大学英语2第二阶段作业

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分）

1. We are sorry that we had to ask the young man to leave the job. It was not that he was

unpopular with the other people in the office. Everyone liked him. Nor was it that he was incapable. He had plenty of abilities. The problem was that so much of his work was unsatisfactory; it wasn’t good enough. Sometimes he would leave a job unfinished, and never come back to complete it. Other times, his writing would be so illegible that you couldn’t read it. Or he might disappear from the office for an hour or so with no

explanation of where he had been. Once or twice he sat unoccupied for a while, doing nothing at all, until someone noticed him and gave him some work. I supposed he felt that we had mistreated him, that we had not been fair to him, but I didn’t think we had misjudged him. We didn’t make up our minds until we had given him every chance to show what he could do. However, I confessed that it made me uncomfortable to have to tell him that he had lost his job. A person sent to us by an employment agency would replace him the next week.

1. From the passage, the young man was asked to leave the job because ____.

A. he was unpopular B. he was incapable

C. he was irresponsible（不负责的） D. he was slow

2. In the passage “illegible” refers to_____.

A. difficult or impossible to read B. easy and ready to read C. easy and smooth to write

D. difficult or impossible to write

3. We learn from the passage that the author did the following EXCEPT______.

A. misjudging the young man

B. giving the young man every chance to show what he could

do

C. observing the young man’s performance in his job D. explaining the reasons why the young man had to leave

the job

4. The author felt ____ to tell the young man he had lost the job.

A. excited B. angry C. delighted D. uncomfortable

5. ____ will take the young man’s place next week.

A. a person recommended by a manager

B. a person recommended by an employment agency C. a person recommended by a school

D. a person recommended by a business organization

试题分值：25.0 得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5]

提示：[1]C.细节题。本题问“根据文章来看，这个年轻人被辞退的原因是________。”中心词是“was asked to leave the job”。答案在文章的第6、7、8、9、10句。这几句大意是“问题是，他做的很多工作都不令人满意，做得都不够好。有些时候，他不能工作做了一般就不做了。还有些时候，他的字迹太潦草了，别人都无法辨认。或者，他干脆不打招呼的从办公室消失个把小时。有一两次，他坐在那里无所事事，直到有人注意到他然后告诉他要做写什么。”据此可知答案是C（他没有责任心）。A的意思是“他不受大家欢迎。”B的意思是“他没有能力。”D的意思是“他做事太慢。”

[2]A.词汇题。本提问“文章中的‘illegible’这个词的意思是

_______。”解决词汇题的思路是要找到该词语出现的那个句子，一般句子当中会有解释。如果该句无法提供足够的信息来解决问题，那么我们可以再看一看其前后句。据此，我们先找到“illegible”出现的句子。该句大意是“还有些时候，他的字迹太_______，别人都无法辨认。”据此，我们可以判断这个年轻人的字迹肯定是不太好认的，所以答案就是A（很难或者无法辨认）。B的意思是“容易辨认”，C的意思是“很容易书写”，D的意思是“很难或者无法书写”。

[3]A.是非题。本题问“我们从文章中可以得知，下面那件事情作者没有做？”是非题要求我们首先得浏览选项。A的意思是“错误的判断这个年轻人”，B的意思是“给了这个年轻人很多机会来展示自己的能力”，C的意思是“观察这个年轻人的工作表现”，D的意思是“解释为什么必须要解雇这个年轻人”。A的中心词是“misjudge”，但是文章的倒数第四句表明作者他们并没有错误的判断这个年轻人，所以A就是我们的答案。B的中心词是“every chance to show what he could do”，答案在文章的倒数第5句，这句话表明作者他们确实给了这个人很多机会，所以B不是我们的答案。而做完了上面的第1题，我们也可以轻松判定C和D不是此题的答案。

[4]D.细节题。本题问“告诉这个年轻人被解雇了，作者感到______。”中心词是“tell the young man he had lost the job”。经过定位，我们发现答案在倒数第2句。该句大意是“我必须承认，告诉这个年轻人他被解雇的消息令我感到不舒服。”据此可知答案是D。

[5]B.细节题。本题问“谁将会在下周接替这个年轻人的职位？”中心词是“take the young man’s place”，答案在最后一句，该句大意是“一

个职业介绍所已经给我们介绍了一个人，这个人在下周就会接替那个年轻人的职位。”据此可知答案是B。

二、单项选择题（共15道小题，共75.0分）

1. I was dismayed_________ the thought of teaching algebra and geometry.

A. for B. of C. by D. at

知识点:

第一部分

D; 5.0

学生

[D;] 标准答案:

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

该题选D，题目大意是“一想到要教代数和几何这两门课，我就感到很害怕。”

at the thought of：（动词词组）一想到

1. We are all gay at the thought of the coming vacation.一想到即将来到的假期，我们都兴高采烈。

提示:

2. At the thought of being sent to prison, he shook with fear.一想到会被送到监狱，他就恐惧得发抖。 3. The victim shuddered at the thought of fire in this building.那位受害者一想 到这栋楼里发生的火灾就不寒而栗。

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3. I feared that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were _________.

