[在线作业] 《大学英语一》高起本练习题

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《大学英语一》高起本练习题

Part I. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are some passages in this part. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Large modern cities are too big to control. They impose their own living conditions on the people who live in them. Persons living in cities are obliged by their environment to take a wholly unnatural way of life. They lose touch with the land and rhythm of nature. It is possible to live such an air-conditioned existence that you are barely conscious of the seasons. A few flowers in a public park (if you have time to visit it) may remind you that it is spring or summer. A few leaves cling to the pavement may remind you that it is autumn. Beyond that, what is going on in nature seems totally irrelevant. All the simple, good things of life like sunshine and fresh air are difficult to obtain, and there fore are highly valued. Tall buildings hide the sun completely. Traffic fumes pollute the atmosphere. Even the distinction between day and night is lost.
1. What are highly valued in big cities?
A. Sunshine and fresh air              
B. living conditions
C. Pavement in autumn              
D. Air-conditioned houses
2. Which is not one of the reasons why city life is not more desirable?
    A. Tall buildings hide the sun completely.
    B. Modern cities are too big to control.
    C. Modern cities offer better schools and more chances of employment.
    D. People are barely conscious of the seasons.
3. It is not easy to see much difference between day and night because___________.
    A. persons living in cities are obliged to love in air-conditioned houses.
           B. people lose touch with the land.
           C. traffic fumes pollute the atmosphere.
           D. the sun was hidden from view by tall buildings.
4. If you want to know what season it is, _________.
   A. it is advisable for you to live in an air-conditioned house.
   B. you’d better visit a public park.
   C. you should see the leaves clinging to the pavement.
   D. you should walk on the pavement.
5. Which statement is not true according to the passage?
   A. Large modern cities are too big to control.
   B. Sunshine and fresh air are rare in large modern cities.
   C. Living in large modern cities gas so many disadvantages.
   D. All the simple, good things of life are imposed on the people who live in large
cities.
Passage 2
  Museums are places where collections of objects are preserved and displayed. The objects may be anything found in nature or made by man. There are museums devoted to art, science ,history, industry and technology. But museums are no longer just storehouse for collections. Today nearly all museums, large or small, carry on educational programs. Museums offer guided tours, lectures, films, music recitals, art lessons, and other attractions.
Museums work constantly to improve their collections and ways of displaying them. All museums are always on the watch for new additions to their collections. Works of art are bought from art dealers and private collections or at auction(拍卖)sales. Museums also accept gifts and bequests(遗物), but the large museums no longer accept everything that is offered to them. They accept only objects or collections that meet their high standards.
What is to be gained visiting museums? Museum exhibits can teach us about the world in which we live---the materials it is made of, the trees and plants that cover it, and the animals that have lived on it since its beginning. We can learn about the activities of man--- his history and development and his accomplishments in arts and crafts.
6. The first paragraph deals with________________.
A. what museums preserves        
B. what kind of objects museums display
C. where museums obtain their objects
D. how museums function
7. Which statement is not true?
   A. Museums are not only storehouses for collections
   B. Museums are places where you can learn something.
   C. Museums preserve and display only things found in nature.
   D. Museums carry on educational and research programs.
8. Where do objects at museums usually come from?
       A. From auction sales      
B. From art dealers and private collectors
C. From gifts and bequests  
D. All the above
9. The large museums accept______________.
A. everything offered to them     
B. all the gifts and bequests
  C. only objects that meet their high standards
  D. only things that small museums do not have
10. The last paragraph is about___________________.
  A. the knowledge one gets from visiting museums.
  B. the things one can see in museums
  C. the world and the people living in it
  D. museum collection from other lands
Passage 3
The world is not only hungry, it is also thirst for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75 percent of the earth’s surface id covered with water. But about 97 percent of this huge amount is seawater, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent --- the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground and other sources. But, unfortunately, some of it has been polluted and is unfit for drinking.
However, as things stand today, this small of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidly --- almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. So we all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious water.
11. In the first line of the passage “the world “means ___.
A. people in general    B. all living things      
C. the earth           D. the universe
12. According to the passage man can only use ___.
A. nearly 75% of the earth’s water         
B. about 97% of the earth’s water
C. exactly 3% of the earth’s water         
D. bout 3% of the earth’s
13. All the fresh water ___.
A.        is good enough to be used ap5u.com.            
B. is polluted and can’t be drunk
C. can not be used by man, as some of it has been polluted   
D. comes form oceans, rivers, and lakes
14. Which of the following can not explain why we are not able to use all of the earth’s water?
A. Only a small percentage of it is fit for drinking.   
B. Some of it has bee polluted.
C. About 97 percent of it is seawater.            
D. Fresh water is still enough for us today
15. At present the supply of fresh water___.
A. is far from enough for us to use         
B. has been already a sever worldwide problem
C. s just sufficient for us to live on for the time being, but out need is increasing day by day
D. is still rich enough
Passage 4
The student who wants a newspaper career(生涯)has much hard work ahead of him before he can become even a cub(生手), or beginning reporter. He may begin by working on his high school newspaper or yearbook.
