红河学院高等学历继续教育2024年秋季学期期末考试《大学英语（二）》

一、单选题（每题1分，共100道小题，总分值100分）

1.

A large _____ of damage was done to this small village in a very short time.

（1分）

Anumber

Bamount

Csum

Daccount

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2.

One was killed and four were seriously _____ in yesterday’s train accident.

（1分）

Adamaged

Bdestroyed

Churt

Dinjured

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3.

I have to get _____ about the subject before I write the paper.

（1分）

Aa few more informations

Ba few more information

Ca little more information

Da little more informations

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4.

He can't carry the box by himself. It’s too ______.

（1分）

Anew 　　　

Bdirty　　　　

Cheavy　　　

Dcheap

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5.

_____ a good beginning is made, the work is half done.

（1分）

ABefore

BIn spite of

CThough

DOnce

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6.

In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ______.

（1分）

Aadmitted

Bdoubted

Cabsorbed

Dconsidered

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7.

Emily Smith, who is a kind and _____ nurse, devotes most of her time to taking care of the wounded soldiers in the hospital.

（1分）

Apossible

Bready

Cpatient

Dpublic

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8.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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9.

It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to _____ seats well in advance.

（1分）

Adecorate

Bbook

Cisolate

Dgain

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10.

How many times do you ______ your teeth every day?

（1分）

Abrush 　　　　

Bwear 　　　　

Cdress 　　　　

Dwash

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11.

Mother bought a new dress ______ me last Friday.

（1分）

Ain

Bat

Con

Dfor

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12.

He has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted.

（1分）

Aeventually

Byet

Cfinally

Daccordingly

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13.

_____ you like to go with us to the movies tonight?

（1分）

ACould

BWould

CCan

DWill

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14.

______ of my parents are on business, but I can take good care of myself.

（1分）

ABoth

BNeither

CEither

DNone

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15.

His ideas have been _____ to a great deal of criticism from the public.

（1分）

Aadopted

Brelated

Csubjected

Dyielded

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16.

He would like _____ a walk on the campus after supper.

（1分）

Ataking

Bto take

Chis taking

Dto be taken

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17.

Some journalists went to Germany to work for the World Cup ______ June 2nd.

（1分）

Aon

Bin

Cat

Dwith

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18.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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19.

Nothing ____________ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.

（1分）

Aremained

Bcontinued

Cleft

Dkept

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20.

I wish to have a friend with ________ shares my hobbies and interests.

（1分）

Awhoever

Bno matter who

Cwhomever

Danyone

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21.

Our English teacher _________ our buying a good English-Chinese dictionary.

（1分）

Aasked

Bordered

Csuggested

Drequired

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22.

Americans eat __________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

（1分）

Amore than twice

Bas twice as many

Ctwice as many as

Dmore than twice as many

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23.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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24.

Only when ________________ possible to settle the problem.

（1分）

Adoes the chief editor come will it be

Bthe chief editor comes will it be

Chas the chief editor come it will be

Dthe chief editor comes it will be

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25.

Afraid of being scolded by the teacher, Tom ________ a story to explain why he was late.

（1分）

Awrote

Bprovided

Ctold

Dinvented

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26.

Han Meimei and Lucy are good friends. They are in ______.

（1分）

AClass Three　　　　　　　　

BThree Class

CClass Third

DThird Class

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27.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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28.

When the train at last came I _____ for nearly half an hour.

（1分）

Awaited

Bwas waiting

Chad waited

Dhave waited

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29.

Among the high-risk group of heart disease ________ people with a preference for fat-rich foods.

（1分）

Athere are

Bare

Cthey are

Dwho are

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30.

It was dark. We decided to _________ for the night at a farmhouse.

（1分）

Aput away

Bput down

Cput up

Dput on

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31.

It is wise _____ the case that way.

（1分）

Aof his setting

Bthat he settle

Cfor him to settle

Dof him to settle

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32.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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33.

Our research found out the drug is so ______ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

（1分）

Apowerful

Bhuge

Cenergetic

Defficient

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34.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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35.

