sooner closed D. No sooner I close
15. I didn’t remember his name ____C__ after I had greeted him.
A. when B. as C. until D. while
四．英译汉：30%
Do some brainstorming about your expenses and how you could possibly cut back on them.
It is wise to write them down on paper because it is less easy to dismiss them that way.
For example, can you cut down on the amount of gas you use by taking public transportation?
If you eat out often, consider making more meals at home.
Examine your buying habits.
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