Then the aspiring(有大志的)reporter may break into newspaper or yearbook work as a copyboy, running errands(差使) and helping staff reporters. He may even be given a chance to write small stories. Sometimes students who are interested in news reporting get jobs as university reporters for local newspapers.
Jobs such as these serve to make the beginner familiar with the atmosphere of news gathering. They give him a chance to sharpen his eye for details and teach him to be sure that his facts are accurate, that he reports them correctly, and that he writes his articles clearly. This work may lead to a job as a cub reporter on a newspaper, the important first step toward a career in news reporting.
16. A student who wants a newspaper career will find that____________.
   A. he must work hard before becoming even a cub reporter
   B. there is little he can do to prepare for a career
   C. getting a cub reporter’s job is easy
   D. nothing he does in school will help him
17. A cub reporter is another name for a ___________.
   A. copyboy            B. regular staff reporter
   C. newspaper editor     D. beginning reporter
18. The copyboy’s duties may sometimes include____________.
A.        running errands for staff reporters         
B. writing small news stories
C. reporting campus and student news        
D. both a and b
19. An aspiring reporter must learn to _______________.
A.        be sure his facts are accurate        
B. report the news correctly
C. write articles clearly               
D. all of the above
20. The first big, important step for an aspiring reporter is______________.
A. editing his high school newspaper   
B. writing a small news story
C. becoming a copyboy               
D. becoming a cub reporter
Passage 5
Even the newest gardener realizes that plants die without water; what is not so well known is that plants die equally decisively, though not so quickly, if they are overwatered. Beginners usually decide to play it safe and keep their potted plants thoroughly wet. In consequence, death by drowning is one of the commonest disasters to befall the plants of a new horticulturist. Plants wither away if they don’t get enough water, and this draws attention to their problem. A plant that has been slightly underwatered so that it droops strikes terror into the heart of its new owner. But it will, in fact recover completely as long as rescue comes in time and the process is not repeated too often. Overwatered plants, unfortunately, do not give any such obvious signal; slowly they cease to thrive and the first visible indication of serious trouble is a yellowing of the lower leaves. Unless the overwatered pot soil is given a considerable period without water, during which time the plant will continue to look wretched, it will suddenly collapse in exactly the same way as the underwatered plant---but with no chance of being revived(复活) because the roots have rotted away.
21. From the text we can infer a horticulturist is a person engaged in______________.
    A. growing plants    B. raising birds
    C. cutting plants     D. studying the death cause of plants
22. What does a new gardener usually decide to do to keep their potted plants alive?
A.        Underwatering the plants         
B. Fertilizing the pot soil
C. Overwatering the plants         
D. Loosening the pot soil
23. According to the text, which of the following plants might die without recovery?   
A.        Plants with their lower leaves yellowing   
B. Overwatered plants
C. Underwatered plants                    
D. Plants with worms
24.A withered plant might be rescued because______________.
A.        it doesn’t get enough water      
B. it is repeatedly overwatered
B.        it gives visible signal of dying   
D. it dies slowly
25. What is the purpose of this text?
   A. To warn gardeners not to underwater plants.
   B. To give information about general problems of gardening
   C. To draw attention to the problem of overwatered plants.
   D. To recommend new gardeners the book about gardening.
Passage 6
  When a tornado destroys a house, it doesn’t blow it down the way a hurricane does. It makes the house explode.
  Why does the house explode?
  The air that surrounds a house presses against it all the time. It usually has a force of about fifteen pounds per square inch. The air inside the house presses out against the walls just as hard.
   When a tornado passes over a house, it suddenly sucks away the air outside the house. The air inside the house still pushes out against the walls, but now there is nothing pushing back. So the walls are pushed out in an explosion.
Pieces of the house are sucked up into the tornado and carried away. There is little left where the house once stood.
26. A tornado makes a house______.
  A. explode    B. blow away  
C. fall down   D. catch on fire
27. The walls of a house stay up when______.
A. air pushes from the outside.  
B. air pushes from the inside
C. there is no pressure on them.  
D. both A and B.
28. The air pressure outside the house is usually___.
A. greater than the pressure inside  
B. the same as the pressure inside
C. less than the pressure inside     
D. a different kind of pressure
29. A house’s walls are pushed out when ______.
A. the air outside is taken away
B. the air inside is taken away
C. too much air is pushing outside  
D. none of the above
30. A house destroyed by a tornado would look_______.
  A. as if a hurricane had hit it  B. as if there had been a fire
  C. like a pile of wood        D. none of these
Passage 7
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. for this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “ Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”
For several weeks Mrs Edwads hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things which she did not need. In vain(无效地) her husband tried to dissuade her. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come to her and say: “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.
One Friday morning ,after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cashdesk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her. “Madam,” he said ,holding out his hand.: I want to congratulate you!” You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”
31. The housewives who went to the supermarket were-------.
A. poor    B. hopeful    C. fortunate     D. anxious
32. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods-------------.
A. on the radio                        B. at the supermarket  
C. from the manager            D. from their friends
33. Mrs Edwards’s husband tried to-------------.
A. make her unhappy           B. stop her from buying things
C. cheer her up               D. make her buy more things
34. Mrs Edwards went shopping-----------------.
A.  on foot     B. by bus    C. in a friend’s car  D. by car
35. Mrs Edwards must have been---------------------.
A. shy   B. delighted   C. disappointed   D. proud
Passage 8
Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields, and two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.
