南京大学现代远程教育 “大学英语（二）”课程期末试卷

南京大学现代远程教育“大学英语（二）”课程期末试卷请仔细核对题目，本试卷最后评分90分，有需要的可以直接下载，答案在最后一页，其它不会的也可加QQ：798911638I. Vocabulary and GrammarDirections: Complete the following sentences by deciding on the most appropriate word from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given after each sentence.(25 points) 12345678910 1112131415161718192021222324251.Though _ in New York, he preferred not to mention his childhood living together with grandparents.A) raisedB) grownC) developedD) fed2.By the end of this month, we surely _ a satisfactory solution to it.A) have foundedB) will be findingC) will have foundD) are finding3.They are teachers and dont realize _ to start and run a company.A) what it takesB) what takes itC) what they takeD) what takes them4.Television is an instrument of communication _ us to see as well as to hear the performer.A) permittedB) permittingC) being permittedD) permits5.What you have done should be _ the doctors orders.A) attached toB) consistent withC) consistent inD) responsible to6._ the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.A) He had no sooner openedB) Hardly had he openedC) Scarcely did he openD) No sooner did he open7.The car broke _ on the highway and was dragged to the side of the road.A) offB) intoC) downD) up8.Mary _ $25 on the book.A) tookB) costC) gaveD) spent9.With the crowds _ , the royal party drove to the palace.A) cheeredB) cheeringC) being cheeredD) are cheering10.They decided to _ a shopping mall in the downtown area.A) set outB) set offC) set upD) set about11.Can you find us some records _ to?A) to listenB) listeningC) listenD) be listened12.Putting in a new window will _ cutting away part of the roof.A) includeB) involveC) containD) comprise13.When you looked for me I was _ a friend on a walk.A) accompanyingB) companyingC) comparingD) companion14.There were a long list of successful diplomatic _ in the history of China.B) accidentsC) happeningD) occurrence15.Dont _ the speaker; put up your questions afterwards.A) interruptB) interfereC) disturbD) interpret16.It was in 1987 _ I graduated from university.A) asB) whenC) whichD) that17.The cabinet has approved a special housing _ for the poor city residents.A) objectB) developmenC) projectD) schedule18.The child didnt carry _ the instructions given by his parents and teachers.A) awayB) outC) backD) on19._ , they came to the foot of a mountain.A) Long beforeB) Before longC) After longD) Long20.In the end he realized his dream, but _ the cost of his life.A) onB) withC) byD) at21.He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he _ to the party.A) would comeB) should comeC) cameD) would have come22.The boy asked the teacher to excuse _ .A) him to interrupt herB) that he has interrupted herC) him from interrupting herD) his interrupting her23.She has nothing to do with the murder case. She is not _ it.A) concerned inB) involved withC) associated inD) related to24.If you behave so foolishly you must bear the _.A) effectsB) consequencesC) endsD) results25.Bill doesnt _ what others say about him.A) concernB) careC) worryD) matterII.Reading comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following passages, and choose the correct answers.(30 points) 262728293031323334353637383940Passage 1Conservationists (资源保护者) may get a wrong number of the threatened animals such as elephants, say African and American researchers. The error takes place because of a weakness in the way they estimate animal number from the piles of dung (粪便) the creatures leave behind. The mistake could lead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions, according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in New York. Biologist (生物学家) Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, agrees. “We really need to know elephant number and the evidence (证据) that we have is quite indirect,” says Payne. Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa, so researchers often estimate elephant number by counting dung piles in a given area. They also need to know the rate at which dung decays (腐化). B