第二套题：
1. Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement? Because he thinks London is ________. A. part of the world
B. even larger than some countries in the world C. not a nation at all
D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity
2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that ________.
A. within 10 years 40% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups
B. most of Britain’s ethnic minority groups live in London, speaking over 300 languages
C. London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries D. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds
3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future. A. 36% B. 40% C. 39% D. 36% 4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________. A. young people are from different backgrounds
B. young people are raised in a multicultural environment
C. young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures 5. The passage mainly deals with _________. A. the advantage of hybrid cultures in London B. the composition of the population in London C. the cultural diversity in London
D. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London Key: 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C
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In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling
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that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with.
1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? A. Food C. Potato B. Chocolate D. Coffee
2. “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________. A. some cocoa trees C. some shops
B. some chocolate drinks D. some South American Indians
3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _________. A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else B. they were forced to emigrate to America
C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato D. the potato harvest was bad
4. Coffee originally came from_________. A. Brazil B. Colombia
C. Ethiopia D. Arabia
5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _________. A. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi
B. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi’s goats
C. coffee was first discovered in south American countries D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs Key: ACDCD
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A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at
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the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?
More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It’s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel __________. A. unhappy B. funny C. sunny D. wonderful
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means __________. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs
C. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other people D. both A and B
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _______we are. A. more automatic B. easier
C. more disconnected D. closer
4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?
A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.
B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine. D. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.
B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.
C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected. D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere. Key: 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B
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People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.
Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be
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controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can’t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.
1. The main cause of pollution is __________.
A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment B. the production of new industrial goods C. increased amounts of a natural substance D. our ever-increasing population
2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________. A. people would pay more attention to the problem B. governments would take effective measures C. all sides concerned would make more efforts D. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers
3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________. A. air and water pollution
B. both a litter problem and a waster of resources C. to pay for the service D. to produce the receipt
4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution? A. Cutting out unnecessary buying. B. Eating.
C. Reduce excess use.
D. Carefully dispose our daily products.
5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2? A. not many B. serious problem
C. bits of waste things D. industrial pollution Key：ACBBC
(10)（教材 Unit 2 / 英语II(1)期末复习指导考试样题）
Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in the family, but she’s twenty-five now. Anna was not well when she was little. It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and then she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after little children. I suppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot of time together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. We get on very well.
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Although she looks like me (tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she’s attractive.
She loves looking after animals—she has two dogs, three cats and a goat. She lives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding and hunting, but Anna hates hunting. She thinks it’s cruel. We discuss it a lot.
She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meeting new people. But she’s not boring—actually, she’s very funny. She always has lots of stories of her life in the country. She’s an art and music teacher in a little village school.
She is very good-natured. Anna says we brought her up well, and she’s going to bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bring up. I don’t remember ever telling her off. 1. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she ______.
A. got an illness B. was very queer C. didn’t look like the author D. didn’t like her father
2. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is ______.
A. his advantage B. mainly a woman’s responsibility C. really enjoyable D. very interesting
3. What does “take after” mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?
A. look after B. be different from C. look like D. take care of 4. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of ______.
A. loving walking and talking B. character C. loving animals D. tastes
5. From the passage, we can see the author’s description of his daughter is ______. A. affectionate B. humorous C. critical D. indifferent Key：ABCBA
2、正误判断
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Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother.
I wake up early every day, it’s usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk by.
She hardly ever goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes to the hairdresser once a month.
She doesn’t like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbour to come and sit with her when I go out. Now and again, my friend and neighbour, Joan, comes to spend the day with her, and I can go and have lunch with another friend, May, who lives in town.
I have a brother, Syd. He comes to stay two or three times a year. He is very good and keeps in touch, but he lives 300 miles away. Once a year, he collects mum and takes her to stay with him in London for a week. She doesn’t really like going because it’s a long journey, but I need the rest.
Sally, the nurse, comes to see mum regularly. My next-door neighbour, Jack, often calls in. In the evening we usually watch TV and we sometimes play cards. Mum is fantastic for her age. But I can never
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201612开3期末复习