   By the time he was seven, Johnny used to vanish from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. On other occasions he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police bright him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “You aren’t unhappy at home, are you…” “Of course not,” Johnny replied. “Then why?” “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.
   Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older , his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he used to travel hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.
  It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to get on board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some corridors and got on board the nearest plane.
  In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed maths and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. Johnny did not take long to answer that question. “An explorer !” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age.” they tried to tell him. “unless you g into space!” But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!
  Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in one of the daily papers. An expedition was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were vacancies for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure.” Johnny applied ,and, two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.
36. The first time Johnny ran away from home,------------------.
A.he was only 7 year old     
B. he reached a town far away from home
C. he walked for two hours before he reached another village.
D. he walked into the fields after managing to open the garden gate.
  37. Johnny frequently left home because------------------------------.
     A.  he was unhappy there      B. he loved walking long distances
     C. he liked taking risks         D. he liked seeing new places.
  38. Johnny’s favorite means of traveling was---------------------.
     A. going around on foot         B. taking a train
     C. taking a bus                D. hiding on a long distance truck
  39. People around Johnny--------------------------.
     A. tried to stop Johnny from going away from home
B. watched Johnny day and night in turn
C. talked him out of slipping away from home   
D. kept following him to get him back
  40. In school, Johnny --------------------.
A. was only good at geography      
B. did well in all subjects.
C. was always thinking of exploring   
D. was interested in learning about space
Part II. Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this section there are some incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. She is going to buy a ____ of envelopes for her father.
A.        cast   B. packet  C. box      D. flock
2.Walking in the garden ,  you can see____ of grapes hanging from the vine.
A. strings  B. slices   C. bundles   D. bunches
3.There is a radiator in the room. And there is an electric fire for___ heat in very cold weather.
    A. extra  B. spare  C. special   D. necessary
4.Because she could not get a divorce, Jane had to ___her husband’s beating.
     A. bear   B. tolerate  C. stand   D. endure
5.Fred could finish his work in less time if he were more____.
    A. evident   B. efficient   C. hard   D. essential
6.There is often so much traffic on the main thoroughfares that motorists may be able to travel faster on -____ roads.
     A. inferior   B. subordinate   C. minor   D. direct
7.The ____meaning of this word isn’t used now, but you can look it up in a big dictionary.
     A. chief  B. principal   C. elementary  D. primary
8.I am not___ with beautiful dreams; I want beautiful realities.
     A. dissatisfied   B. constant   C. content  D. consistent
9.He was last seen in public on the ___of his daughter’s wedding.
     A. occasion  B. event   C. chance   D. affair
10.All the students keep quiet____ the teacher in charge of the class is present
     A. in the occasion of        B. on the occasion of  
     C. at the occasion           D. on the occasions when
11. The room was so quiet that she could hear the ___ of her heart.
     A. tapping   B. striking   C. beating   d. knocking
12. He has lost hope because of frequent ________.
A. disappointments   B. discouragement  
C. encouragement    D. discontentment
13. They got up a little___ and addressed(指引)themselves to sightseeing.
     A. willingly     B. reluctant  C. earlier   D. reluctantly.
14. I didn’t realize you wanted to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.
     A. pulled   B. torn  c. spoiled   D. broken
15. I’d like to pay by____ rather than in cash.
A. tip     B. receipt  C. coin   D.  check
16.She was quite excited by the ______ of seeing Mr. Gordon again so soon.
