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大学英语A2

一、阅读理解

It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on landmines（地雷）. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."

The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.

But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the B 广东开放大学 ritish government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon（乱放炮的人） ".

The Princess responded by brushing aside（不予理睬） the criticisms: "This is a distraction（干扰） we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."

Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.

For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.

1.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ______.

A.to clarify the British government's stand on landmines

B.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

C.to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

D.to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

2.What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (paragraph1)?

A.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

B.She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

C.The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

D.Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation.

3.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ______.

A.she had not consulted the government before the visit

B.she was ill-informed of the government's policy

C.they were actually opposed to banning landmines

D.they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola

4.How did Diana respond to the criticisms?

A.She made more appearances on TV.

B.She paid no attention to them.

C.She rose to argue with her opponents.

D.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

5.What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?

A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government.

B.It had greatly promoted her popularity.

C.It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.

D.It had affected her relations with the British government.

Throughout the colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas. This shortage enhanced （提高）women's status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers. The puritans （清教徒） regarded idleness 渝粤教育 as a sin （罪恶）, and believed that life in an underdevelopment country made it necessary that each member of the community performed an economic function. Thus work for women was not only approved but also was regarded as a civic （公民的） duty. Puritan town councils expected widows and independent women to be self-supporting. There was no social prohibition against married women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home.

The vast majority of women worked within their homes, where their labor produced most articles needed for the family. The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing and partly that of shoes was in the hands of women. In addition to these occupations, women were found in many different kinds of employment. They were butchers, silversmiths and gunsmiths. They ran mills, plantations, shipyards, and every kind of shop. They were gatekeepers, jail keepers, journalists, printers, nurses, and teachers.

6.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A.Colonial marriages.

B.The puritan religion.

C.Colonial women's employment.

D.Education in the colonies.

7.According to the passage, where in colonial North America were there the fewest women?

A.Puritan communities.

B.Seaports.

C.Frontier settlements.

D.Capital cities.

8.It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were ______.

A.uneducated

B.hardworking

C.generous

D.wealthy

9.According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be ______.

A.financially responsible for herself

B.returned to England

C.supported by her family

D.trained to be a nurse

10.According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women?

A.They should adopt needy children.

B.They should assist in their husbands' trade or business.

C.They should work only within their own homes.

D.They should be apprenticed.

二、词汇与语法

11.Gain at the expense of reputation should be called _______.

A.load

B.loss

C.profit

D.burden

12.Some people hope to be more successful,while _______ simply want to feel more comfortable.

A.to others

B.others

C.the other

D.another

13.________ the program, they have to stay there for another three weeks.

A.Not having completed

B.Not completed

C.Not completing

D.Having not completed

14.The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a landing.

A.seated

B.seating

C.seat

D.to be seating

15.His brother is very ______ about wines.

A.aware

B.learned

C.knowledgeable

D.skeptical

16.- Hurry, there is a bus coming.

- Why run? There'll be another ______.

A.one in two or three minutes

B.one after two or three minutes

C.after two or three minutes

D.one for two or three minutes

17.- How exciting! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning.

- Were you crazy? You ________ yourself!

A.must have killed

B.would have killed

C.should have killed

D.could have killed

18.They ________ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.

A.would like to be

B.ought to be

C.would rather be

D.had better be

19.The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off.

A.from which

B.to which

C.which

D.in which

20.At that moment she was standing a few meters away from __________ we are now.

A.where

B.what

C.which

D.there

三、完型填空 成人学历

When I was young, most of the books I read desc 渝粤题库 ribed heroes who were __21__ and heroines who were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to be __22__. Whenever I looked at someone prettier than me, I was unhappy.

As I grew up, I began to __23__ outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. A friend of mine was so beautiful that everyone wanted to talk with her, but she was very arrogant. She believed that she could do everything she wanted, so she __24__ friends one by one. Then she learnt a good lesson: __25__ beauty is more important. After she learnt that, she changed her attitude and had many __26__ again.

In our society, beauty also gives us many advantages, such as getting a job. It is true that attractive people are __27__ easily. We know good-looking guys usually get higher scores on job interviews. So, what is real __28__? I want to say that inner beauty is the real one because if someone has beauty in his soul, he looks more charming.

The beauty looked at with __29__ doesn't last forever. We should concentrate on inner one. The point is that inner beauty is more important than outside beauty. So, if we make the effort to make our __30__ beautiful, we'll be happier.

21.

A.successful

B.handsome

C.enthusiastic

D.ordinary

22.

A.happy

B.pretty

C.normal

D.great

23.

A.realize

B.doubt

C.imagine

D.suggest

24.

A.missed

B.made

C.lost

D.loved

25.

A.outer

B.single

C.inner

D.random

26.

A.students

B.children

C.dreams

D.friends

27.

A.seen

B.hired

C.fired

D.left

28.

A.beauty

B.knowledge

C.happiness

D.friendship

29.

A.fingers

B.mouth

C.cameras

D.eyes

30.

A.bodies

B.faces

C.minds

D.words

四、汉译英

31.她让我下班后在餐馆门口等她。

e asked me to wait for her at the gate of the restaurant after work.

32.如果他早上八点出发，现在应该到那里了。

he started/set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, he should have been there by now.

33.他记得在离开阅览室时，把灯关上了。

remembered turning off the light when he left the reading-room.

34.毕业之后，我们仍然通过电子邮件保持联系。

ter graduation, we still stay / keep in touch with each other through/by e-mail.

五、写作

35.写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

There are different ways of getting information: reading, watching TV, or surfing the Internet（上网）. Write an essay on the topic "Ways of Getting Information". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.现代社会获取信息方式的多样化。

2.你更喜欢哪种方式，原因是什么。

3.不同的人为不同的目的应选择合适的方式。