The task required ______ did it ______ careful and brave enough.

（1分）

Awho、is

Bwhom、was

Cwhomever、were

Dwhoever、 be

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36.

I love to go to the seaside in summer. It_____good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.

（1分）

Adoes　　

Bfeels　 　

Cgets　 　

Dmakes

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37.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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38.

John has put on so much weight that his mother has to _____all his trousers to his measure.

（1分）

Alet out

Bgive away

Cbring in

Dmake up

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39.

Please ______ for me under that big tree.

（1分）

Await　　　　

Bwaits　　　　

Cwaited　　　

Dwaiting

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40.

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ______the helplessness of the crew.

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Aadded to

Bresulted from

Cturned out

Dmade up

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41.

I need a quiet place to do my homework because it’s too ______ here.

（1分）

Ahigh　　　　

Bbig　　 　

Cnoisy 　 　　

Dbright

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42.

Which do you like ______, tea or coffee?

（1分）

Awell　　　　

Bbetter　　　

Cbest　　　

Dmost

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43.

Unlike Chinese parents, many American parents allow their children _____ own decisions.

（1分）

Amaking their

Bmaking the

Cto make their

Dto make the

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44.

Mr Brown isn’t in China now. He ______ to America.

（1分）

Ahas been　　　

Bhas gone　　　

Chad gone 　　　

Dwould go

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45.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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46.

______ football match between China and Korea was held yesterday, but I failed to get ______ ticket.
What ______ pity!

（1分）

AThe、 /、 a

BA、 a、 /

CThe、 the、 a

DA、 the、 /

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47.

Mr. Smith gradually ______ a knowledge of the subject.

（1分）

Acontained

Bachieved

Crequired

Dacquired

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48.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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49.

You live quite a long way out. Don’t you find it a bit _____?

（1分）

Ainappropriate

Binadequate

Cinconvenient

Dindifferent

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50.

With a lot of difficult problems __________, the newly-selected president will have a hard time.

（1分）

Asettled

Bsettling

Cto settle

Dbeing settled

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51.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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52.

The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

（1分）

Amatters　

Bcares

Cconsiders　 　　

Dminds

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53.

Matter is the name _____ to everything that has weight and occupies space.

（1分）

Agiving

Bto be given

Cgiven

Dthat are given

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54.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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55.

_____ to what I thought, he has proved to be successful.

（1分）

AContrary

BOpposite

CReverse

DPopular

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56.

The next moment, _____ she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit over the head.

（1分）

Abefore

Bwhen

Csince

Das

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57.

He has ______ been to Hainan Island. He expects to go there someday.

（1分）

Aever

Bnever

Calready

Djust

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58.

We _____ a person not merely by what he says, but by what he does.

（1分）

Ajustify

Bassign

Cnotice

Djudge

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59.

The parents found _____ necessary to let their children know how hard the life was in the past.

（1分）

Ait

Bthat

Cwhat

Dwhich

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60.

The consequence was much _____ he imagined.

（1分）

Aother than

Brather than

Cmore than

Dno more than

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61.

No one thought that the _____ statesman was really the murderer of the former minister.

（1分）

Arespectable

Brespectful

Crespective

Drespecting

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62.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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63.

Every classroom in this modern school is __________ with a new TV set.

（1分）

Aequipped

Binstalled

Cfixed

Dplaced

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64.

Had the damage been worse, the insurance company _____ more.

（1分）

Apay

Bpaid

Chad paid

Dwould have paid

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65.

The new secretary has written a ______ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

（1分）

Aconcise

Bclear

Cprecious

Dcautious

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66.

In the market, vegetables are sold by _____ kilogram, I mean by ____ weight.

（1分）

Athe、 /

B/、 /

Cthe、 the

D/、the

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67.

We have come to a crucial (关键的) stage; you must take immediate _____.

（1分）

Aact

Baction

Cacts

Dactivity

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68.

Jim is an American, ______ he can speak very good Chinese.

（1分）

Aif　　　　

Bso　　　

Cbut　　　　

Dbecause

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69.

