出自:西安石油大学-大学英语2

We were young; we were smart; we were looking forward to the world of work. And _____(1) we graduated from Oxford University in the early 1970s, my wife and I thought we.d _____ (2) it all. We.d both have successful, satisfying careers (事业). We.d have _____ (3) time to travel the world and have fun. We.d _____ (4) in our kids. up-bringing and _____ (5) the housework. We believed that the world of staying-at-home moms and job-trapped (为工作所困不能脱身的) dads had_____(6) sometime around 1969.  We were _____(7), of course. In her 30s, my wife gave _____(8) her job as a government official to have children. Trying to balance (平衡) work and family, she took part-time jobs that_____(9) some cases were enjoyable _____(10) that never gave her the advancement that you get _____(11) you.re in full-time employment.  Meanwhile -- first for fun, _____(12) because the extra income helped -- I allowed work to take over my life, spending nights and weekends _____(13) on books or TV films. I.ve _____ (14) nothing close to the time I wanted to _____ (15) my two daughters. True, there should be some rules against well-paid people complaining about their lot in life, but the three-way balance among work, family and the non-job, non-kid things that _____(16) much spice(情趣) to life-- whatever happened _____(17) my tennis game or the trips to foreign lands-- is nothing_____ (18) what my wife and I imagined it would be. It.s not just women who are _____ (19) that modern life has not fulfilled their various needs. _____ (20) are millions of men who wanted their marriage to be a true partnership of equals.
1. Each of these problems has serious effects on our health and well-being as well as on the whole environment.
2. Society did not break down and all levels of government, including the military, came together to effectively limit additional cost and suffering.
3. The first, and maybe the most important step, is to set a budget for yourself and stick by it.
4. The game between Houston Rockets and New York Knicks in 1994 was the first NBA Finals televised live in China.
5. Items like insurance policies should also be labeled and file so that you can readily find them if and when you need them.
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1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? A) To neglect their child’s education. B) To expect too much of their child. C) To make their child become a musician. D) To help their child to be a genius.
2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? A) They should push the children into achieving a lot. B) They should understand and help their children in different times. C) They should try to have their own successful careers. D) They should arrange private lessons for their children.
Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet. B) His parents are quite rich and have a car. C) His mother knows much about music. D) His parents help him in a proper way.
4. Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________. A) he is unhappy because he is not self-confident B) he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he has already become a better musician than his father
5. The two examples illustrate the principle that __________. A) it is important to let children develop in the way they want B) successful parents often have unsuccessful children C) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D) the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do
6. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry? A) It was established by Norman Vincent Peale. B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking. C) It is a highly profitable industry. D) It has brought positive results.
7. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers? A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good. B) The power of positive thinking is limited. C) Unhappy people cannot think positively. D) There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.
8. What does the author mean by “…you’re just underlining his faults”(Para. 3)? A) You are pointing out the errors he has made.  B) You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough. C) You are trying to make him feel better about his faults. D) You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.
9. What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic? A) It is important for people to continually increase their self-esteem. B) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem. C) Self-approval can bring a positive change to one’s mood. D) People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
10. What do we learn form the last paragraph? A) The effects of positive thinking vary form person to person. B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy. C) Different people tend to have different ways of thinking. D) People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.
11. What three things does every language consist of? A) Spelling, sound rules, and small and capitalized letters. B) Spelling, reading rules, and hearing rules. C) Sounds, sentences, and paragraphs and articles. D) Sound rules, word-formations, and sentence patterns
12. About how many sound patterns does English have? A) 15. B) 45. C) 30. D) 75.
13. Which word of the following describes all languages? A) Systematic. B) Primitive C) Limited. D) Abstract
14. Who can learn at least one language? A) Deaf babies. B) Some severely retarded children. C) All human beings with normal hearing and intelligence. D) None of the above.
15.Which babies have trouble in learning to speak? A) Some severely retarded children. B) Stupid babies. C) Deaf babies. D) Mute babies.
16. What can be concluded from the two experiments? A) Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly to objects in the room. B) Environment will have effects on people’s movements. C) Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown. D) Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions.
17. What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the dark brown room? A) They will spend less time. B) They will become restless. C) They will spend longer time. D) They will get out soon.
18. How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition? A) They will make visitors walk faster. B) They will make visitors cover more area. C) They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more. D) They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful.
19. What does the underlined word “subjects” mean? A) Examinees. B) Students. C) People involved in an experiment. D) Visitors to an exhibition.
20. What can be the main idea of the passage? A) Two groups of people participated in an experiment. B) Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams. C) People in nice-looking rooms tend to be biased in their opinion.
21.When you are writing directions, you’ve got to be direct and _______to make everything rightly understood. A) obvious B) explicit C) correct D) implicit
22. It was a (n) _______achievement; no one has ever won the championship five times before. A) unique B) important C) essential D) single
23. At a later stage, some new problems _______, which seemed more difficult to deal with. A) rose B) raised C) arose D) arisen
24. From my _______, Victor Hugo is the greatest writer the world has ever known. A) respective B) position C) perspective D) consideration
25. The project has been somewhat _______ from reaching greater success, and much remains undone. A) protected B) interfered C) restrained D) hindered
26. He managed to hide his _______ and moved to a new town where people would not know him. A) personality B) identity C) equality D) quality
27. He has made a(n) _______remark that angers all of us. A) defensive B) ambitious C) offensive D) normal
28. I want you to be very _______when you look in the park for the missing woman so you won’t miss her. A) relevant B) thorough C) modest D) complete
29. If you go to the interview in such old-fashioned clothes, you’ll _______your chance of getting the job. A) ruin B) harm C) grasp D) break
30. It’s difficult to find a job these days. Many young people don’t even get a(n) _______from companies they are applying to. A) clue B) reaction C) response D) stimulus
31. The young couple _______about the high cost of visiting Europe. A) appreciated B) revealed C) decorated D) complained
32. The investigation showed that the mistake was _______ part of the authorities. A) on B) in C) with D) for
We were _______to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book. A) determined B) amazed C) concerned D) intimidated
34. Government officials visited the flood area on Thursday morning to _______the relief efforts. A) instruct B) coordinate C) inspect D) cooperate
35. To satisfy my _______about the history of my family, I went to visit the small village in the mountains where my great-grandfather was born and lived until the age of 15. A) needs B) expectation C) curiosity D) fantasy
36. After being apart for so long, he suddenly felt a(n) _______desire to see his girlfriend as soon as possible. A) intense B) intensive C) extensive D) sensitive
37. After winning the next term of office, the new government then _______to take steps to develop the national wealth. A) commented B) commenced C) continued D) commanded
38. Many Europeans _______the continent of Africa in the 19th century to find out what it was like. A) expended B) extended C) expired D) explored
39. She told me that if she was not _______within the next two years he was going to change jobs. A) rewarded B) exposed C) promoted D) emphasized
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