大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(二)練習(xí)冊(cè)

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)（二）練習(xí)冊(cè)2017I.Vocabulary&StructureDirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Hewasseriouslyillandhisparentsweretohim.A.guidingB.sendingC.attendingD.lookingafterA.guidingTheaverageageisbetween35and55amongthesemembers.D.boundD.embarrassmentD.passedA.rangeB.limitC.termD.boundD.embarrassmentD.passedWeexpressedourforherloss.A.happinessB.sympathyC.angerHescoredfourofthebasketsbutafreethrow.A.missedB.escapedC.gotHehadalwaysbeenandhelpfulandremainedsoafterhebecamequitefamous.A.proudB.meanC.evilD.modestI’msosorrytohaveyouwaitingsolong.A.keptB.caughtC.madeD.talkedThelandwascoveredbeautifulpinkflowers.A.byB.toC.atD.withShedidn’tlikehimsowhenhewastryingtokisshersheturnedherhead.A.downB.awayC.upD.onHefaithfullyhispromisesoyoucantrusthimcompletely.A.looksforwardtoB.paysattentiontoC.livesuptoD.takesinHeranhisteacherinthecornerafewminuteslater.A.outofB.onC.intoD.atChildrenshouldbetaughttotheirtoyswithothers.A.divideB.separateC.leaveD.shareIcouldn’tunderstandevena(n)wordshesaid!A.singleB.onlyC.oneD.soleIdidn’tupuntilIheardthealarmclock.A.awakeB.wakeC.awakenD.wakenHisresearchhasprovedttobeoflittlepractical.A.satisfactionB.valueC.goalD.passionThesmileonherfacemadeitall.A.worthwhileB.unwillingC.gainingD.delightedIwasdrivingdownatwo-lanehighwayacarapproachedfromtheoppositedirection.A.whenB.asC.soD.thatOnlearningEnglish,youmustrealizeisthatthereisnoshortcutbuthardwork.

A.oneB.thatC.whatD.anythingitwascheap,Ididnotwanttobuyit.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.ForIhavetwopapersthisweek.A.writeA.oneB.thatC.whatD.anythingitwascheap,Ididnotwanttobuyit.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.ForIhavetwopapersthisweek.A.writeB.towriteC.writingD.AsD.towritingIfyoutoomanysecretstoyourself,youwillbementallytired.A.keepB.haveC.takeD.makeII.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneEvenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirlsaround.Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescapetheearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.Inthispassage,theword“gravity”means.thepullofeverythingtheforceofattractionamongobjectstheforcewhichcausesobjectstofalltothegroundtheforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesunWhenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecausetheearthalwaysturnsroundtheearthhasgravitytheearth’sgravityisgreaterthanyourweightyouarecarelessGravityisstrongthat.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeetD.itcankeepalmosteverythingontheearthB.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeetD.itcankeepalmosteverythingontheearthB.wecangoeverywherebyshipC.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearthBecauseofgravity,.A.waterflowseverywhere

C.waterflowsdownwardsD.fishcanliveinwaterC.waterflowsdownwardsD.fishcanliveinwaterWecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause.withitshighspeed,thespaceshipcanescapethegravitytheearthcan’tpullthespaceshipthespaceshiphasastrongforcethespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthingsPassageTwoSt.Patrick’sDay(March17)isoneofthemostimportantholidaysinIreland.Peoplewillweargreenshirts,ties,andhairribbons.Someevendyetheirhairgreenbecausetheybelievethatonthatdaythecolorbringsthemgoodluck.OnSt.Patrick’sDay,theIrisharoundtheworldtraditionallyattendchurchinthemorningandhavesomecelebrationsintheafternoon.Theydance,drink,parade,andfeast.Atraditionalmealincludesmeat,cabbageandaspecialIrishbeercalledGuinness.St.Patrick’sDayisareligiousholidaythatcanbetracedbackmorethanonethousandyearsago,anditisrelatedtoaboynamedSt.PatrickwhobecameanIrishsaintwhenhegrewup.HewasborntoawealthyfamilyinWalesaroundtheyear385AD.Butwhenhewassixteen,abandofraiders(劫掠者)tookhimasaslavetowhatisnowtheneighboringislandofIreland.Patricklivedthereforseveralyears.HewassolonelyandafraidthathetooksolaceinreligionandbecameafaithfulChristian.Later,hereturnedtoIrelandasamissionary,travelingfromvillagetovillageandtalkingabouthisfaith.HeexplainedtopeopletheFather,theSon(Jesus),andtheHolySpiritaseachoftheleavesofashamrock.Therewerethreeleaves,yettheywereoneplant.Fromthenon,theshamrock,asmallplantthatgrewwildaroundIreland,hasbeenasymbolofIrelandandbecauseofit,greenisassociatedwithSt.Patrick’sDay.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.PatricklivedinIrelandallhislifePatrick’sfamilywasverypoorPatrick’slifeinwhatisnowtheneighboringislandofIrelandwashardPatrickdidn’tbelieveinChristianityWhatisthesymbolofIrelandaccordingtothispassage?A)St.Patrick.B)Guinness.C)Cabbage.D)Shamrock.Theunderlinedword“solace”inParagraph5means.A)loveB)happinessC)hatredD)comfortWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?St.Patrick’sDayisaworldwideholiday.St.Patrick’sDayhasalonghistory.OnSt.Patrick’sDay,greenistheluckycolorinpeople’seyes.PeoplerespectSt.Patrickandlovehim.

