K201409,厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第一学期《英语2》课程复习题及答案

厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第一学期《英语2》课程复习题

厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第一学期《英语2》课程

复习题

I. Reading Comprehension:

Passage 1

The butterfly is an insect. Butterflies are noted for their wings, which are often colorful and bright.

Butterfly wings are a bit like bird wings. Bird wings are made of feathers, but butterfly wings are made of tiny overlapping scales. The wings are colored in various patterns. Some butterfly wings look iridescent (changing rainbow colors, depending on the light) because of the way light hits the scales.

Butterflies have an interesting life cycle. They start as eggs. When they are born, they are what we call caterpillars(毛虫). This is the larval stage for the caterpillar. The caterpillars then move into a cocoon(茧), becoming what we call a chrysalis(蝶蛹). This is the pupal（蛹的） stage. When the insect comes out of the cocoon, we call it a butterfly. This is the adult stage for the butterfly. These clear stages of changing on the way to adulthood are called metamorphosis. Many animals go through metamorphosis, but the butterfly’s changes are more dramatic than most. Butterflies can be found almost all over the world. There may be as many as twenty thousand different species of butterflies.

Butterflies usually eat flower nectar(花蜜). Because of this, they are important to the life cycle of many flowers. Butterflies also need minerals, which they usually get from water found in dirt and sand.

They reach their adult stage in the summer. Some butterflies migrate. The Monarch butterflies migrate about 3000 miles (4800km) every year. They fly between Mexico and California.

1. What kind of animal is a butterfly?

A. A bird. B. An insect. C. A spider. D. A mammal.

2. Which of the following about butterfly wings is TRUE?

A. They are just like bird wings. B. They are the colors of the rainbow.

C. They are made of scales. D. All the wings are covered in the same pattern.

3. The butterfly life cycle is ______.

A. Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly B. Egg, insectal, pupal, adult

C. Larval, pupal, crystal, adult D. None of the above.

4. Where can you find butterflies?

A. The butterfly habitat is anywhere it is warm.

B. You can find them in forests and tundra regions.

C. Butterflies are restricted to the Americas.

D. Butterflies can be found almost all over the world.

5. Butterflies eat ______.

A. dirt, sand, and nectar B. nectar and minerals

C. flowers and other plants D. other insects

Passage 2

厦门大学网络教育2014-2015学年第一学期《英语2》课程复习题

The most precious fluid on earth is not oil, but water. Water is basic to life and health. A person can survive several days or even weeks without food, but only a short time without water. Over 1 billion people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water. There are few challenges as important as conserving the world's usable water and supplying clean drinking water and water for irrigation to those who need it. Yet this work is not getting done. Humans are depleting the earth's store of usable water at a rate that will soon threaten our food supply. Poor water management already kills millions of people a year and condemns hundreds of millions to hunger. The technology exists to solve these problems. Providing slums（贫民区） with drinking water and sanitation, for example, is easy to do and a cost-effective way to prevent deaths and disease. But because those who suffer are poor, their access to water is rarely a political priority. There is now an opportunity for progress. More than 100 water ministers from around the world, along with thousands of water experts from villagers to scientists, have gathered in the Netherlands. The conference will be useful if it can persuade governments and international banks to pay more attention to conservation and fair distribution of water.

In 1980, the U.N. set a goal of safe drinking water for all by 1990. Because of international prodding（激励）, about two billion new people received clean drinking water over the subsequent 14 years. A new commitment is urgently needed to spread these health gains, help poor farmers and conserve the world's precious supply of usable water.

6. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to_____.

A. entertain the readers B. persuade the people

C. inform the people of something D. tell a story

7. The organizational pattern used in this passage is best described as_______.

A. chronological order B. simple listing of ideas

C. division/classification D. spatial order

8. What is the relationship between the parts of the following sentence from the passage? "But because those who suffer are poor, their access to water is rarely a political priority."

A. cause/effect B. listing of ideas

C. comparison/contrast D. place order

9. Which statement from the passage is a fact?

A. The most precious fluid on earth is not oil, but water.

B. Few challenges are as important as conserving usable water.

C. A new commitment is urgently needed.

D. About two billion new people received clean drinking water.

10. The author's tone in this passage can best be described as_________.

A. neutral B. impassioned C. opinionated D. hostile

Passage 3

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