  A. prospect       B. issue     C. bond       D. contribution
17. The boy felt _____ with his new classmates when they made fun of his accent.
  A. valuable     B. uncomfortable     C. massive   D. relevant
18. The speaker’s excited ____ seemed unrelated to his boring speech.
   A. competitor  B. gesture    C. compliment   D. contribution
19. The _____ meaning of this word isn’t used now, but you can look it up in a big dictionary.
A. keen       B. marvelous     C. primary    D. massive
20. His ______ in such an unpopular affair put him in an unfavorable political position.
     A. emotion   B. journalism  C. journalist   D. involvement
21. You mustn’t hesitate too ____ when speaking English.
A. frequently   B. keenly   C. overnight    D. marvelously
22. The houses in that ____ are very stylish but too expensive.
     A. volunteer    B. neighborhood    C. supervisor  D. stead
23. I’ve ____ to see Francis tomorrow morning before our important meeting.
      A. volunteered   B. suspected C. arranged   D. supervised
24. They are probably of high-level ____ in English reading and writing.
A. competence    B. recognition     C. rank   D. parade
25. The plane arrived ____ on schedule and my friend was there to meet me.
      A. massively     B. precisely  C. powerfully D. obviously
26. She was ____ her opportunity to earn a position to assistant manager.
A.        being keen on             B. being relevant to  
C. standing sb. in good stead     D. making use of
27. Young children are quick to _____ words they hear their elders use.
A. pick up                   B. revel in
C. take part in                D. pick out
28. He is unable to go to work _____ the fall from his horse.
A. as a result                  B. as a result of
C. because                   D. since
29. Winston Churchill will ____ in history as the man who rallied the British people when they seemed to be defeated.
   A. go out                      B. go up
   C go down                     D. go into
30. For this very reason the government has ___ refused the farmers’ demand, but may reconsider their position.
  A. so far                        B. highs and lows  
  C. a once-in-a-lifetime experience    D. a range of
31. Among the decisions that most people make, _______ a house is perhaps the biggest one.
   A. purchasing        B. purchase      
C. purchased      D. purchaseing
32. Don’t be _____ about him; he is a beginner.
   A. critical            B. positive      
C. Indian         D. basic
33. Their basketball team had bad luck yesterday: it was their third ____ in four matches.
   A. uniform            B. defeat       C. value          D. murder
34. It is human nature to be ____ to change because it requires us to cross into the unknown.
   A. oppose             B. opposed      
C. opposing      D. opposes
35. His works mirrored such positive ____ as cheerful and kindness.
    A. values             B. defeats        
C. mirrors       D. themes
36. We must always try to ____ the highest level of service to our customers.
    A. admit              B. treat         
C. provide      D. purchase
37. The teacher was very popular among the students because he _____ them as his own children.
    A. provided            B. opposed      
C. murdered     D. treated
38. When I asked the students if they’d like to have the lesson near the lake, I got a _____ answer: “Yes!”
    A. uniform             B. critical        
C. sub-adult      D. cultural
39. The sick child fell into sleep soon after he  took the medicine---- obviously the medicine was _____ work.
    A. on                  B. at            
C. from         D. out of
40. The story about the country teacher and her 18 students was played _____ and soon the film became very popular.
    A. in                  B. from           C. out         D. up
41. He has made several business trips New York so far.
    A. on                  B. for             C. from        D. to
42. The fire fighters rushed ______ of the building just before it burnt down.
    A. on                  B. in              C. into         D. out
43. Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed ____ the idea of building a power station near the town.
    A. to                   B. in            
C. for          D. behind
44. I have heard that you are going to build a new school. Could you tell me the plan___ detail?
    A. on                  B .in                  C. out     D. like            
45. The Walt Disney Company did something rare: it admitted defeat ____ its fight to build a history theme park in Virginia.
    A. with                  B. in                 C. for      D. on
Part III. Cloze
Direction: There are 10 blanks in each of the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the One answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
The United States is a land of many 1. Its people have come from different homelands and have 2 their own customs from all parts of the world.3 they live and work in a modern, 4 society, they want to 5 their traditions and pass them 6 to their children. So, in their daily lives, many Americans continue to speak their 7 language as well as English. They cook traditional foods. They practice their own religions and have their own way of thinking 8 life and death. In addition, they set 9 time to celebrate the important occasions of their native culture 10 special ceremonies.
1. A. states               B. areas               C. cultures     D. fields
2. A. brought             B. had                C. developed          D. borrowed
3. A. Unless              B. Although           C. For                D. If
4. A. changed            B. excited             C. exciting             D. changing
5. A. prevent             B. preserve     C. predict              D. protest
6. A. off                 B. through             C. in                  D. on
7. A. negative             B. necessary           C. native       D. narrative
8. A. about               B. of          C.  for        D. out
9. A. about               B. off                 C. out                 D. aside
10. A. on                  B. in                  C. with                D. by
If George Washington(11) able to travel (12) in time, he would feel much more at home in ancient Babylon,3700 years before his time,(13) in our modern age,200 years after he lived.
   Torches, chariots and rough streets,(14) those of Babylon in 2060 B.C, would not surprise him. He read (15) candlelight and (16) in carriages on unpaved roads .He never saw a building more than four stories high. Electric lights, highways, and skyscrapers(17) amaze him.
   When Washington was ill, he might(18) to be cut and bled to let out the “bad blood” that was making him sick. He would not know(19) a modern doctor meant by serums ,germ, and allergies.
   If the Father of his Country could visit the United States now, he might think that he(20) on another planet.
  11.A. was   B. should   C. were   D. may
  12. A. back and forth  B. back and forward  
C. up and down   D. over and over
  13. A. though   B. so   C. then   D. than
  14. A as   B like   C. which   D. who
  15. A. with   B. in   C. by   D. on
  16. A .rode   B. took    C. got   D. came
17.A.should    B. must   C. would   D. may
18. A. respect   B. expect   C. inspect   D. escape
19.A.which     B. that   C. how   D. what
20. A. land   B. had landed   C. landed    D. had been landed  
Part IV. Translation from English to Chinese.
Direction: There are some sentences in this part. For each sentence you should translate it into standard Chinese.
1,All this makes some people more than a little upset.
2,This is becoming a popular opinion in universities around the world.
3,He said he believes that Disney has become a basic educator of America's children.
4,For millions of people around the world, the very word “Christmas” brings warmth and joy to their hearts and homes.
5,The Christmas tree tradition was started in Germany in the fifteenth century.
6,How many Christmas cards do you usually send?
7,This could well be a once-in–a-lifetime experience.
8,Without us the journalists would not get their articles back to their home.
