西安石油大学《大学英语（大二上册）》期中试题D及其答案

--线-------------------------------------------- 30. The government should be playing a more __ role in promoting human right. A) prominent B) impressing C) moderate D) universal 31. Peter thought the world was flat until I _______ him. A) enforced B) encircled C) ensured D) enlightened

32. It was a rabbit, not a lion; you are _______ as usual.

A) exaggerating B) extending C) exclaiming D) exploring

33. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _______. A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively

34. There was a ______ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election. ----- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- -记--- 标---- 何- --- 任 --订 作 -- 准 - - -- 不 -内 - -- 以- - -- 线 - - -- 订 - - -- 装 - - 名-- -姓--- -- -- -- - - -- - 装 - - - -- - 号--- 学---- - - -- - - -- - - - -- - - -级--- 班----

--- ------35. Henry’s news report covering the conference was so ______

that nothing had been omitted.

A) clear B) moderate C) comprehensive D) understandable 三、阅读理解

第一篇

1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1, 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No one’s going to change our world”. It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals. I . “No one’s going to change our world” was _____C___. A) an important book published in 1970 B) an idea that nobody would accept C) a record calling on people to conserve nature

D) a rule worked out by the United Nations

2. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world? D A) We should plant more trees and flowers. B) We should clean the banks of our rivers.

C) We should know what will happen in the future.

D) We should know what we must do and begin to do it now.

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A) delicate B) distinct C) distant D) downward

3. What’s the main idea of the passage? C A) 1970 was World Conservation Year.

B) The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.

C) Conservation is necessary.

D) It is the young people who are helping to save our world.

4. How many species died away in Holland in the past? C

A) 1, 300 B) 866 C) 434 D) 2,166

5. What did many young people do to conserve the nature? D

A) They plant trees. B) They build bridges across rivers in forests. C) They cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river.

D) All the above.

第二篇 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D

In many ways, our society is simply not geared for the kinds of lives that the elderly must lead. We have made medical advances that allow people to live longer than ever before, but we do not seem to know what to do with them after we have saved their lives. Too little allowance is made for the person who is no longer earning a living, who cannot walk long distances or drive a car, or who may have physical or mental disabilities that keep him from communicating with others. The institutional care we give our older people is a good reflection of the overall attitude of our society toward the aged. In the past few years, nursing homes have received wide attention as being, meaningless places where old people often have little else to do but wait for the end of their lives. Senile wards in mental hospitals are even worse. One of the most shocking things about nursing homes has been the unwillingness of people on the outside to show earl concern for what happens in these institutions. Even people who are entrusting a parent to the care of a home rarely ask about the nurse-patient ratio, about the kinds of creative facilities or physical therapy equipment available, or even about the frequency of doctor’s visits. And the government has provided federal money without enforcing high standards of care. In fact federal standards were lowered in 1974. Therefore, in some sense our concern for the aged seems to be moving backward, not forward. This picture is in striking contrast to the treatment of venerable patriarchs and matriarchs in many societies. 1. What would the most appropriate title be for the selection?

A) Institutional Care B) The elderly

C) Failure of Care for the elderly D) A national Disgrace 2. Which sentence best states the main ides of the selection?

A) Our society has failed to provide adequately for aged people.

B) Our society is not geared for the kinds of lives the elderly must lead.

C) Out treatment of aged people is in striking contrast to that of many societies. D) Government standards have been lowered, not raised, in caring for the aged.

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--- ------3. The writer believes that children who place a parent in a nursing home should __________.

A、demand higher government standards B、investigate first C、be ashamed of not keeping the parent in their own home D、consider the example set in other countries 4. We can conclude from this passage that the writer feels __________. A) nursing homes should be abolished

B) children have no gratitude toward their parent

C) a country that can help people live longer should also be able to care for them better

D) our society’s institutions need to be reformed 5. The writer complains __________

A) about the indifference of some people toward nursing homes B) about the inadequacy of equipment in nursing homes

C) that nursing homes keep the aged from communicating with others D) both A) and B)

第三篇

Drug-taking is widespread. It is apparently very easy for sportsmen and sportswomen to get drugs. The strangest thing about the use of drugs in sports is the fact that there is no real evidence to show that they improve athletic performance. And they can cause liver cancer, and have led to the death of two world-class athletes. Now taking urine samples of athletes is practiced worldwide, yet drugtaking remains a serious problem. To combat it the Sports Council in Britain has started in-and-out-of-competition drug testing programme. Competitors were tested at random before, which means a few people were selected without knowing beforehand. This was mostly done during matches. Now, athletes can be tested when they train as well. This way the authorities will be able to catch more drug-takers, who will never know beforehand when they have to take a drug test.

Many people think of drugs as something only found in chemicals. But even cough medicine, alcohol and caffeine, which is found in coffee, are considered drugs if a test shows an athlete has taken too much. Of course, an athlete is allowed to drink coffee. For some drugs, a certain amount is permitted. For other drugs, such as steroids (类固醇), any amount in urine samples leads to a ban. 1. What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?

A) Drug-taking is a worldwide problem. B) Sportsmen can easily be suspected as drug-takers.

C) Drug-taking will lead to poor performance in sports field. D) Both A) and C).

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2. What’s new about the drug testing program as compared with the previous practice? A) Urine samples of athletes are taken and tested.

B) Athletes are tested during and after the competition.

C) More and more athletes are selected and tested during matches. D) Athletes are tested in training as well as during competition.

3. To make the result of the drug test negative, sportsmen must, before taking a test ________.

A) avoid being selected for testing B) not take medicine

C) give up drinking D) limit intake of liquids that are also considered to be drugs

4. Which of the following is the reason for athlete to take drugs?

A) Athletes want to win the game. B) Drug-taking is widespread. C) It is easy for athletes to get drugs. D) Drugs are in the drinks. 5. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?

A) Both sportsmen and sportswomen are easily getting the habit of taking drugs. B) Drug-taking can improve the sportsmen’s performance.

C) More competitors have to take in-and-out-of-competition drug testing program. D) Sportsmen lose in competition as a result of drug-taking. 第四篇 CDCDD

Microsoft Corporation is the leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. The company also publishes books and multimedia titles and offers electronic mail services. It has sales offices throughout the world but does virtually all of its research and development at its corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, U. S.

In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen, two boyhood friends from Seattle, converted BASIC, a popular mainframe programming language, for use on an early personal computer (PC), the Altair. Shortly afterward Gates and Allen founded Microsoft, deriving the name from the words “microcomputer” and “software.” During the next few years they refined BASIC and developed other programming languages. In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) asked Microsoft to produce the essential software, or operating system, for its first personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft purchased an operating system from another company, modified it, and renamed it MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System). MS-DOS was released with the IBM PC in 1981. Thereafter, most manufacturers of personal computers licensed MS-DOS as their operating system, generating vast revenues for Microsoft; by the early 1990s it had sold more than 100 million copies of the program and defeated rival operating systems such as CP/M, which it displaced in the early 1980s, and later OS/2. Microsoft deepened its position in operating systems with its Windows graphical command program, whose third version, released in 1990, gained a wide following. By 1993, Windows 3.0 and its subsequent versions were selling at a rate of one million copies per month, and nearly 90 percent of the world’s PCs ran on a Microsoft operating system. In 1995 the company released Windows

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