30.Whatisthepassageabout?30.Whatisthepassageabout?ThesymbolsofSt.Patrick’sDay.C)St.Patrick’slife.TheoriginofSt.Patrick’sDay.D)ThehistoryofSt.Patrick’sDay.PassageThreeParentsarethescribesoftheirchildren'sstoriesandbyreflectingthesestories,childrenlearnwhotheyare.Childrenareveryawareofallthemessageswegivethem,bothverbalandnon-verbal.Takeadayandlistentoyourselfandwhatyousaytoyourchild.Areyoufocusingonlyonwhatyoufindthemdoing“wrong”?Ifyoufindyourselffocusingonthenegative—stop!Takeabreakandseeifyoucanfindamorepositivewaytoaddressthe“problem”.Inthiswayyouwillbeabletoincludeyourchildinmakingaplanthatworks.Ialwaysliketoaskthechild“whatdoyouthinkwillwork?”O(jiān)ftentheirsuggestionsarebetterthanwecouldeveninventourselves.Toomany“no’s”candiscourageyoungchildrenfromexploringandinvestigatingtheirenvironment,whichisoneoftheirprimarywaysoflearning.Howmany“No,stop,don’ts!”doyouhearyourselfsayinginaday?Takeaminutetoimaginethisscenario:Youaredrivingacrosstownatrushhour.Therearealreadytheusualstoplightsandtrafficthatyouexpect,buteveryotherblock,thereisanewstopsignthatwasnevertherebefore.Yougetstoppedoverandoveronyourwaytoyourgoal.Howdoyoufeel?Thisiswhatitcanbelikeforasmallchildonadailybasis.Whenyourchildhasbeentold“no”repeatedlyandisunderstandablyinadisagreeablemood,youcanalmostbesurethatanotherrequestfromyouwon’tbepositivelyreceived.Instead,thinkhowyoumightbeabletoengageyourchildinapositivewaythatwillineffecthelphimbemorecooperative.Askyourselfineachinstanceofmisbehavior,“HowcanIhelpmychildfindanalternativewayofbehavingwithoutreinforcingthebehaviorIwouldliketoseestoppedorchanged?”HowcanIturnthis“no”intoa“yes”?Oneimportantthingtorememberisthatifyouwantyourchildtochangeyoumustbewillingtochangeaswell.Yourchildisdoingthebestatthatpointintimetogethisneedsmet.Helphimlearnmoresuccessfulwaysbytakingthetimetoreallylistentohisfeelingsandperhapsevenfindawaytomutualsatisfaction,together.Theunderlinedword“scribe”inParagraph1probablyreferstothepersonswho.takescareofotherswritesdownthestoriesoreventssoastokeeparecordareverycooperativeareverysuccessfulAsmentionedinParagraph1,thewriteralwayslikestoaskthechildren“Whatdoyouthinkwillwork?”becausehethinks.itisbettertofindamorepositivewaytoaddressaproblemhecangivethechildrengoodsuggestionsthechildrenwillbeirritatedD)thiswillcorrectthechildren’smisbehaviorsThescenariomentionedinParagraph2mainlysuggeststhat.childrenshouldbehavewellparentsshouldcriticizetheirchildrenwhentheyhavemisbehavedparentsshouldlistentotheirchildrenparentsshouldn’tdiscouragechildrenfromexploringandinvestigatingAccordingtothepassage,whatisthepossiblesituationthatleadstochildren’sdoingtheirbest?A)Whentheybehavebadly.B)Whentheirparentscriticizethem.C)Whentheirneedsaremet.D)Whentheystaywiththeirparents.Themostpossibletitleforthepassageis.A)UnderstandingYourChildrenB)ThePowerof“Yes”C)Parents-ChildrenRelationshipD)MutualSatisfactionPassageFourLovebirds.That’swhatallourfriendscalleduswhenwefirstmarried.IguessDonandIdeservedit.Moneywastight.Sometimeswe’dhavetosaveupdaysjustforanicecreamcone.Still,ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadise.Lovedoesthat,youknow.Themoreweheardtheterm“l(fā)ovebirds”,themorewethoughtaboutbirds.Onedaywestartedsavingupforacoupleoflovebirdsofourown.Weknewwecouldn’taffordtobuybothbirdsandanicecage,soinhissparemoments,Donmadethecagehimself.Weputourcageinfrontofashadedwindow.Thenwewaiteduntilourlittlesavingwasfullofbillsandsparechange.Withthatmoneywe“adopted”apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstore,amaleandafemale,andnamedthemSunshineandSnowball.Timepassed,andwhenouryounglovebirdsfinallyseemedmatureenoughtostartafamilyoftheirown,wewentaheadandpreparedanestareaandlotsofnestingmaterialforthem.Snowballwasaveryexactingwifeindesigninganddecoratingtheirnestjustso,whileSunshine,filledwithlove,bentoverbackwardtoputeverythingjustwheresheordered.Thenonedayaneggappeared.Howtheysang!Andafewweekslaterwhenatinychickhatched,theirhappinessseemedtoknownobounds.Idon’tknowhowithappened,butthatbabybirdwasbrightorange.SorightoffwenamedhimPunkinhead.Thesunnydayspassed.Howproudallofuswerewhenourbabybirdranoutofthenestontoarealgrown-upperch!Thenoneday,Punkinheadsuddenlyfellheaddowntothebottomofthecage.Thetinyorangebirdjustlaythere,bothparentsandIrushedtohisrescue.Buthewasdead.Justlikethat.Whetherhe’dhadaheartattackbeforehefellorbrokehisneckinthefall,I’llneverknow.ButPunkinheadwasgone.ThemotherbirdrefusedtoleteitherSunshineormegetnearthatlittlebody.InsteadofthejoyfulmelodiesIusuallyheardfromSnowball,nowshegaveonlythemostheartbreakingcriesandmoans.Herheart,joyandwillseemedcompletelymeltedbyhersorrow.PoorSunshinedidn’tknowwhattodo.HekepttryingtopushSnowballawayfromhersadsituation,butsherefusedtomove.Instead,overandovershekepttryingtowakeupherbelovedchild.FinallySunshineseemedtoworkoutaplan.Heconvincedhertoflyupandeatsomeseedseverysooften,whilehestooddutyinherplace.Theneachtimesheleft,he’dquietlyplaceonepieceofstrawoverPunkinhead’sbody.Justone.Butinafewdays,piecebypiece,itwascompletelycoveredover.AtfirstSnowballseemedpanicwhenshelookedaround,butshedidn’ttrytouncoverthechick.Instead,sheflewuptohernormalplaceandstayedthere.ThenIwasabletoquietlyreachinandremovethelittlebody.Afterthat,SunshinespentallhistimecomfortingSnowball.Eventuallyshestartedmakingnormalsounds,andthenoneday,hersorrowfinallymeltedandshesangagain.Idon’tknowifSnowballeverrealizedthequietlaborofloveandhealingSunshinehaddoneforher.Buttheyremaineddevotedforaslongastheybothlived.Lovedoesthat,youknow.36.Thetitleofthepassageis“WhenSnowballMelted”.Whatdoesthetitlemean?Theincreasingtemperaturemadethesnowballmelt.ThebirdcalledSnowballwastoosadforherkid’sdeathsoshebecameweakerandweaker.ThegriefbornbythebirdcalledSnowballforthedeathofherkidwasdissolvedbyherhusband’slove.ThebirdcalledSnowballwaslovedbyherhusbandsoitseemedlikeasnowballwasmelted.37.Whydid“ourtinyapartmentseemedlikeparadise”eventhoughwewerepoor?Becauseweloveourtinyapartment.Becausethetinyapartmenthousedacoupleinlove.Becausewekepttwobirdsinloveinthetinyapartment.Becauseourtinyapartmentwascleanandcozy.Inparagraph4,whydoestheauthoruse“‘a(chǎn)dopted’apairofcanariesfromourlocalpetstore”insteadoftheword“buy”?“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthatthebirdsaredesertedbythestoresothecoupleadoptedthem.“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthecouple’sloveforthebirds,whiletheword“buy”seemedtobecoldandemotionless.“Adopted”isusedheretoshowthatnobodywantedthebirdssothecoupleweretheonlyonewhoboughtthem.thereisnospecialreasonwhy“adopted”isusedhere.WhatisthecauseofP