Part V. Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write some compositions. You should write at least 100 words, and base your compositions on the outline given in Chinese below. Set the topic by yourself.
作文一
1.有的人认为大学毕业后应当坐办公室
2.也有的人认为大学毕业后做什么工作没有关系
3.你的观点……
作文二
1,有人认为高等教育要在国内接受。
2,还有人认为上大学一定要出国。
3,你的观点……
作文三
1,有人认为目前学习外语实际意义不大
2,其他人认为学习外语何时都有意义。
3,你的观点……

Part I. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are some passages in this part. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
One summer day a raindrop fell from a cloud. Many other raindrops fell at the same time. But our story is just about one raindrop.
      The raindrop fell to the ground on the side of a hill. The water in the raindrop ran down the hill into a little river. The little river carried the raindrop to a big river. Then the raindrop traveled far to the east into the sea. There the water of the raindrop mixed itself with the salt water of the sea.
Now the water of the raindrop was on the surface of the sea. As the sun made it very warm, it changed into steam. The steam left the sea and went up into the air and it did not carry any salt with it. It had left the salt in the sea.
The steam from the raindrop moved with the warm air towards the north. On the way the warm air met some cold air. The cold air pushed the warm air high above the ground. The warm air became cold when it went up, and the steam in it changed into very small drops of water again. There were millions and millions of these small drops in the cloud. The small drops came together into bigger and bigger drops. Our raindrop was one of them. Now the drop became so big that it was too heavy to stay in the cloud, and it fell to the ground. In this way the water of our raindrop started traveling to the sea again.
  1. This story is about________.
A. cloud        B. water      C. rain      D. a raindrop
  2. When the raindrop traveled into _____, the water in it became _____.
A. the river; salty      B. the sea; salty     
C. a big river; cool     D. the sea; cool
  3. The water of the raindrop went up into the air from the sea____ salt ____ it changed into steam.
A.        without; after       B. with ;before   
C. without ;before      D. with ;after
  4. The steam changed ___into very small drops of water ___it met some cold air.
A. back; before        B. back ;after     
C. away; as           D. away; because
  5. The small waterdrops in the cloud fell down because___.
     A. there were millions and millions of them in the cloud.
     B. the sea wanted to take them back.
     C. they wanted to start traveling on the ground again.
     D. they became so heavy that the cloud couldn’t hold them up any longer.
Passage 2
    Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally after several sleepless nights, he decided to consul his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. “Go abroad.” He said. “But I’m not good at foreign language,” said Mr. Smith. “It doesn’t matter,” said the doctor. “It won’t hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food.”
   Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. He forgot the financial(经济的) crisis and the importance of raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.
Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal businessman again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his advancement in a technological society, and things in general.
6. Mr. Smith went to see his doctor because he____.
           A. had little to eat                  B. was seriously ill   
C. was afraid of sleeping at night      D. didn’t feel well
7. The doctor advised Mr. Smith to do all the following except________________.
A.        talk less                        
B. change the surroundings
C. eat food of good quality     
D. take plenty of exercise
8. In the second paragraph, gestures means___.
           A. body movements                                    B. simple words   
C. pens and pencils                     D. handshakes
9. When he traveled abroad, Mr. Smith__.
A. learned boxing        
B. raised the level of production  
          C. forgot all about his business
D. shook his head all the time
10.In the last paragraph the word temporary means_
A. lasting for a short time  B. not deep   
C. unimportant           D. developing very slowly
Passage 3
On December12, 1901, the Italian electrical engineer Gugliemo Marconi(1874-1937) succeeded in sending radio signals from England to Newfoundland across the Atlantic Ocean. This is usually taken as representing the invention of radio. Such radio signals are transmitted by the use of radio waves, similar in nature to light waves, but a million or so times longer.
Like light waves, radio waves travel in straight lines, and so a radio-wave transmission should not be detectable beyond the horizon. Nevertheless, Marconi’s signals traveled from England to Newfound around the curve of Earth.
A British-American electrical engineer, Arthur Edwin Kennelly, and an English electrical engineer, Oliver Heaviside, independently suggested in 1902 that radio waves would be reflected by ions(电离子) and that there must be a layer of ions high in the atmosphere that reflected radio waves.(This came to be called the “Kennelly-Heaviside layer.”). Bouncing between the Kennelly-Heaviside layer and the ground, radio signals could travel around the curve of Earth’s globe.
The English physicist Edward Victor Appleton, studying the manner in which beams of radio waves interfered with each other, produced convincing evidence, in 1922,that the theoretical suggestions of Kennelly and Heaviside were accurate and that there was indeed an ion-rich layer in the upper atmosphere. By 1924, he was able to show that the Kennelly-Heaviside layer was some 95 kilometers above the surface of Earth. He also produced evidence for the existence of still higher ion-rich regions (“Appleton layers”) and, in 1926, show as 240 kilometers high.
The portion of the atmosphere lying between heights of 50 and 300 kilometers above the surface of Earth is therefore called the “ionosphere.”
11.  According to the first two paragraphs, which of the following is NOT true?
   A. Marconi traveled from England to Newfoundland.
   B. Marconi was born in 1874.
   C. Marconi sent radio waves across the Atlantic.
   D. Marconi achieved great success when he was under 30.
12.Kennelly and Heaviside________.
