2011年春季学期大学英语(2)第三次作业

2011年春季学期大学英语（2）第三次作业

一、单项选择题（本大题共30分，共 15 小题，每小题 2 分） 1. You might have orange juice ( ) pure water. A. Than B. as to

C. instead of D. by

2. We can only do the job for you ___ the work is paid for in advance A. on condition that B. now that C. just as D. in that

3. ____ lungs are to the body, ____ parks are to the city. A. As...as B. Like.... as C. what.... that D. Just as....that

4. ( ) in England for one year, I’ve got accustomed to English food now.

A. Lived B. Living

C. Having lived

D. Having been lived

5. All these pictures will be displayed in time ( ). A. Consequence B. Sequence C. Consequent D. sequent

6. The sincere thanks go to your ( ) at our ceremony. A. Absence B. presence C. subsequence D. sequence

7. ( ) than he was asked to start on another journey. A. No sooner he had arrived home B. No sooner had he arrived home C. No sooner did he arrive home D. No sooner he arrived home E. No sooner he arrived home

8. Last week John ( ) his right arm. A. fell and broke B. feel and broken C. fallen and broken D. has fallen and broken

9. I’m awfully sorry for I am not ( ) help you on this matter. A. in a position to B. in the position to C. in position to D. in positions to

10. The song sung at the party reminded him ( ) his first lesson during his school-days. A. of B. on C. to D. off

11. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice ( ) human contact. A. prefer to

B. is preferred to C. is preferable to D. preferable to

12. The office he worked for was shut down, ( ) he returned to his hometown. A. However B. otherwise C. whereupon D. whereas

13. The Internet chat room is a new and popular forum now. ( ) A. 广场 B. 法庭 C. 论坛 D. 房间

14. （ ） I worked hard at school, I （ ） this kind of work now. A. Had... wouldn''''t have done B. Had … wouldn''''t be doing C. If... wouldn''''t do

D. If... wouldn''''t be doing

15. The subject ( ) I am most interested is English. A. in that B. in what C. in which D. in where

二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共10分，共 1 小题，每小题 10 分）

Mr Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they

knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble (赌博)- Of course he lost much money.

Now Mr Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn''t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn''t gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced (判刑) to death. It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr

Reese was being sent to the execution ground (刑场). Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, \shot in such bad weather!\soldiers. \city after that!\studies because ( ).

A. he was sure his son was good at his lessons B.

he spent all his energies on his business C.

he knew nothing about the education D. his wife looked after their children

(2). The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order ( ). A. to play with him B.

to spend spare time C.

that they could get much money form him

D. that they could find jobs in his father's companies (3). Old Reese became angry because ( ). A. his son had learned nothing at school B.

his son was weak at all his lessons C.

his son couldn't do anything in the companies D. his son had lost one of his companies

(4). The young man was sentenced to death because ( ). A.

he had killed his father B.

he often gambled

C.

he made friends with the bad men

D. he had sold a company of his father's

(5). The phrase \A. 漏洞 B. 漏水 C.

浑身湿透 D. 无精打采

三、问答题（本大题共60分，共 3 小题，每小题 20 分）

1. Translate the following Asking-for-leave Note into English. Please pay attention to the format. 请假条 张老师, 由于得了重感冒,我今天不能来上课了.这是医生开的医疗证明. 望准假！ 此致

2. Translate the following letter into English. 亲爱的玛丽: 非常感谢您邀请我参加4月10日的晚会.我多么希望能来,但是我那天必须参加一个重要的会议.在这种情况下我恐怕来不了.盼望以后能参加您们的活动. 祝万事如意！ 爱丽丝

3. Directions: In this section, you are required to write a passage of no less than 100 words based on the following situation.

你听说你的朋友获得了奖学金（scholarship），你给他发封邮件表示祝贺。

答案：

一、单项选择题（30分，共 15 题，每小题 2 分）

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. C

二、阅读理解单项选择题（10分，共 1 题，每小题 10 分） (1). B (2). C (3). D (4). A (5). C

三、问答题（60分，共 3 题，每小题 20 分） 1.

参考答案：

Dear Mr. Zhang, Owing to a bad cold, I am unable to attend classes today. I now submit a medical certificate issued by the doctor. Hoping you will excuse my non-attendance. Yours respectively, Wang Gang

解题方案：

评分标准： 2.

参考答案：

Dear Mary, Thank you very much for inviting me for the party on 10th April. I would very much love to come, but I have to attend an

important meeting on that day. It was very kind of you to ask me, but I am afraid that under the circumstances I will not be able to come. I am looking forward to taking part in your future activities. Best wishes, Alice 解题方案：

评分标准： 3.

参考答案：

Dear Yang:How are you gettling along these days? I am glad to know you won the scholarship Congratulations!Everybody knows that it is extremely difficult for a high school student to get the scholarship from Harvard University, one ot the most world-famous universities But you have made it! The scholarship is the best reward to your hard work over these years All of our classmates know how many hardships you have overcome in these years Moreover, it is a great honor both for you and for our school! Our teachers and classmates are very proud of you!I do hope your study abroad will be smoothful and successful in the future!Sincerely yours, 解题方案： Open

评分标准： 30分