大学英语(2)(新) 作业试卷

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作业一

姓名：__________ 学号：____________________

一、单项选择题（共计100分，每题2.5分）

1. With the ___________ of John, everyone passed the exam.

A. except

B. excess

C. exception

D. excellence

2. Today’s weather is _____ worse than yesterday’s.

A. very

B. much

C. very much

D. much too

3. —I’m sorry. I lost the key.

—______________.

A. Well, it’s OK

B. No, it’s all right

C. You are welcome

D. You are wrong

4. This is the house in ______ Lu Xun once lived in the 20’s.

A. that

B. which

C. whose

D. whom

5. Nancy is ______________________ girl.

A. a eighteen-year-old

B. an eighteen-years old

C. a eighteen years-old

D. an eighteen-year-old

6. —Excuse me. How do I get to Porter Street from here?

—__________. You’d better ask someone else.

A. Well, it’s not too far away.

B. Do you ask me?

C. I’m not from around here.

D. Pleased to meet you.

7. We should make the contract ____ our advantage.

A. to

B. of

C. at

D. for

8. After the war, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. when

9. It was in 2001_________ this type of car began to be popular with the teenagers.

A. which

B. then

C. when

D. that

10. Americans eat _______ as they actually need every day.

A. protein as twice much

B. twice protein as much

C. twice protein as much twice

D. twice as much protein

11. If you prefer mild flavours reduce or __________ the chilli.

A. leave out

B. leave from

C. leave off

D. leave over

12. —How often do you go dancing?

—_________________________

A. I will go dancing tomorrow.

B. Yesterday.

C. Every other day.

D. I've been dancing for a year.

13. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog. He’s quite ______.

A. happy

B. weak

C. cheerful

D. harmless

14. There is so much work ______ today. Would you be kind enough to lend me a hand？

A. having done

B. to be done

C. being done

D. will be done

15. You don’t know about the difficulty I had ______ the work then at all.

A. done

B. to do

C. for doing

D. in doing

16. A great number of colleges and factories ____ since 1949.

A. has been establish

B. have been established

C. have established

D. had been established

17. —This is the worst film ever produced. Do you think so?

—_________________________

A. You’re wrong

B. I don’t think so, I’m afraid

C. Not at all

D. No, that’s not real

18. There is no ___ way than sending her a gift to cheer her up because she loves gifts.

A. good

B. bad

C. better

D. worse

19. Mike is better than Peter _______________ swimming.

A. for

B. at

C. on

D. in

20. I suddenly realized that he was trying to _____ quarrelling with me.

A. consider

B. enjoy

C. avoid

D. prevent

21. There are two new hotels under ______.

A. oven

B. built

C. shape

D. construction

22. Winning or losing is temporary, but friendship ______.

A. expects

B. lives

C. remains

D. lasts

23. We don’t ______ our customers to be mere consumers.

A. suppose

B. regard

C. think

D. consider

24. The pictures of the moon taken from the spacecraft are _______ than those taken from the earth.

A. clear

B. much clearer

C. more clearer

D. the clearest

25. It is well known that teaching is a job, ______ enough patience.

A. calling on

B. calling off

C. calling for

D. calling in

26. Yesterday was _______ beautiful day ________ we decided to go swimming.

A. such …that

B. so …that

C. such a…that

D. a so …that

27. ______ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates.

A. Having been ill

B. Being ill

C. Tough he was ill

D. He was ill

28. —Excuse me, sir, could you tell me the way to People's Square?

—_________________________

A. Don't bother me.

B. Sorry, I'm a stranger here, too.

C. I don't understand you

D. Why don't you take a taxi?

29. Miss Martin has devoted all her life to _____ disabled people.

A. be helped

B. helping

C. be helping

D. help

30. I don't know the park, but it's _____________ to be quite beautiful.

A. said

B. told

C. spoken

D. talked

31. Jane’s dress is similar in design _____ her sister’s.

A. with

B. like

C. to

D. as

32. —Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?

—______, it was too hot.

A. Not really

B. Yeah, why not

C. Oh, great

D. You’re right

33. Many people _______ their income.

A. budget

B. is budgeting

C. to budget

D. is to budget

34. —How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?

—_________________________

A. Forget it.

B. Sorry. I like Mexican food.

C. That's great!

D. Glad you like it.

35. We can depend on Bob to make a _____ choice.

A. sound

B. sensitive

C. noisy

D. considered

36. We cannot judge a person simply on the ______ of this education.

A. condition

B. basis

C. principle

D. theory

37. In the modern technological world the sea offers many ______ to help mankind survive.

A. resources

B. resource

C. aids

D. resourcefulness

38. They began to draft ______ on labour protection.

A. rules

B. legislation

C. principle

D. principal

39. —Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday?

—______, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.

A. My pleasure

B. Thanks

C. Take it easy

D. Forget it

40. We are interested in the weather because it ______ us so directly – what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A. benefits

B. affects

C. guides

D. effects