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《大学英语2》习题2

Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar

Directions: For each of the following 7 incomplete sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. I have been living in the United States for twenty years, but seldom______ so lonely as now.

A. have I felt B. I had felt C. I have felt D. I felt

2. So much of interest ______ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer 3. —I think I should wear a dress instead of this jeans. —It's just a small informal party, so you don't have to______. A. warm up B. put up D. keep up

C. dress up

4. ______ got into the room, ______ the telephone rang.

A. He hardly; then B. Hardly had he; when C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when

5. Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, ______, of course,

made all the others upset.

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A. who B. which D. that C. what

6. We're all ready to put it into operation, ______, we're going to take action as fast as possible.

A. on the whole B. in general D. in other words C. in conclusion

7. —We'd better go downstairs right now for lunch. —______They serve food 24 hours a day. A. Hurry up! B. Take your time.

C. No way! D. It doesn't matter.

Part II. Reading Comprehension

is Each passages 2 are reading in this part. passage There Directions: followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Passage 1

“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane,

but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement

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community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.

In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn't believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.

One June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn't frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong

that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute

before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.

Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope

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other people will look at me and realize that you don't stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there's something you want to experience, look into it. If it's something that is possible, make it happen. 1. What happened to the author in 2001? ______. A. She flew an airplane B. She entered a competition C. She went on a hot air balloon ride D. She moved into a retirement community

2. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to______. A. build up her own reputation B. show her admiration for him

C. compare their health condition D. make her argument persuasive 3. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?

______.

A. Excited B. Scared D. Regretful C. Nervous

4. What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving? ______. A. The beautiful clouds B. The wonderful view D. The one-minute free fall C. The company of Jay

5. What did I do on my birthday of 2011? ______. A. Ride in a hot air balloon B. Have a wonderful view C. Have a party D. The one-hour free fall

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Passage 2

In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come, work and live here? In the wake of the Sept.11 attacks these question have never seemed more pressing.

On Dec. 11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, federal and local authorities in 14 states staged “Operation Safe Travel”— identification (身份证明). In Salt raids on airports to arrest employees with false Lake City there were 69 arrests. But those captured were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America. Authorities said the undocumented workers' illegal status made them open to