Tom had a very _____ look when he was told not to watch cartoons on TV.

（1分）

Adisappoint

Bdisappointing

Cdisappointed

Ddisappointment

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70.

His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.

（1分）

Aplace

Beffect

Cpost

Doffice

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71.

You had better take more holidays because open space and fresh air will greatly _____ your health.

（1分）

Aincrease

Braise

Crise

Dimprove

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72.

People drive their own cars to avoid public transportation delays, and this ________ creates more problems.

（1分）

Aafter all

Bonce again

Cin case

Din turn

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73.

Be quiet! It’s rude to _____ people when they are speaking.

（1分）

Ainterfere

Bintroduce

Cprevent

Dinterrupt

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74.

The number of tickets ______ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

（1分）

Aadaptable

Bacceptable

Cadvisable

Davailable

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75.

The receptionist, _____ job was to answer the phone, was a part-time employee.

（1分）

Awhose

Bwho

Cwho’s

Dthat

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76.

“Smoking _____ your health. Give it up,” my grandfather said to me seriously.

（1分）

Aeffects

Baffects

Cinjures

Dattacks

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77.

Put a bit of sugar in the coffee, and it will ______ better.

（1分）

Asound

Btaste

Clook

Dmake

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78.

With the weather worsening, they have __________ the voyage from London to Australia.

（1分）

Acalled off

Bcalled in

Ccalled out

Dcalled for

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79.

My camera can be ______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

（1分）

Atreated

Badopted

Cadjusted

Dcured

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80.

Success belongs _____ those who work hard.

（1分）

Aon

Bto

Cin

Dfor

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81.

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her ______ to Scotland.

（1分）

Aticket

Bplace

Cseat

Dconnection

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82.

All the leading newspapers _________ the trade talks between China and the United States.

（1分）

Areported　　

Bprinted　

Cannounced　　

Dpublished

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83.

--- ______ does your mother do?

---She is a worker.

（1分）

AWho 　 　 　

BWhere 　　　　

CHow 　　　　

DWhat

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84.

I am fifteen years old this year. I was born ______ 1985.

（1分）

Aon　　　　

Bin　　　　

Cfor 　　　　

Dat

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85.

____________ him and then try to copy what he does.

（1分）

AMind　　　

BGlance at　　

CStare at　　　

DWatch

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86.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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87.

The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ______ him of speeding.

（1分）

Acharged

Baccused

Cblamed

Dcriticized

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88.

The happy look on his face ________ that he had passed the exam successfully.

（1分）

Aexplained

Bsuggested

Cexpressed

Ddescribed

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89.

We are both looking forward to _____ next week.

（1分）

Ago on vacation

Bgoing on vacation

Cbe going on vacation

Dhave gone on vacation

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90.

Listen! The girls ______ in the next room.

（1分）

Asing　　　

Bsings　　　

Csang　　　

Dare singing

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91.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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92.

Those football players had no strict _________ until they joined our club.

（1分）

Apractice

Beducation

Ctraining

Dexercise

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93.

Do you play football after work?
Yes, _________. Playing football is not my favorite sport.

（1分）

Amore or less

Bonce in a while

Ctime and again

Dsooner or later

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94.

Uncle John has a _____ of closing his eyes when he tells a story.

（1分）

Acustom

Bhobby

Cnature

Dhabit

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95.

The real trouble _____ their lack of confidence in their ability.

（1分）

Alies in

Bdepends on

Cresults in

Dleads to

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96.

The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

（1分）

Aguilt

Bcharge

Cblame

Dduty

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97.

You seemed to be deeply struck by his skill.
Not exactly so. It was his courage ________ his skill that really struck me most.

（1分）

Arather than

Bas well as

Cbut also

Dnot as

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98.

Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
Yes. They have better players, so I _____________ them to win.

（1分）

Ahope 　　

Bprefer 　　

Cexpect 　　

Dwant

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99.

（1分）

A

B

C

D

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100.

Many animals _____ green plants for their food.

（1分）

Abase on

Blook for

Cdepend on

Dcarry out

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