1、广州中医药大学成人高等教育学年第二学期期末考试英语2试题及答案广州中医药大学成人高等教育2021学年第二学期期末考试英语2试题及答案考试时间：90分钟满分：100分一填空题（每空2分，10空共20分）1.As a teacher he was highly respected for his industry, patience, and his ability to_ knowledge. 答案：impart2.Unless a firm can_ its products and services to remain ahead of thecompetition, the margin
2、of profitability will be significantly reduced, with an attendant loss of market share. 答案：upgrade3.Depressed people can of course make_ and unwise decisions, and I made one such decision when, during my second term at Berkeley, I decided to give up my London flat. 答案：hasty4.He wrote to them, wishin
3、g every one of them and their families a truly Happy Christmas and a very _New Year. 答案：prosperous5.About three years ago, she started reading _her，grandfather because she wanted to learn the truth for herself 答案：biography6. For health reasons the president has decided to_planned visit to Italy. 答案：
4、cancel7. This book is the product of several years of_n two leading universities. 答案：collaboration8.The new club strives to educate its members to _vice to the community. 答案：render9.Though he didnt have much to give, he was_ his money. 答案：generous10.Fathers Day is a day on which the people of many c
5、ountries express their_reciation for their fathers by giving them gifts or greeting cards. 答案：gratitude二单选题（每小题2分。20小题共40分）1.After driving for thirty miles, she suddenly realized that she in the wrong direction. A. was drivingB. has been drivingC. had been driving(正确答案)D. drove2.On his next birthday
6、 he married for ten years. A. has beenB. will beC. will have been(正确答案)D. would have been3.Those who have applied for the post in the office. A. are being interviewed(正确答案)B. are interviewingC. interviewingD. to be interviewing4.Your proposal 、 by the committee soon. A. is discussedB. has been discu
7、ssedC. is going to be discussed(正确答案)D. will have been discussed5.The children many times not to play with fire. A. toldB. have toldC. have been told(正确答案)D. are being told6.If one by vanity, he will be very particular about others clothing and appearance. A. overcomesB. is overcome(正确答案)C. overcame
8、D. has been overcame7.The problem is it may take time for new facts to become available. A. that(正确答案)B. howC. whatD. if8.For thousands of years man dreamed seemed impossible dreams about flying. A. what(正确答案)B. thatC. whichD. why9.The fact remains we are behind many others. A. that(正确答案)B. whyC. wh
9、ereD. how10.How can you keep the machine when you are away? A. runB. to runC. running(正确答案)D. being run11.Before he came to New York, he had never heard a single English word . A. speakB. to speakC. spokeD. spoken(正确答案)12.What next will be discussed at the next meeting. A. to do(正确答案)B. is doingC. w
10、ill doD. shall we do13.Please write a report the above subjects are to be covered. A. whichB. in which(正确答案)C. thatD. in that14.The shop offers almost everything ranges from inexpensive to very expensive. A. that(正确答案)B. whichC. whoD. in which15.There are many children behaviour is generally unaccep
11、table. A. whoB. whomC. whose(正确答案)D. that16. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to _ ground and air attacks. A. launchB. withstand(正确答案)C.contestD.contend17.The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _ services. A. appropriateB. essential(
12、正确答案)C.equivalentD. lucrative18.Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were _ out. A. decoratedB. penetratedC. priedD. carved(正确答案)19. _ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home. A. BeforeB. Until(正确答案)C. FromD. Since20.The offer of a free overseas
13、tour _ him into buying the villa on the hillside. A. discouragedB. committedC. tempted(正确答案)D. tangled三、阅读理解（每小题4分。5小题共20分）Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure Americas energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tappin
14、g ANWRs oil would help ease Californias electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the countrys energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth, with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion t
15、o 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U. S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two to three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on im
16、ports equivalent to all shipments to the U. S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall (意外之财) in tax revenue, royalties (开采权使用费) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environmen
17、t would be insignificant. “Weve never had a documented case of an oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice,” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.Not so fast, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no
18、more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease Americasenergy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over
19、 leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWRs impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden States electricity output and just 3% of the nations.1.What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR? _. A.
20、It will increase Americas energy consumption.B. It will exhaust the nations oil reserves.C. It will help reduce the nations oil imports.(正确答案)D. It will help secure the future of ANWR.2.We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _. A. shows little interests in tapping oil in A
21、NWRB. expects to stop oil imports from Saudi ArabiaC. tends to exaggerate Americas reliance on foreign oilD. believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields(正确答案)3.Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that_. A. it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionB. it can do little to solve U. S. energy problems(正确答案)C. it can cause serious damage to the environmentD. it will not have much commercial value