A. small B. slight C. thin D. slim

知识点:

第一部分

D;

学生答[D;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

5.0

该题选D，题目大意是“我担心，自己一无学位，二无教学经验，得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的。”

slim：形容词 a. 1. 苗条的；纤细的

A rigid diet will make you slimmer. 严格节食会使你身材苗条。

提示:

2. 渺茫的

His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim.

他获得奖学金的希望甚微。 3. 微薄的；少的

He lived on a slim income. 他靠微薄的收入生活。

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5. The evergreen shrubs struggled to _________ the dust and fumes from the busy main road.

A. live B. survive C. fight D. resist

知识点:

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B; 5.0

学生答

[B;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

该题选B，题目大意是“这些冬青灌木经受着从繁忙的大街一吹来的尘烟，挣扎着活下去。” survive： 及物动词 vt.

1. 在...之后仍然生存，从...中逃生

Only two passengers survived the air-crash.

提示: 这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于死。

2. 比...活得长；丧失(配偶，亲人等)

She survived her husband by twenty years. 她丈夫去世后她又活了二十年。 不及物动词 vi. 活下来，幸存；残留 Few survived after the flood. 洪水后极少有人生还。

6.

7. How one presents himself at an __________ will often decide whether or not he will be given a job.

A. occasion B. ease

C. investigation D. interview

知识点:

第二部分

D; 5.0

学生答

[D;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

该题选D，题目大意是“一个人如何在面试中表现自己往往决定他是否被录用。” interview：名词 n. 1. 接见,会见

He asked for an interview with the president.

提示:

他要求与校长会晤。 2. 面谈,面试 Don´t be late for your interview, or you won´t get the job. 面试不要迟到,否则你就得不到工作了。

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9. He didn’t seem to ________ any importance to the problem.

A. realize B. consider C. attach D. catch

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第二部分 点:

学生

[C;] 标准答案: 答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

C; 5.0

该题选C，题目大意是“他似乎一点也不重视这个

问题。”

attach importance to: consider important把重提示:

点放在…；重视

1. You do not attach importance to friendship. 你不重视友谊。

2. In my opinion, we should attach great importance to the development of economy. 我认为，我们必须高度重视经济的发展

3. We must attach importance to the role of education to rural economy.必须正确认识农村教育对促进农村经济发展的重要作用；

4. People attach importance to the regional advantage again in an open global economy.在开放的全球化经济中，来自于区域的优势重新受到人们的重视。

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11.Yet his name was ________ across the civilized world.

A. a watchword

B. a household word C. an old expression D. an old saying

知识

第一部分 点:

学生答[B;] 标准答案: 案:

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[5] 试题分值: 分:

B;

5.0

该题选B，题目大意是“然而他的名字在整个文明世界却是家喻户晓。”

household word：家喻户晓的事（人）

1. Atomic energy was a household word.原子能是一个家常词汇。 提2. The product was so successful that its name 示: became a household word.这一产品非常成功，其

名称已经家喻户晓。

3. Until last year he was still an unknown singer, but now his name has become a household word.去年以前他还一直是位默默无闻的歌手，可如今他的名字已家喻户晓了。

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13.When the tube was empty, he reverted ________ plain water.

A. to use B. in using C. to using

D. use 知识

第一部分 点:

学生答[C;] 标准答案: 案:

得

[5] 试题分值: 分:

C; 5.0

该题选C，题目大意是“当这管剃须膏用空。他又恢复使用平常的水。” revert to：回复到

1. Shall we revert to the matter we talk about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈，好吗？ 提2. He´s stopped taking drugs now, but he may 示: revert to taking them again. 现在他停止吸毒

了，但他可能故态复萌。

3. Of course, when the national emergency abates, much of China will revert to its familiar ways.当然，当国家紧急情况缓和下来，中国基本上将回复到它平常的样子。

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15.He has to feel that he's__________ and probably better than any other surgeon in the world.

