大学英语2复习提纲
一、单选题
1.Though he was rich, he still cannot___ the house.（A）
A.afford;B.expenditure;C.spend;D.cost
2.The long drought caused a(n) ___ short age of water.(D)
A.shrewd;B.keen;C.actual;D.acute
3.She ___ the amber necklace with a string of pearls to see which she liked better.(C)
A.displaced;B.placed;C.replaced;D.disposed
4.His ___ spirit urged him on to ever greater feats.(B)
A.nervous;B.restle;C.exciting;D.thrilled
5.She ___ her way into the best circles.(B)
A.elected;B.elbowed;C.went;D.appointed
6.He made a(n) ___ turn to avoid hitting another car.(A)
A.abrupt;B.rough;C.stiff;D.steep
7.We cut a(n) ___ in a fence for paers-by to watch the construction going on in an excavation.(D)
A.gap;B.position;C.post;D.opening
8.Our society has many ___ of greeting, farewell and celebration.(B)
A.regulations;B.rituals;C.ceremony;D.communication
9.We are decided to ___ the house at a higher valuation because of improvements he had made.(C)
A.aert;B.aent;C.ae;D.aume
10.I feel that I owe you a great many apologies for my ___ departure yesterday.(C)
A.racial;B.acute;C.abrupt;D.fraud
11.Dogs have a(n) ___ sense of smell among the domestic animals.(B)
A.reluctant;B.acute;C.slight;D.scarce
12.The man is green and not ___ to the task of aembling the machine.(B)
A.rigid;B.competent;C.resentful;D.stiff
13.They send someone to ___ the value of the house before making the final decision.(A)
A.ae;B.aert;C.aent;D.aemble
14.He felt embarraed as he could not ___ his absence from school.(C)
A.confide in;B.agree to;C.account for;D.ask around
15.A hundred years ago, Shanghai was ___ a small unknown district.(D)
A.le than;B.rather than;C.nothing;D.nothing but
16.Twenty years have ___ since I lost contact with him.(C)
A.isolated;B.intruded;C.elapsed;D.survived
17.We rushed to the conference hall to ___ firsthand information.(A)
A.obtain;B.tremble;C.risk;D.pose
18.Apart from quite a few injuries, the accident ___ the death of 2 paengers.(B)
A.resulted from;B.resulted in;C.restored to;D.resigned from
19.We have a(n) ___ for a file clerk, so we have advertised in a newspaper.(A)
A.opening;B.norm;C.peculiar;D.insight
20.He spends his ___ reading newspaper and magazines instead of going out.(B)
A.iue;B.leisure;C.lawn;D.proof
21.As the meeting is very important to our company, I shall be present ___.(A)
A.in person;B.in rows;C.in public;D.in harmony
22.Though delay was ___ heavy traffic, he was scolded for it.(A)
A.due to;B.due for;C.on credit;D.of concern
23.Since you have made the promise, you should ___ it.(C)
A.mature;B.halt;C.fulfill;D.pierce
24.It is a matter of ___ that men should open doors for ladies.(A)
A.convention;B.hostility;C.haste;D.impulse
25.The members present at the meeting believed his proposal was ___ being considered.(D)
A.worthwhile;B.in the way;C.in vain;D.worthy of
26.When she began the job, she showed ___ and was promoted to manage after a year.(D)
A.desire;B.energy;C.benevolence;D.initiative
27.We took a(n) ___ supply of food with us when we went hiking in the mountains.(D)
A.generous;B.plenty;C.filled;D.abundant
28.If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that America is a very culturally ___ country and Americans come from many different lands.(B)
A.numerous;B.diverse;C.dominant;D.ample
29.A ___ of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the government.(C)
A.course;B.cycle;C.series;D.arrangement
30.The government plans to increase the ___ on cigarettes by 10 percent over the next year.(B)
A.burden;B.tax;C.charge;D.demand
31.The local authority has refused to ___ the scheme because it will bring about environmental disasters.(A)
A.finance;B.afford;C.frustrate;D.fulfill
32.There is no ___ between church and state in Britain today but there were many disagreement in the past.(B)
A.objection;B.conflict;C.refusal;D.approval
33.A good doctor should always ___ himself ___ your health.(C)
A.engage in;B.involve in;C.concern with;D.refer to
