（带答案） 新版大学英语2练习题

Unit 1 Ways of Learning

Part I. Vocabulary & Structure

1. To use the machine, first__________the correct coins, then select the drink you want and press the button.

A. inside B. insert C. concert D. insist

2. __________, it was the wrong time to open a new data processing center in his city. A. In retrospect B. In due course C. In service D. In need

3. The little girl did ______ seem to be ____________frightened of being left by herself in the house.

A. not…at most B. not…at best C. not… in the least D. not…at worst

4. When the moon ________from behind the clouds I made out a figure moving in the distance.

A. urged B. appear C. emerged D. encouraged

5. Make sure the label is firmly ____________ to the parcel before you mail it. A. enclosed B. matched C. made D. attached

6. My __________reaction to the news was relief, but as I thought more about it I began to feel angry.

A. only B. initial C. foremost D. beginning

7. I have had ____________problems with this computer ever since I borrowed it from a friend.

A. continuous B. continual C. continue D. continued

8. Complaints from the students began arriving at the __________’s office. A. principle B. prince C. principal D. print 9. We have often made that mistake ____________.

A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves 10. Did you fix the computer ______________?

A. on her own B. on his own C. on your own D. on our own 11. My boyfriend bought me dinner to __________ being late the day before. A. make up for B. make of C. make from D. make it 12. The WTO is intended to ________trade among its member state. A. reduce B. promote C. decrease D. deduce

13. A full understanding of math is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural ________.

A. scenes B. situations C. phenomena D. occasions

14. The committee __________ a decision from the head office before it takes any action.

A. are waiting B. is waited C. are waited D. is waiting

15. Professor Smith translated not only from the English but also, __________, from the Chinese.

A. on occasion B. on the rise C. one the increase D. on the one hand 16. I am _____ disappointed because I failed in the final exam. A. excessively B. extremely C. extraordinarily D. finally 17. He accepted all the responsibilities _____ the mistake.

A. with B. of C. to D. for 18.Some people cannot be trusted to work without ______. A. supervision B. superpower C. supervise D. superstition 19.His parents employed a _____ to teach him Spanish. A. consultant B. coach C. tutor D. supervisor 20.He could not produce any evidence _____ his statement. A. in fear of B. in support of C. in favor of D. in case of 21._____, women can bear pain better than men. A. At large B. As large C. As the large D. By and large 22.He was a much older tennis player but he had the great _____ of experience. A. interest B. benefit C. advantage D. profit 23.During the graduation _____, the president gave a wonderful speech. A. ceremony B. process C. procedure D. success 24.The football player is hoping to _____ to another team soon. A. transport B. transfer C. transform D. transplant 25The schoolmaster _____ the girl’s bravery in his opening speech. A. granted B. acknowledged C. applauded D. cancelled 26.At the age of 40, you are in your prime and full of _____ and passion. A. vigorous B. urge C. inspiration D. vigor 27.Don’t let the child play with scissors _____ he cuts himself. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. only if 28.Have you a _____ or ownership for this car? A. diploma B. diplomat C. certificate D. diplomacy 29.Many customers come to the restaurant in that sea food is ______ of it. A. distinguished B. instinct C. distinct D. distinctive 30.He was a man of _____ great enterprise and was promoted soon. A. / B. the C. an D. a

Part II. Translation

1. Tom is bold enough to _______________________.(在大庭广众面前上台表演。（to give a performance in front of a large audience.）

2. Assuming that this painting is a masterpiece, do you think __________________________? (值得购买吗?)(it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it?)

3. To improve our English, ________________________________.( 关键是多读、多写、多听、多说。) (it is critical/ important to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.）

4. ________________________what’s wrong with my English learning. (我想知道)（I want to figure out）

5. __________________________to say “I love you” to the girl I love. (需要很大的勇气)。(It takes an enormous /amount of courage)

6. Before _________________(申请奖学金)， please make sure that you are eligible to receive it. (applying for scholarship)

7. He was extremely embarrassed when he was ___________________(被点名批

评)。（criticized by name）

8. Persistent people begin their success where others ___________.(以失败告终)。（end in failure.）

9. She returned to her desk and ______________(埋头工作)。(lost herself in work.) 10. If you are playing football in the rainy weather you can ________________(别算上我)。(count me out )

Unti2 A Life Full of Riches

Part I. Vocabulary & Structure

1. Prof. Williams says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too __________.

A. sudden B. abrupt C. abrupted D. erupt

2. The insurance policy does cover damage to the goods caused by normal ___________.

A. wear and tear B. tear and swear C. tear and wear D. wore and tore

3. The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too _________to be useful in solving the problems now emerging in our economy.

A. date B. dated C. dating D. out-date

4. You are free to say what you think, buy as a responsible individual you should also be prepared to face the _________what you say.

A. sequent B. consequent C. consequence D. sequence

5. ________is the most powerful driving force in one’s pursuit of knowledge. A. curiosity B. curious C. curiously D. curio

6. Donations from alumni are an important source of the university’s income. But research funds are _______from the government.