A. as better as B. as well as C. as right as D. as good as

知识

第一部分 点:

学生答[D;] 标准答案: 案:

得

[5] 试题分值: 分:

D;

5.0

该题选D，题目大意是“他必须觉得，他与世上任何一位外科医生相比都毫不逊色，甚至还技高一提筹。” 本句中well是副词，不是形容词，不能和示: 前面的be动词构成系表结构，所以不能选B，只能

选D。

“as + 原级 + as”引导的比较状语从句用于表示

“和……一样”，例如：

1. He is as busy as before. 他还是和过去一样忙碌。

2. Taylor is as energetic as a young man. 泰勒像年轻人一样充满活力。

3. You work as hard as they do. 你工作像他们一样努力。

4. She likes him as much as she likes her brother. 她很喜欢他，就像喜欢她的兄弟一样。

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17.I knew I had the knowledge，the skill，the experience to__________ any surgical situation I'd ever encounter in practice.

A. deal B. manage C. handle D. operate

知识

第一部分 点:

学生

[C;] 标准答案: 答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

C; 5.0

该题选C，题目大意是“我知道自己的知识、技术和经验足以对付我在开业行医中将会碰到的任何外科病例。”

handle：及物动词 vt. 对待，处理

提示: 1. I didn´t know how to handle these people.

我不知道如何对付这些人。

2. As an experienced diplomat, Premier Zhou Enlai handled the situation well.作为一名富有经验的外交家，周恩来很好地处理了局势。

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19.Once I had made a__________ decision，I no longer dwelt on it.

A. considering B. considered C. thinking D. thought

知识点: 学生

第一部分 [B;] 标准答案:

B;

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

5.0

该题选B，题目大意是“我一旦经过深思熟虑做出某个决定，就不再去多想它了。”

considered：考虑过的；经过深思熟虑的

提示:

He hoped that the committee would think about his considered opinion.他希望委员会能考虑他经过深思熟虑后提出的意见。

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21.________ the toy ________ and see if you can find what's wrong with it.

A. Separate …apart B. Cut …into pieces C. Take ….apart D. Tell …apart

知识点:

第二部分

C; 5.0

学生答

[C;] 标准答案:

案:

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该题选C，题目大意是“把这个玩具拆卸开，看看你能否找到毛病在哪。” take ….apart：拆开；拆卸

1. He took the machine apart to clean and oil the parts．

他拆开机器，把所有的部件都擦净并上了油。

提示:

2. It´s much easier to take a clock apart than to put it together again． 把钟拆开比重新装上要容易得多。

3. We have to take the whole engine apart to discover the cause of the trouble．

我们必须将整个发动机拆开，查明故障的原因。

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23.He's stopped taking drugs now, but he may ___________ them again.

A. revert to take B. return back

C. revert to taking D. repeat

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第二部分

点:

学生

[C;] 标准答案: 答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

C; 5.0

该题选C，题目大意是“现在他停止吸毒了，但他可能故态复萌。”

revert to：归还；回到；恢复（to是介词，所以后边要跟动名词）

1. After his death, his lands will revert to the government.他死后，他的土地将归还。 提示:

2. Many prisoners, on being freed, revert to stealing.许多罪犯（刑满）释放之后又重操旧业偷了起来。 3. Without endless watering, these fields will quickly revert to desert.要是长期不浇灌，这些田地会很快重新变成沙漠。 24.

25.Will you _________ with me while I am away?

A. argue B. conflict C. correspond D. protest

知识点: 第二部分 学生答

[C;]

案: 得分: [5]

标准答案: 试题分值:

C; 5.0

该题选C，题目大意是“我不在的时候请与我保持联系好吗？”

correspond with：与…通信；与…相一致 1. He often corresponds with his friends.

提示:

他常和朋友们通信。

2. Your account of events corresponds with hers.

你说的情况和她说的一致。

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27.During the interview, the coach said he was _________ on his team’s winning the game.

A. failed B. unable C. confident

D. dwell 知识点:

第二部分

C; 5.0

学生答

[C;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

该题选C，题目大意是“在采访过程中，教练说他很自信他的球队能获胜这场比赛。”

confident：形容词 a. 确信的；有信心的，自信的

1. He is quite confident that he will pass the examination. 他很有信心通过考试。

提示: 2. They are confident of success. 他们有信

心能够成功。 3. He is confident of passing the examination. 他有信心通过考试。 4. Patrick was confident of his ability to get work for himself. 派屈克自信有能力为自己找到工作。

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29.For fear of kidnappers, parents tell their children to ______ speaking to strangers in the street.

A. evade B. preclude C. conclude D. avoid

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识第二部分 点: 学生

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[5] 分:

标准答案:

D;

试题分值: 5.0

该题选D，题目大意是“由于害怕绑匪，父母告诉孩子在街上不要和陌生人讲话。” 提

avoid doing sth在示:

••••••之前有意避开（avoid后跟动词作宾语，接的是动名词）

You should avoid being late for your class.你不要误了上课。

You must avoid traveling on Friday evening.你应避免在星期五晚上外出游览。

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