   A. suggested the existence of a layer of ions in the atmosphere
   B. discovered the “Kennelly-Heaviside layer”
   C. detected radio waves sent by each other
   D. worked together and made great contributions to science
13.Appleton’s first great achievement was that he_______________.
   A. measured the height of the “Kennelly-Heaviside layer”
   B. provided evidence for the “Kennelly-Heaviside layer”
   C. discovered different heights of ion-rich regions
   D. illustrated how radio waves interfered with each other
14. “Ionosphere” refers to_______.
A. the atmosphere around the earth
B. various radio signals in the air
C. ions found over the Atlantic
D. ion-rich regions in the atmosphere
15. This passage is probably written to answer the questions:
A. How high is the “ionosphere”?      
B. Who invented the radio?
C. Who discovered the “ionosphere?”
D. How fast do radio waves travel?
Passage 4
Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. The holidays have all been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends---that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States such as New Years Day or Christmas Day or the day, when we remember the first settlers of the United States, called Thanksgiving Day. These holidays most businesses close and the workers stay home and celebrate with their family.
   Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This usually depends on how long you’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a high position or a very important position and it’s difficult to find someone to replace you. In that case, you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once .Usually the more time you spend working for a company, the more time you may get for a vacation.
   16. The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have____ weekends.
             A.1-day  B. 2-day   C. 3-day   D. 4-day
   17. Workers in the United States sometimes work from_____.
     A. Monday to Saturday    B. Saturday to Monday
     C. Thursday to Friday     D. Tuesday to Friday,
   18.  Which statement is wrong according to this paragraph?
      A. Only a few shops remain open on New Years Day.
      B. Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day.
      C. Days on vacation must be more than all the holidays in a year.
      D. All the workers have a half-month vacation at the least.
   19. The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that___.
      A. no one can be found to take his place.
      B. he hasn’t a most high position
      C. he plays an important role in his work.
      D. he hasn’t been working for his company for a long time.
   20. Which is the best title for this paragraph?
      A. Holidays in the United States
      B. Vacation in the United States
      C. How do the workers spend their holidays
D. Something about the holidays and vacation in the U.S
Passage 5
One crossing of the Atlantic is very much like another; and people who cross it frequently do not make the voyage for the sake of its interest. Most of us are quite happy when we fell tired enough to go to bed and pleased when the journey is over. On the first night this time I felt especially lazy and went to bed rather earlier than usual. When I arrived in my cabin, I was surprised to see that I was to have a companion during the trip. I had expected to be alone but there was a suitcase like mine in the opposite corner. I wondered who he could be and what he would be like. Soon afterwards he came in .He was the sort of man you might meet anywhere, except that he was wearing such good clothes that I made up my mind that we would not get on well together, whoever he was, and did not say a single word to him.
   I suppose I slept for several hours because when I woke up it was the middle of the night. I felt cold but covered myself up as well as I could and tried to go back to sleep. Then I realized that a drought was coming from somewhere .I got up to shut the door but found it already locked from the inside. The cold air was coming from the window opposite. I crossed the room and as I did so the moon shone through it on to the other bed. There was no there. It took me a minute or two to remember locking the door myself. I realized that my companion must have jumped the window into the sea.
21.  The story happened in a ____________________.
   A. ship   B. plane   C. train   D. car
22. The companion of the writer was __________________.
   A. a scientist              B. the writer’s colleague  
C. the writer’s friend        D. an ordinary man
23. From the passage we may infer that the writer______.
   A. liked his companion      B. would have a good trip
   C. didn’t like his companion  D. would kill his companion
24. The writer did not like his companion because_____.
   A. he was a stranger   
B. his companion wore good clothes
   C. the writer didn’t want anyone to go with him on the trip
   D. his companion was quite a mysterious(神秘的) man
25. The word “drought” in line 3,paragraph 2 most probably means______________.
   A. continuous dry weather        B. a strange noise
   C. current of air in a shut-in place  D. a strange smell
Passage 6
If you stand a short distance away from a high wall and shout, your voice sometimes comes back to you as an echo. This knowledge was made a few years before the last war, when radio waves from a transmitting station were reflected back from a distant aeroplane.
It was realized that if an apparatus(装置) could be devised(设计) to send out radio waves all the time and record the echoes from any approaching aeroplanes, it would be a wonderful method of defence in war.
Scientists set about solving the problem and radar was invented.An apparatus was made which sent out waves in pulses , and the presence of a distant aeroplane was on the screen of a cathode ray(高速电子) tube,(this is what we have in a television set.) In this way radar station could detect the approach of enemy aircraft.
After the war radar was put to peaceful uses. It is now installed at airports to guide aeroplane down safely in fog. It is fitted to ships so that they are warned of obstructions(障碍物) ahead, such as icebergs It guides ships into port. It provided aeroplane and ships with a magic eye, with which they can see far into the distance, in the dark or in fog.
26. The last war (Line2 , paragraph 1) may most probably refers to_____________.
   A. the World WarⅠ   B. The Oct. Revolution
   C. the World War Ⅱ   D. the Chinese Liberation War
27.The invention of radar_________________.