34.All living organisms, ___ their unique identity, have certain biological, chemical and physical characteristics in common.(D)
A.as a result of;B.considering;C.on purpose;D.regardle of
35.The towns have ___ in the areas where there were deserts.(A)
A.sprung up;B.sprung back;C.sprung from;D.sprung to
36.As we know, America is one of the most ___ countries in the world.(A)
A.industrialized;B.economical;C.industrious;D.industry
37.The term \"socialist market economy\" applies to the economic reform in China, was ___ by Deng Xiao Ping.(B)
A.spoiled;B.initiated;C.inherited;D.attacked
38.Parents have become very ___ the television viewing habits of the Children.(A)
A.concerned about;B.content with;C.immune to;D.abundant in
39.Energy is the currency of the ecological system and life becomes poible only when food is ___ into energy.(C)
A.relieved;B.manifested;C.converted;D.burst
40.Recently, he has lost all his ___.(D)
A.wage and saving at cared;B.wages and saving at card;C.wages and savings at card;
D.wages and savings at cards
41.It is well known that the hatred of the black to the white is ___ by the racial prejudices.(C)
A.accelerated;B.operated;C.generated;D.utilized
42.The original Darwinian ideas have expanded since his time, and there is still debate about the pace at which ___ evolve.(A)
A.species;B.cla;C.kind;D.status
43.Mary has a great ___ of interests: she likes sports, travel, photography, and making radio sets.(C)
A.division;B.diversion;C.diversity;D.distinction
44.There was more than ___ rain and snow last year, so some parts of the country have been flooded this spring.(D)
A.extra;B.efficient;C.permanent;D.abundant
45.From then on, a sound system of watch-dog organization was ___ in all leading bodies.(B)
A.constructed;B.set up;C.given up;D.confirmed
46.His struggle in busine ___ at making a fortune before he is forty.(A)
A.aims;B.attains;C.acquires;D.objects
47.They ___ strong measures against dangerous drivers.(A)
A.took;B.gave;C.set;D.beyond
48.The judge at first thought the man was a thief, but after he heard all about him he ___ his opinion and said that he was not guilty.(A)
A.reversed;B.revised;C.revived;D.reserved
49.Those foreigners enjoy making ___ friendly contact with the Chinese people.(A)
A.extensive;B.extra;C.eential;D.equivalent
50.___ is one of the qualities of a good leader.(C)
A.Tolerate;B.Tolerable;C.Tolerance;D.Tolerant
51.We’d like to ___ a table for five for dinner this evening.(D)
A.preserve;B.sustain;C.retain;D.reserve
52.She turned him ___; she won’t marry him.(D)
A.off;B.in;C.away;D.down
53.I’m ___ with my original idea.(B)
A.believing;B.sticking;C.mixing;D.reminding
54.Caring for the sick is a nurse’s ___.(C)
A.busine;B.employment;C.occupation;D.profeion
55.I know I have seen that man before.I can’t ___ where.(D)
A.wonder;B.recognize;C.remind;D.recall
56.I didn’t hear ___ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.(B)
A.what did they say;B.what he said;C.what was he saying;D.what for him to say 57.Don’t you think ___ a special committee to study the problem?(D)
A.us better to form;B.it better we to form;C.we better form;D.it better for us to form 58.Let’s ___ the problem for the time being: we can return to it later.(D)
A.settle;B.stop;C.interrupt;D.leave
59.The clock ___ and we realized it was two o’clock.(B)
A.hit;B.struck;C.rang;D.sound
60.His wife’s death ___ him deeply.(A)
A.affected;B.effected;C.offended;D.infected
61.If you won’t ___ her solve the problem by herself, she will never learn.(C)
A.put;B.set;C.let;D.want
62.He’s a very naughty boy and is always in ___ for his mischief.(D)
A.difficulty;B.misery;C.punishment;D.trouble
63.Middle school students are heavily burdened___home aignments.(D)
A.for;B.in;C.on;D.with
64.___, he can speak two foreign languages.(A)
A.Child as he is;B.A child as he is;C.Child as is he;D.A child as is he
65.The peace talks were___ because of disagreement.(C)
