12秋北京航空航天大学12年12月课程考试《大学英语2》考

北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语2》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）
1.（ ）to work, I met my old friend.
A. By the way
B. On the way
C. Using the way
D. In my way

2.Many sources of information are sure to（ ）our chances of getting in touch with the current events in the world.
A. enhance
B. expand
C. imagine
D. limit

3.As a result of careless washing, the jacket（ ）to a child’s size.
A. contracted
B. compressed
C. shrank
D. decreased

4.Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time it is made, but it can（ ）us on to greater things.
A. induce
B. spur
C. reinforce
D. further

5.I’d have come with you（ ）I am so busy.
A. but for
B. provided that
C. except that
D. so long as

6.Love of fair play is said to be a(n)（ ）part of the English character.
A. interesting
B. boring
C. essential
D. initiative

7.In the era of market economy, the concept of "Consumer First" should be_（ ）by manufactureres.
A. rejected
B. reformed
C. relived
D. reinforced
此题选: D
8.Harry was（ ）by a bee when he was collecting the honey.
A. stung
B. stuck
C. bitten
D. scratched

9.Don’t worry. The company will （ ）all your expense.
A. satisfy
B. meet
C. pay
D. submit

10.I would appreciate（ ）it a secret.
A. you to keep
B. your keeping
C. that you keep
D. that you will keep

11.On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont ____ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. that

12.It was dark .We decided to（ ）for the night at a beerhouse.
A. put away
B. put down
C. put up
D. put on

13.He had to（ ）life in the city because his father need help on the farm.
A. give in
B. give out
C. give up
D. give off

14.An iron tool, if never used, will （ ）with rust.
A. corrupt
B. collide
C. corrode
D. concede

15.He was（ ）of having asked such a silly question.
A. sorry
B. for students’ being
C. ashamed
D. miserable

16.Disappointment in love is something most young people must go （ ）.
A. with
B. on
C. through
D. by

17.Had he worked harder,he（ ）the exams.
A. must have got through
B. . would have got through
C. . would get through
D. . could get through

18.I will not spend so much money on that fur coat, for I don’t think it is （ ）.
A. worth buying
B. worth of
C. worthy
D. worthwhile
此题选: D
19.If Mr Smith ___（ ）here, he would have helped you
A. had been
B. was
C. were
D. has been

20.Mother bought Ann a pair of shoes which didn’t suit her, （ ）being too large.
A. except for
B. rather than
C. apart from
D. as well as




北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语2》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）
1. Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends'' houses.
Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!

1). The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .
A. handy, easy to do
B. that can be changed
C. fond of drinking and merry-making
D. carriages or other trucks

2). If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.
A. impatient
B. terrible
C. angry
D. both A and B

3). The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______".
A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
B. Many people die from traffic accidents
C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents
D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents

4). According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.
A. you are patient
B. you obey all the traffic rules
C. you don''t cut another car off
D. you wait in line at a red light

5). Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.
A. Traffic Safety
B. A Careful
C. How To Drive A Car
D. A Traffic Accident

2. Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.
That''s a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme.
Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about .Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知).Then the host has to answer and explain-how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time.
It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don''t care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be.
I''m totally bored(厌烦)by those people . It''s necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn''t know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.

1). The sentence, "Some people do nothing but break the whole programme" may tell us that ______.
A. radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way
B. it is a fact
C.it is a good idea
D. some people have unclear thoughts

2). The host has to answer and explain, ____ .
A. for the host works hard
B. because of the caller''s ignorance
C. for the host likes talking to the caller
D. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller

3). The passage doesn''t tell us the idea ________ .
A. that some listeners phone the hotlines in fun
B. that some people just want to be heard by others
C. that some people who don''t care what the topic is must have realized that they appear to be silly
D. what the hotline programmes are

4). The author thinks that ________
A. Hotlines are totally unnecessary
B. All callers make those programmes interesting
C. Hosts should ignore some silly questions
D. Operators should choose who to connect
此题选: D
5). Which of the following is not true?
A. Some people know little about the topic under discussion.
B. Some people do not know what the host is talking about
C. Some people do not know what the show is about
D. The writer tells us that the host is silly.
此题选: D
3. The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.
Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.
Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.
As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals―many of which were built in the nineteenth century―provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.
During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.

1). We can know from the first paragraph that ______.
A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybody
B. people didn’t have to pay for health care since the NHS was set up
C. patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948
D. the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers

2). What do we know about the NHS?
A. It’s managed by the central government.
B. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions.
C. It hires more people than any other unit in Europe.
D. Fewer patients go to its hospitals than before because they spend less on health care.

3). All the following statements about GPs are true except that they ______.
A. take care of the local people’s health
B. often take part in competitions to see who is the best
C. work under high pressure nowadays
D. have more responsibilities than before

4). What does the underlined word “exempt” probably mean?
A. suffering
B. different
C. prevented
D. free
此题选: D
5). The biggest problem for the NHS is ______.
A. many hospitals are too old to be used
B. some services are in the charge of individuals
C. more and more patients go to GPs for treatment
D. there is not enough money for further reform
此题选: D