   A. has nothing to do with the reflection of sound waves.
   B is exactly the same as the reflection of sound waves
   C. is on the basis of the reflection of sound waves
   D. is by changing sound waves into radio waves
28. The invention of radar is mainly for the purpose of_________________.
   A. scientific experiments   B.  defence in war   
C. peaceful uses           D. finding enemy airplanes
29. From the passage we may infer that radio waves can____.
  A. be reflected from almost everything
  B. only be reflected from airplanes
C. only be reflected from anything made of metal
D. be reflected from anything not far away
30. The word “detect” in the last sentence, the third paragraph most probably means_____________.
      A. hear   B. smell   C. feel   D. discover
Passage 7
Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family ,and one morning ,walking up very early from cold and hunger ,he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage .The wood belonged to Lord Northwood ,a rich gentleman ,and Pat had no right to go there ,but in it there were swarms of(成群的)rabbits and flocks of (成群的)birds that were good to eat ,and Pat determined to take the risk .Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends ,coming towards him in the wood .There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’s face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat’s hand. Pat’s heart sank with fear ,but he saw there was hope of escape ,so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning ,sir; and what has brought you put so early this morning ?”Lord Northwood ,rather surprised ,said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast .Then ,looking at Pat with suspicion ,he said, “ But why are you out so early in the morning ?” “Well ,sir ,”said Pat , “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat’s answer ,and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on. Leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits .
31.‘Pat had a large family ’means ____________.
   A. Pat had a large house.
   B. there were many members in his family.
   C. he raised many animals.
   D. all his family members were big and tall.
32. ________ to Lord Northwood’s wood.
   A. Nobody but Lord Northwood’s family members could go.
   B. Only Pat could not go.
   C. Without invitation Lord Northwood’s friends could go.
   D. Nobody could go.
33. Lord Northwood and his friends were walking in the wood______.
   A. to take a fresh air        B. to keep fit
   C. out of habit             D. so that they could enjoy a good breakfast
34. Lord Northwood was surprised at Pat’s greeting because______.
   A. he thought Pat might have run away.
   B. he thought he and his friends might have been killed by Pat.
   C. he thought Pat might have apologized.
   D. both A and C.
35. From this passage we may infer that Pat was quite_____.
A. stupid   B. rude   C. clever   D. polite
Part II. Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this section there are some incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. That’s the most ____ coincidence (巧合) I’ve ever heard of.
  A. likely                                         B. absolute      
C. impossible                                     D. incredible
2. The picture ____ to me my school days many years earlier.
  A. recalled    B. remembered    C. reminded   D. recollected
3. The professor demanded that the test ____ before 5:30.
   A. be finished                       B. will finish
   C. will be finished                   D. shall finish
4. Love of fair play is said to be a(n) ____ part of the English character.
   A. interesting     B. boring     C. essential    D. initiative
5. _____ care  whether they have passed the entrance examination or not.
   A. Does he little                     B. Little does he
   C. Does little he                      D. Little he does
6. China’s ethnic minorities ____ less than 10% of its total population.
   A. consist of                         B. constitute
   C. are composed                      D.  compromise
7. The sound ____ away little by little.
   A. faded         B. disappeared    C. vanished   D. lost
8. China’s foreign policy is to develop relations with other countries on the ____ of the five principles of peaceful coexistence.
   A. base          B. basis        C. foundation   D. account
9. Many freshmen cannot ____ themselves quickly to college life.
   A. adopt         B. arrange       C. admit       D. adapt
10. Scarcely had they settled themselves in their seats in the theater ___ the curtain went up.
   A. than          B. after         C. when    D. as soon as
11. Many sources of information are sure to ____ our chances of getting in touch with the current events in the world.
   A. enhance       B. expand        C. image   D. limit
12. No sooner _____ than the jeep started off.
   A. was his luggage loaded      B. had his luggage been loaded
   C. he loaded his luggage       D. his luggage was being loaded
13. I want an appointment for a _____ time and space.
   A. definite        B. absolute       C. diverse   D. primary
14. Life isn’t so easy here as it ____ be.
A. use to                     B. get used to      
C. be used to                  D. used to
15. Anna said in her letter that she’d appreciate _____ from you sometime in the future.
  A. to hear                        B. having heard     
C. hearing                               D. to hearing  
16. Courses are not ____ merely for students to pass exams.
   A. designed     B. designing     C. design     D. designs
17. Please ____those details that you would like to change.
   A. select        B. selection     C. selecting   D. selects
18. There are six people present at the meeting, ____ three women.
   A. include       B. including     C. included  D. includes
19. He _____ told her that he worked for the corporation.
   A. simple       B. simply       C. simplify  D. simplely
20. They accept what is happening without _____ to change it.
   A. attempting    B. attempted      C. attempt   D. attempts
21.He was a great ____; he composed many great songs.
