英语二
第一部分选择题（共50分）
I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 point, 1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．
1. It offers us a fuller sense of being intensely alive from to moment.
A. time B. moment C. period D. instant
2. It may be worth remembering that John Major didn''t himself go to Oxford, most of his ministers did.
A. after B. since C. while D. if
3. The effects of rapid travel the body are far more disturbing than we realize.
A. on B. in C. for D. to
4. Her powers of persuasion were no avail.
A. for B. by C. with D. to
5. There is little likelihood that a panel of five wants to go through the of all shaking hands with you.
A. process B. prospect C. precedent D. presence
6. It is the right to change employers which employment from slavery.
A. distinguishes B. derives C. releases D. relieves
7. It is touching to see how a cat or dog itself to a family and wants to share in all its goings and comings.
A. sacrifices B. opposes C. exposes D. attaches
8. A healthy self-esteem is a resource for coping when difficulties .
A. rise B. raise C. arise D. arouse
9. The challenge is not one of expansion , the rapid growth in enrollment over the last 40 years has come to an end.
A. As a result B. By all means C. In contrast D. On the contrary
10. Management often works hard to set up a situation work is done in series.
A. that B. where C. which D. what
II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)
下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项．根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．
Maybe you know that the letter “V” stands for Victory in western countries. But do you know the 11 of the sign?
During World War II, Europe was occupied by the Germans. A lot of people 12 to Britain. Among them was one Belgian (比利时人) 13 Victor Dalveli. He loved his country very much. And every day, he used shortwave radio to broadcast to the Belgian people, calling 14 them to resist the German occupies. On the last day of 1940, he asked his countrymen to write the 15 “V” wherever they could to show their determination to win the final victory. In a few days, it appeared everywhere.
16 , it spread to the other occupied countries in Europe. Because it was simple and 17 it soon became very popular. When friends met, they stretched out 18 middle and index fingers to greet each other.
At that time, in certain restaurants, knives and forks were placed in such a way 19 form a “V”. And in some clock shops clocks were purposely stopped 20 11:05 to show the sign of “V”.
11. A. meaning B. shape C. history D. definition
12. A. had escaped B. escaped C. have escaped D. escape
13. A. naming B. being named C. named D. to name
14. A. up B. out C. on D. off
15. A. letter B. alphabet C. expression D. word
16. A. Latter B. Later C. Late D. Lately
17. A. meaningful B. energetic C. magnificent D. interesting
18. A. his B. their C. one''s D. everybody''s
19. A. in order to B. so as to C. so to D. as to
20. A. on B. in C. by D. at
III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
In reading the world''s great literature on human excellence and personal success, I''ve found that to launch ourselves into a life of true success we need to satisfy one basic condition: pursue our vision with stubborn (顽强的) consistency. The biggest difference between people who succeed and those who don''t is not usually talent but persistence.
On my way to work one morning, I met Rudy Ruettiger, who is now a motivational speaker. He has grown up in Joliet, listening to stories about Notre Dame and dreaming of one day playing football there. Friends told him he wasn''t a good enough student to be admitted. So he gave up his dream and went to work in a power plant.
Then a friend was killed in an accident at work. Shocked, Rudy suddenly realized that life is too short not to pursue your dreams.
In 1972, at the age of 23, he enrolled at Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend, Ind. He got good enough grades to transfer to Notre Dame, where he finally made the football team as a member of the “scout team”, the players who help the team prepare for games.
Rudy was living his dream, almost. But he wasn''t allowed to suit up for the games themselves. The next year, after Rudy requested it, the coach told Rudy he could put on his uniform for the season''s final game. And there he sat, on the Notre Dame bench during the game. A student started shouting, “We want Rudy!” Soon others joined in. Finally, at the age of 27, with 27 seconds left to play, Rudy Ruettiger was sent onto the field-and made the final tackle (阻截). So his team won the game.
When I met Rudy 17 year later, it was in the parking lot outside Notre Dame stadium (体育场), where a camera crew was filming scenes for Rudy, a motion picture about his life. His story illustrates that there is no limit to where your dreams can take you.
21. The writer believes that the key to achieving success is .
A. developing one''s talent
B. seizing opportunities
C. having wide vision
D. sticking to one''s goal
22. According to the passage, Rudy once gave up his dream of playing football for Notre Dame because .
A. his friend was killed there
B. his foot was injured in an accident
C. he lacked confidence in himself
D. he failed in the entrance examination
23. Rudy quit his job in the power plant because .
A. his friend encouraged him to
B. his outlook on life changed
C. he was disappointed in his future
D. he was shocked by his friend''s death
24. Rudy was transferred to Notre Dame .
A. as a good student
B. as a good player
C. with the help of a coach
D. with the help of a friend
25. A camera crew was making a movie about Rudy''s life because .
A. Rudy was the oldest player at Notre Dame
B. Rudy succeeded in realizing his dream
C. Rudy was the best speaker at Notre Dame
D. Rudy succeeded in developing his ability
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
NASA, the U.S. space agency, believes there''s a good chance that we''re not alone in the universe. Last fall, NASA began a new project called the High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS). Its aim: to find evidence of life in one of the billions of galaxies in the universe.
The search for intelligent life on other planets isn''t new. It began almost 100 years ago. That''s when scientists built a huge transmitter to send radio waves into space. Scientists thought smart beings on other planets might pick up the signals.
Scientists also have sent a message about humans and our solar system to a nearby constellation (星座). But because the constellation is 25,000 light years away, a return message wouldn''t reach Earth for 50,000 years! So don''t wait up for an answer.
So far, no extraterrestrial (地球外的) beings that we know of have returned our “calls.” But according to Dr. Jill Tarter, an HRMS scientist, we haven''t exactly had our ears wide open. “Now, however,” says Dr. Tarter, “we''ve built the tools we need to listen well.”
Last October, Dr. Tarter switched on the largest radio receiver in the world. It''s an enormous metal bowl stretching 1,000 feet across a valley in Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, another NASA scientist turned on a huge radio receiver in California''s Mojave Desert. NASA hopes these big dishes-and others around the world-will pick up radio signals from new world.
Dr. Frank Drake has been searching for life in outer space for years. He explains the HRMS project this way: To listen to your radio, you move the tuner on the dial until the channels come in loud and clear: Now imagine radio receivers that scan our galaxy “listening” to 14 million channels every second. That''s what NASA''s radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are doing.
But that''s not all. Powerful computers hooked to the receivers examine every signal carefully. The computers try to match the signals to ones that scientists already recognize, such as human-made signals. If they can''t, Drake and Tarter check on them. “It could prove there is radio technology elsewhere in the universe,” says Dr. Tarter. “And that would mean we''re not alone.” 26、NASA scientists started a new project in order to _______.
A、 discover life in other galaxies
B、 send human beings into space
C、 find evidence of a new galaxy
D、 confirm the number of galaxies
27、According to Dr.Jill Tarter ,the reason why we haven''t received any return any return messages from outer space is that_______.
A、 our ears are not sharp enough to hear them
B、 our equipment hasn''t been good enough
C、 it takes millions of yuars for them to reach us
D、 it takes quite a long time to send
