大学英语（2）期末考试复习资料模拟题
一、阅读：
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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: \room, he will drop it.\
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
1. The story took place ______.
A. in France B. in England
C. in Germany D. in the United States 2. Which of the following is true?
A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
B. The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich. C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him. D. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase. 3. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl? A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. He fell in love with her. C. Her birthday was coming soon. D. They were going to get married.
4. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man? A. He looked very excited. B. He was poorly dressed. C. He looked pale and sad.
D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase. 5. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ____. A. the girl was in love with him B. the girl looked beautiful
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C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through D. the girl was happy and gay
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A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In a more traditional society, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.
In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, that is another cause of the gap between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come. 6. The first paragraph tells us that ______.
A. the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from people B. it is out of date to talk about the generation gap C. children and parents are trying to understand each other
D. it is very important for people to frequently communicate with each other 7. In a more traditional society, old people_______.
A. have their children respect and listen to them B. do not care for their children at all C. expect their children to rebel against them D. do not live together with their children 8. In American society young people________.
A. do not need to find jobs
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B. leave home at an early age
C. have better education than their parents D. marry people younger than them
9. Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap? A. Young people like to depend more on themselves. B. Parents do not love their children dearly. C. American society changes rapidly. D. Parents expect too much of their children. 10. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. that the generation gap needs considering
B. when the generation gap is necessary in American society C. why the generation gap exist D. how we can reduce the generation gap
二、交际用语(此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。) 1. — Are you from Italy?
— . A. Yes, we are. B. No, we don’t. C. No, I don’t. D. No, we won’t. 2. — What do you do?
— ___________________.
A. What do you do? B. Fine, thank you.
C. I’m a college student D. I do well in my studies. 3. — Do you think this is a nice place? —________________________.
A. That’s right. B. You’re right. C. No, it’s not here. D. Yes, I think so. 4. — How’s your mother doing? —________________________.
A. She is very kind. B. She is very well.
C. She is not very old. D. She is doing shopping now. 5. — How did Mr. Jones get to the cinema? —________________________.
A. At 10 o’clock. B. With Mrs. Jones.
C. By car. D. To the Grand Theater. 6. — What do you think of your new teacher? — ________________________.
A. He came to teach us last week. B. He teaches us English. C. He has two children. D. He is very nice. 7. — Are you going on holiday? —________________________.
A. Not until next week. B. Three weeks ago.
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