大学英语 C2

大学英语 C2 一、阅读理解 1、St. Valentine's Day is a day for lovers. It is one of the oldest holidays. It is also one of the loveliest in the USA and some other countries. Americans think that day is a day of telling someone that you love him or her. St. Valentine's Day is on February 14. Very few Americans know the story of the holiday, but no people would forget to buy nice presents for the wives, husbands, parents, children, relatives and best friends. People often send valentine letters or cards to them, too. They also draw some symbols on the letters or cards, like hearts, Cupid with his bow and arrow, love birds and so on. Sometimes they buy the cards with the symbols. On that day they also have many kinds of cakes. (1)、______ is St. Valentine's Day. A:Jan.14 B:Feb.14 C:April 1 D:June 20 答案: B (2)、What food do they have on that day? A:Vegetables B:Cakes C:Meat D:Bread 答案: B (3)、Who is St. Valentine's Day for? A:Parents. B:Daughters. C:Lovers. D:Sons. 答案: C (4)、On St. Valentine's Day people draw a lot of symbols on cards or letters, which one is not mentioned? A:Hearts. B:Cupid with his bow and arrow. C:Love birds D:Flowers. 答案: D (5)、They ______ on that day. A:buy cards B:draw the symbols on the letters or cards C:have cakes D:All the above 答案: D 2、The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first set of stamps came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1935. The five rings of Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear(运动衫). It was the first time that the symbol appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950's, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the White Olympics. Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting. Different kinds of sports were printed on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some players. (1)、The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ____ . A:are of the same kind of Games B:are of different kinds of Games C:are both held in winter D:are held in different times 答案: A (2)、It was ____ that the world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great Games. A:after 1950 B:after 1932 C:after 1935 D:from 1980 答案: B (3)、 From the passage we know the symbol of five rings were printed on the stamps firstly ____. A:in November 1935 B:in the 1950's C:first in America D:before November 1935 答案: A (4)、The Japanese sold out 14500 million stamps in order to raise money for ____. A:an Asian Games B:its own people C:paying for its war D:the White Olympics 答案: D (5)、So far the Winter Olympics has not been held in ____. A:the USA B:Germany C:China D:Japan 答案: C 二、词汇与语法 1、Lucy's idea is different ___ Lily's. A:to B:with C:from D:against 答案: C 2、When you go to the library tomorrow, please _______ this book to John. A:take B:fetch C:get D:bring 答案: A 3、I will never forget the day _____ I joined the Party. A:when B:which C:in which D:where 答案: A 4、They are those girls' ______. A:boys friends B:boy friends C:boy friend D:boies friends 答案: B 5、I don't know the woman ______ is talking with my mother. A:who B:which C:whose D:whom 答案: A 6、He was such ______ good speaker that he held our attention every minute of ______ two-hour lecture. A:/, the B:a, / C:a, the D:a, a 答案: C 7、Would you like some more coffee? Yes, ____. A:a little B:little C:a few D:few 答案: A 8、A computer ______ think for itself; it must be told what to do. A:can't B:may not C:mustn't D:might not 答案: A 9、I want _____ a picture for her. A:to draw B:draws C:draw D:drawing 答案: A 10、John helped me write a letter ____ English. A:with B:of C:in D:by 答案: C 三、选词填空 1、 It was two o'clock in the morning and it was very dark. Mr Thompson woke up __21__ wife. "Irene," he called softly, "the baby's crying." Mrs Thompson sat up in bed and listened. "That's not the __22__, Jim," she said. "It's a cat!" "It can't be," her husband said. "I'll go and look." Mr Thompson got up and went to the window. "You're right, Irene," he said. "There is a cat in the garden. Listen __23__ it!" "You must stop it, Jim." Mrs Thompson said. "That cat will __24__ up our baby." "What can I do?" Mr Thompson asked. "Throw a shoe at it," his wife said. "I can't do that." Mr Thompson said. "Why not?" his wife asked. "Can you see it?" "I can see it __25__ well," said Mr Thompson. "But I can't throw a shoe at it. It's sitting on my green-house." (1)、 A:to B:very C:baby D:wake E:his 答案: E (2)、 A:to B:very C:baby D:wake E:his 答案: C (3)、 A:to B:very C:baby D:wake E:his 答案: A (4)、 A:to B:very C:baby D:wake E:his 答案: D (5)、 A:to B:very C:baby D:wake E:his 答案: B 2、 The train was already half an hour __26__. I had to __27__ in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my __28__ to the conductor. He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later, I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the __29__ quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. "Paris train?" was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a __30__ that was just moving out of the station. (1)、 A:driver B:late C:problem D:arrive E:train 答案: B (2)、 A:driver B:late C:problem D:arrive E:train 答案: D (3)、 A:driver B:late C:problem D:arrive E:train 答案: C (4)、 A:driver B:late C:problem D:arrive E:train 答案: A (5)、 A:driver B:late C:problem D:arrive E:train 答案: E 四、英译汉 (1)、May I have a look at the watch? (2)、If you have time, you can come to my office. (3)、Do you know where the post office is? (4)、What are you doing next weekend? 五、汉译英 (1)、欢迎到北京来。 (2)、这个多少钱, (3)、学生们现在正在唱歌。 (4)、你经常看书吗,