A.put up;B.held on;C.put off;D.slowed down
66.___English, they have to study a second foreign language.(D)
A.Except;B.Except for;C.Beside;D.Besides
67.In the United States, eggs are sold___the dozen.(C)
A.for;B.with;C.by;D.in
68.But that she saw it with her own eyes, she___it.(B)
A.could not believe;B.could not have believed;C.did not believe;D.believe
69.The atlantic ocean is over 6,000km ___where christopher columbus croed it.(B)
A.deep;B.wide;C.long;D.acro
70.The difference between the baby twins is so small ___it is even hard for their mum to tell.(B)
A.as;B.that;C.since;D.if
71.Generally,the children stay in the nuclear family ___they grow up and marry.(C)
A.although;B.as;C.until;D.where
72.Many species of animals are under the threat of ___because of the rapid change of natural environment.(D)
A.guns;B.existence;C.hunters;D.extinction
73.The knowledge and power of the information age will be within reach not just of the few,___of every claroom, every library in the near future.(A)
A.but;B.instead;C.because;D.then
74.Different people react in different manners to psychological preures and tensions they___in their lives.(A)
A.are faced with;B.are faced;C.are faced in;D.are faced for
75.The security department suspected him___giving information to a foreign company.(A)
A.of;B.at;C.for;D.in
76.Mr.Green ___ his wife.(B)
A.divided;B.divorced;C.disappeared;D.dived
77.The army put up a strong ___ to the enemy.(C)
A.rebellion;B.attack;C.resistance;D.defense
78.The leader of the police station gave an order to arrest all ___ persons.(D)
A.doubted;B.mistrusted;C.unreliable;D.suspected
79.His failure to pay the debts ___ the suspicion that he was not to be trusted.(D)
A.concerned;B.confeed;C.confused;D.confirmed
80.We must find a way to ___ these problem before it is too late.(B)
A.answer;B.resolve;C.instruct;D.involve
81.As soon as he came in, he ___ to tell us all his troubles.(A)
A.proceeded;B.produced;C.procedure;D.proceed
82.The Ruian foreign minister yesterday ___ his visit to Washington.(C)
A.canal;B.channal;C.cancelled;D.cancer
83.His apartment on the twenty-second floor ___ a little park.(D)
A.views;B.watches;C.sees;D.overlooks
84.___ is known to all, too much stre can spoil a person.(D)
A.That;B.Since;C.It;D.As
85.There are 102 elements found in nature, ___ are metals.(C)
A.of which;B.which;C.most of which;D.most which
86.She ___ them not to accept his explanation.(A)
A.counseled;B.suggested;C.coached;D.confused
87.I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived ___ Susan caught up with me.(C)
A.though;B.until;C.when;D.who
88.They ___ an accident on their way home.(A)
A.met with;B.started with;C.concerned with;D.went with
89.Progre has been made towards a political ___ between the two nations.(B)
A.combine;B.compromise;C.competition;D.composition
90.What is the ___ time of the flight?(C)
A.department;B.dependence;C.departure;D.depreion
91.Children and old people do not like having their daily ___ upset.(B)
A.habit;B.routine;C.practice;D.custom
92.On his trip ___ he visited relatives in Japan.(B)
A.aboard;B.abroad;C.foreign;D.board
93.Who is the authority ___ the subject?(D)
A.in;B.of;C.over;D.on
94.Several ___ were made from her wages every week.(D)
A.cut;B.reduction;C.induction;D.deduction
95.After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an insurance ___ further loes.(C)
A.for;B.from;C.against;D.towards
96.In those days, I ___ take a short walk before breakfast.(B)
A.was used to;B.was accustomed to;C.am used to;D.was familiar to
97.We managed to reach the top of the mountain ,and half an hour later we began to ___.(B)
A.ascend;B.descend;C.decline;D.plunge
98.Would you please ___ me to get ready?(C)
A.wait;B.await;C.wait for;D.await for
99.There are notices showing arrivals and ___ of trains near the book-office.(A)
A.departures;B.damages;C.apartments;D.gestures
100.What is the ___ to London and back?(A)
A.fare;B.fee;C.fair;D.charge