A. primary B. main C. primly D. primarily 7. I regret __________you that you failed the text.

A. telling B. to tell C. to ask D. ask

8. Stop _______around here. You’d better go home and finish your homework. A. to hang B. hang C. hanging D. handing

9. I started toward her, entirely forgetting __________ that she was not wearing a rose.

A. notice B. to notice C. noticing D. noticed 10. It can not _______that we have made great improvement in our work. A. deny B. denying C. denied D. be denied 11. Please __________ the from and hand it in tomorrow.

A. fill in B. fill with C. fill out D. fill into

12. Prices are going down. However this ________welcome change may bring about other problems in the economy.

A. seems B. seeming C. seemed D. seemingly 13. Should judges consider popular _____ before deciding cases? A. feelings B. emotions C. affections D. sentiments

14. When you _______ with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first. A. are confronted B. are confronting

C. meeting D. are meted

15. You must remember _______to the railway station to meet her tonight. A. going B. to go C. to arrive D. arriving

16. Things might have been much worse if the mother _____ on her right to keep the baby.

A. has been insisting B. had insisted C. would insisted D. insisted 17. It is essential that these application forms _____ back as early as possible. A. must be sent B. are sent C. will be sent D. be sent 18. ______ for my illness, I would have lent him a helping hand. A. Had it not been B. Not being C. Without being D. Not having been 19. Look at the situation I’m in! If only I _____ your advice. A. follow B. had followed C. would follow D. have followed

20. The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ____ himself. A. injure B. injured C. had injured D. would injure

Part II. Translation

1. _______________________that its donation has a commercial purpose. (该公司否认) （The company denied）

2. ___________________________, he lost his job and thus had to go through a difficult period of time. (康复后不久)（Shortly after he recovered）

3. Our parents are poor, but they have always tried hard _____________.(满足我们最起码的要求。)（to meet our minimal needs.）

4. Whenever he was angry, ______________________.(他说话就有一点结巴。)（he would begin to stammer slightly.）

5. _____________________until they have lost it. (人们不珍惜自己的拥有。)（ People never cherish what they have）

6. When I was young, _________________________.(我面临许多学习上的问题。) (I was confronted with a lot of/ many/ numerous learning problems.) 7. 教育是我们家庭最看重的传统。（Education is the most cherished tradition in our family.）

8. water is ________________________.(对各种生命的存在至关重要。（)vital to the existence of all forms of life.）

9. As a person of simple living habits, he needs _________________and an apartment to be happy. (只需要一份工作) （nothing more than a job）

10. ____________________among the students about what to do after class. (有学生困惑) （There is still some confusion）

Unit 5 True Height

Part I. Vocabulary & Structure

1. He was _______by the sound of the back door opening at night. A. started B. startling C. startled D. starting

2. He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind, but it kept on_________ to him, especially in dreams.

A. appearing B. happening C. recurring D. showing

3. There is nothing serious about the damage; it is a ________scratch on the door of his car.

A. only B. merely C. rarely D. dearly

4. _________, she remains a little girl of six although she’s actually a grown woman now.

A. In my mind’s eye B. To my mind’s eye C. Out of my mind’s eye D. From my mind’s eye

5. Mom was singing a song to my baby sister while rocking her with a gentle backward and forwards _______.

A. emotion B. act C. motion D. behavior

6. She ought to ______________ herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way. A. be shameful of B. be shamed of C. be ashamed of D. be shameless of

7. Lucy tends to be driven by her ________—she rarely considers the consequences of her actions.

A. motions B. emotions C. affections D. senses

8. Young children often feel a lot of _____about their first day at school, and refuse to go to school again.

A. anxious B. curious C. curiosity D. anxiety

9. Although he tried hard to set up his own company, he failed in the end and all his efforts were ________.

A. in use B. in vain C. in practice D. in fact 10. I ____________in the gym one hour every morning.

A. work with B. work for C. work at D. work out 11. _____________, the new plan does not work well.

A. To my happiness B. To my disappointment C. To my pleasure D. To my sorrow

12. Mike, a Green, made the _______that a large park be built near the community. A. idea B. advice C. suggestion D. notion 13. Nobody believed his claim that he was _________.

A. honesty B. innocence C. dishonesty D. innocent 14. Anxiety can _________the notion that life is unfair to us.

A. result in B. arrive from C. result from D. arrive in 15. The prices of clothes and shoes _________ in the past 6 months. A. have jumped B. have soared C. have rise D. has went up 16. The profit-sharing plan is designed to _____ the staff to work hard. A. estimate B. advertise C. motivate D. recruit 17. Thousands of soldiers are working to ______ food and blankets to the refugees. A. distribute B. attribute C. contribute D. stimulate 18. Many people like white color as it is a _____ of purity. A. sign B. signal C. symbol D. symptom 19. We have planned an exciting publicity ______ with our advertisers. A. struggle B. battle C. conflict D. campaign

（带答案） 新版大学英语2练习题