   A. art           B. artistic         C. artist    D. arts
22. Sandy did not want her parents to learn ____ the news of her failure in the exam.
A. in             B. for           C. on       D. about
23. I was surprised to find out that I was heavily ____ debt.
A. on             B. in            C. to      D. up
24. Out classroom is selected ______ the place for meeting.
   A. for            B. in              C. as      D. on
25. Their innovation products caught _____ quickly.
   A. with            B. up             C. on      D. in
26. Can you believe that John keeps a snake _____ a pet?
   A. as               B. in           C. for      D. against
27. The word comes _____ an African language.
   A. up               B. down        C. from    D. out
28. She hangs _____ all here clothes neatly in the wardrobe.
   A. up               B. out          C. in       D. on
29. The child has no understanding of problems, according ____ the doctor.
A. for              B. in           C. on    D. to
30. Americans _____ millions of Christmas cards every year.
    A. change       B. exchange     C. attempt   D. determine
Part III. Cloze
Direction: There are 10 blanks in each of the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the One answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Nearly three-quarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm it takes longer to 1 down. If the Earth’s surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would 2  quite quickly and night would be much colder than day, as it is on the moon. The does 3 happen in inland deserts, hundreds of miles from any sea. The climate of the continents, especially in the temperate 4 , is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a ‘maritime climate’, 5 rather cool summers and warm winters. The interiors, far from the sea, have a ‘6  climate’ with extremely hot summers and cold winters.
Rain 7 from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain, the pavements in a city do not take long to dry 8 the rainwater evaporates into the air. On a warm dry day it evaporates very rapidly, 9 warm air can take in more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the 10 can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapor
1. A. hold                        B. keep                  C. cool            D. let
2. A. rise                        B. miss                  C. lose            D. fall
3. A. not                        B. indeed          C. only            D. certainly
4. A. fields                        B. centers          C. zones           D. interiors
5. A. with                        B. because of  C. in              D. instead of
6. A. continental        B. tropical    C. frigid           D. humid
7. A. goes                        B. leaves     C. runs                D. comes
8. A. though                B. while      C. because   D. in order that
9. A. as                        B. where      C. though         D. as long as
10. A. weather                B. atmosphere  C. climate   D. gas
In the past, American families 11 to be quite large. Parents 12 five or more were common. Over the years, the 13 of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the 14  of living 15 the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them 16 dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better 17 and have more money to spend on 18 . The parents usually take the responsibility 19 all the expense. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers 20 away from home.
11. A. tended           B. wanted           C. seemed  D. extended
12. A. breeding         B. raising           C. feeding  D. bringing
13. A. amount          B. number                 C. size     D. scale
14. A. level            B. standard          C. wage    D. cost
15. A. On        B. By              C. At       D. From
16. A. finally           B. financially  C. fashionably D. faintly
17. A. worn            B. wearing    C. dressing   D. dressed
18.A. luxury    B. activity    C. playing          D. entertainment
19.A. at        B. to                C. on       D. for
20.A. are       B. run               C. work     D. separate
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. (21) a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the (22) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The (23) student is considered to be (24) who is motivated to learn for the sake of (25), not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned (26) brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the students are (27) for learning the material assigned. When research is (28), the professor expects the students to take it actively and to complete it with (29) guidance. It is the (30) responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library.
21. A. If            B. Although        C. Because        D. Before
   22. A. suggestion     B. context        C. abstract        D. information
   23. A. poor          B. ideal           C. average        D. common
  24. A. such          B. one            C. any            D. some
   25. A. fun           B. work           C. learning        D. prize
   26. A. by            B. in             C. for             D. with
   27. A. criticized      B. innocent        C. responsible      D. dismissed
   28. A. collected      B. distributed       C. assigned        D. finished
   29. A. maximum     B. minimum        C. possible        D. practical
   30. A. student’s      B. professor’s       C. assistant’s      D. librarian’s
Part IV. Translation from English to Chinese.
Direction: There are some sentences in this part. For each sentence you should translate it into standard Chinese.
1,Last fall, the Walt Disney Company did something rare.
2,Americans rush out to see Disney films, and then replay them—on videotapes.
3,However, even the most strongly opposed are quick to note that Disney has many positive values.
4,He was widely known as a kind man who loved children.
5,Today, more than 80percent of American families buy and decorate a tree at Christmas.
6,To someone, it is simply a very popular holiday.
7,We worked hard and we had fun.
Part V. Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write some compositions. You should write at least 100 words, and base your compositions on the outline given in Chinese below. Set the topic by yourself.
作文一
记叙一件发生在你与老师或同学之间的事
1. 事情在何时何地发生
2. 事情的经过
3. 这一事件给你的教训
作文二
1. 有人喜欢养宠物,也有人反对养宠物,他们都有各自的道理
2. 我的看法
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《大学英语一》高起本练习题参考答案
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一  Reading Comprehension

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CDDAB   



Vocabulary and Structure
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ABCAB
DABCA
AABBA   
CDABC   
DDABB   




Cloze

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CADBC
ACADB



Reading Comprehension
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BDCCD
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BADDC   



Vocabulary and Structure
DAACB
BABDC
ABADC
AABBA
CDBCC   
ACADB   



Cloze
CDBCA
ADCAB

ABCDA  
BDDDC  

ADBBC   
DCCBA  





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