出自:河南城建学院-大学英语2

The damage of all the following causes the death of people except ____________. A) dams and bridges B) buildings and dams C) bridges and buildings D) some works like steel works and brick works
When assessing buildings, we should take into account the ___________. A) undamaged buildings B) man-made structures C) effect of aftershocks D) rescue operations
According to the passage, man’s intelligence _________. A) stays the same throughout the year B) varies from day to day C) changes with the seasons D) changes from year to year
Ellsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature have _________. A) a great effect on everyone’s intelligence B) some effect on most people’s intelligence C) some effect on a few people’s intelligence D) no effect on most people’s intelligence
Ellsworth Huntington’s conclusion was based on _________. A) variations of his own mental abilities from season to season B) the results of research done by him and other scientists among peoples in different climates C) detailed records of temperature changes in different places D) detailed records of different ways of thinking among peoples in different climates
Why does the author say summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking? A) Because a long vacation in summer helps to improve people’s mental power. B) Because people tend to be less creative during summer. C) Because summer is a good time for outdoor activities. D) Because mental exertion in the summer heat taxes too much of people’s energy.
The central idea of this passage is _________. A) man’s mental abilities change from season to season B) man’s intelligence varies from place to place C) man should take a long vacation in summer D) if you want to do creative thinking, go to a cool place
The attitude of the narrator’s mother toward her school of dance was one of _________. A) despise B) contempt C) support D) indifference
The narrator thought that ballet was _________. A) the most graceful dance B) stiff, ugly and unnatural C) a dance that she had dreamed of D) an invisible world into which she guessed she might enter
According to the narrator, she owed her success in art to ______________. A) the good education her parents gave her B) the support of her understanding and adventurous mother C) her inborn talent D) her ballet teacher
The central idea of the passage is that _____________. A) parents should try to discover the natural gift in their children and help to develop it while they are young B) the so-called good education parents give their children only drives them into the commonplace and deprives them of any chance of doing anything orginal C) mother should be heroic and adventurous D) ballet is no good as a form of dance
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was __________. A) very critical B) unpopular C) very popular D) very courteous
Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was ___________. A) a famous orator B) very handsome C) President of the United States at the time D) a popular statesman
It can be inferred from the text that ___________. A) Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg B) Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speech C) Lincoln’s speech was full of rich oratory D) Lincoln’s speech was very long
Lincoln’s speech was ___________. A) an immediate success B) warmly applauded C) a total failure D) not well-received at first
Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning. B) Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style. C) Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child. D) Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.
The statement that children learn by imitation is incomplete because ___________. A) they only imitate authorities and experts B) they are not willing to copy their parents C) the process of identification has been ignored D) the nature of their imitation as form of behavior has been neglected.
For a child the first element in his learning by imitation is ___________. A) the need to find an authority B) the need to find a way to achieve the desired result C) the need for more affection from his parents D) the desire to meet the standards of his social group
Apart from achieving his desired results, a child should also learn to ___________. A) behave properly B) attain his goal as soon as possible C) show his affection for his parents D) talk quietly
Children tend to imitate their models ___________. A) who do not criticize them B) who bring them unexpected rewards C) whom they want to be like D) whose social status is high
“An identifying figure” (Lines 1-2, Para. 5) refers to a person ___________. A) who serves as model for others B) who is always successful C) who can be depended upon D) who has been rewarded for his success
Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? A) There was a greater demand there than in America. B) There was less chance of being detected there. C) Britain was Spring’s birthplace. D) The prices were higher in England and Canada.
After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for _________. A) southern money B) signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin C) southern manuscripts and letters D) Civil War battle plans
Robert Spring spent 15 years __________. A) running a bookstore in Philadelphia B) corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson C) as a forger D) as a respectable dealer
According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ___________. A) sharp-eyed experts B) persons who aren’t experts C) book dealers D) owners of old books
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? A) The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. B) A little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to Robert Spring. C) Robert Spring’s daughter. D) An imaginary person created by Spring.
What is the main purpose of this passage? A) To look back to the early days of computers. B) To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C) To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
According to the passage, the wide-spread concern about computers was that they might _____________. A) change our personal lives B) take control of the world C) create unforeseen problems D) affect our businesses
The passage recommends those dealing with computers to ______________. A) be reasonably doubtful about them B) check all their answers C) substitute them for basic thinking D) use them for business purposes only
The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is _____________. A) challenging B) psychological C) dramatic D) fundamental
It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of _______________. A) investment in computers B) the use of one’s internal computer C) double-checks on computers D) complete dependence on computers for decision-making
With the _______of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party. A.exhibition B.exception C.except D.reception
Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed.  A.spare B.fast C.moderate D.moral
With the help of the government , a large number of people ---_______ after the flood in 1991.  A. survived B.suspended C.suffered D.subfected
He always has a lot of _______ ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinding about.  A. novel B.spoil C.acceptable D.additional
Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully  A. sorting B.joking C.counting D.comparing
We do not have a _______ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .  A. continue B.bay C.assistance D.graduate
When you fill in the application form, please use your _______ address so that we can contact you easily later.  A. policy B.plain C.permanent D.principal
When a spacecraft travels, one of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s _______.  A. surface B.atmosphere C.attitude D.bent
The _______ work continued for more than a week but there was still no sign of the missing boy.  A. research B.rescue C.vessel D.vast
Free medical service is _______ to nearly all the college students in China.  A. favorite B.available C.convenient D.average
Professor Smith is also the _______ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.  A. detective B.president C.manager D.directo
Some lazy men would rather _______ than work.  A. indicate B.declare C.solve D.starve
I have not heard anything from him since his _______.  A. departure B.fault C.foundation D.acciptance
Without a proper education, people could _______ all kinds of crimes.  A. conduct B.stoop C.commit D.sweat
Several loudspeakers are _______ from the ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly.  A. connected B.sustained C.associated D.suspended
This morning in the class, our teacher lost his _______ at last because he could not stand any more.  A. temper B.terror C.verse D.contain
If you have any problems during your study here, please do not _______ to call me for help  A. hesitate B.despair C.urge D.request
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合作,协作; 22, 会议;讨论; 23, 确认,批准; 24, 由……组成; 25, 包含,容纳; 26, 染上(恶习,疾病等) 27, 对比,对照; 28, 符合,一致; 29, 信誉,信用; 30, 烹饪,烹调法; 31, 现在的;最近的; 32, 分配;经营; 33, 衰退;下倾; 34, 装饰;点缀; 35, 减少,减小; 36, 离开,离去; 37, 应得;值得; 38, 查明,发现; 39, 下来;向下倾斜; 40,设计,发明