大学英语(一)作业

大学英语（一）作业I. V ocabulary and Structure1. He was seen ______ the shop after getting off the bus.A. enteringB. to enterC. to have enteredD. to be entering2. Many young people today leave home ______ live with their parents.A. except forB. rather thanC. instead ofD. besides3. Living far away from a big city for a long time, we feel ______ from the outside world.A. shut offB. ruled outC. taken offD. marked out4. To march properly you have to ______ other soldiers.A. share fun withB. keep in step withC. fit in withD. compete for5. The population of this city is about 2 times more than ______ of that ______.A. one, oneB. that, thatC. one, thatD. that, one6. These machines have been ______ for ten years.A. in useB. come into useC. in the useD. bring into use7. He is seriously ill; ______, he will never recover completely.A. in factB. on the wholeC. after allD. however8. Mr. Larson teaches physics, ______ Mr. Corby teaches chemistry.A. butB. althoughC. even thoughD. while9. I don’t think there is ______ wrong with my arrangement.A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. some what10. He did everything he could to prevent it from ______ into fighting.A. breaking offB. breaking upC. breaking outD. breaking of11. The dinner party was attended by so many people that plates and dishes soon ______ on the tables.A. piled upB. grew upC. picked upD. put up12. He tried hard ______ the bad habit of smoking.A. to get rid ofB. to get offC. to get toD. to get away with13. The birds flew away ______ the children coming to them.A. in sightB. within the sight ofC. within sightD. at the sight of14. The scientist was so absorbed in his work that he was not ______ the fire that was spreading to hisroom.A. known ofB. learnt aboutC. heard ofD. aware of15. An artist must use ______ in his paintings.A. thoughtsB. concentrationC. imaginationD. consideration16. We are lucky to get tickets for the first ______ of the new opera.A. actB. playC. actionD. performance17. The museum contained almost every type of ______ : cars, buses, trams,and even old carriages.A. objectB. equipmentC. vehicleD. transportation18. The construction of the new museum will cost ______ 10,000 dollars, and it's not easy to get so muchmoney.A. at lastB. at mostC. at leastD. at large.19. Some of the tribes have ______ some help in terms of money from the government.A. asked forB. asked withC. asked ofD. asked about20. A large crowd of people gathered at the airport to watch the new type of plane ______ and landing.A. taking outB. taking offC. taking overD. taking on21. The astronaut will need ______ help to complete his mission successfully.A. otherB. anotherC. extraD. additional22. The hotel can accommodate 400 ______.A. guestsB. touristsC. customersD. passengers23. To ______ a living a person must be able to convince the company that hecan do the job required.A. getB. earnC. chaseD. create24 The hospital has X-rays, operating rooms and other medical ______.A. sectionsB. equipmentC. facilitiesD. convenience25 ______ emergencies I have found it easier not to expect any help from my children.A. Except forB. Rather thanC. Instead ofD. Besides26 Who would ______ the farm when they were away?A. act onB. spend onC. care forD. keep up with27. If fire is not stopped in time, it will ______ the house.A. harmB. hurtC. damageD. destroy28. ______ the truth, he wouldn't have lent her the money.A. Had he knownB. If he knewC. If he knowsD. If he has known29. By the time we arrived at the airport, the rain ______ .A. stoppedB. stopsC. had stoppedD. stopping30. When I was studying at high school, mathematics ______ the most difficultsubject for me.A. wereB. isC. wasD. are31. The English teacher demanded that he ______ English-English dictionariesinstead of English-Chinese dictionaries.A. will useB. would useC. should useD. uses32. ______ a college student, you shouldn't depend too much on yourparents.A. Because ofB. ForC. AsD. Since33. The student didn't quite understand the teacher's point; ______, he asked himto repeat it.A. thereforeB. howeverC. butD. although34. The cold war between the two countries seemed to ______ there is no end of it.A. go downB. go offC. go onD. go out35. Make sure to ______ the children ______ swimming in the dirty river.A. protect … fromB. keep … fromC. avoid … fromD. ask … from36. In the first part of the book he ______ Hitler's rise to power in detail.A. writes inB. deals inC. deals withD. writes with37. I couldn't help laughing to myself ______ I had mistaken seven for eight.A. becauseB. ifC. tillD. however38. Neither my father ______ my mother went to university.A. andB. orC. norD. but39. Take this medicine ______ you will not recover.A. andB. orC. norD. but40. He wants to tell him that the tape-recorder ______ to him.A. is belongedB. belongedC. belongsD. has belongedII. Error Detection1.The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she hadA B C Dsought with his company.2.Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weatherA B Cpermits.D3. Fifteen minutes are all that I can spare to talk over this matter with youA B C D4. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly beforeA B Cattempting to pass the exam.D5.The piano teacher requires that her student practices at least forty-fiveA B Cminutes every day in preparation for next week’s recital.D6.Marie’s cousin is studied law at one of the ivy-league universities in theA B C DEast.7.The more we know about ourselves, the well we understand the universe.A B C D8.The president mentioned to the cabinet member he was going to negotiate aA B Cnew treaty with the foreign minister.D9.The conquerors stole not only the gold and silver that were needed toA Breplenished the badly depleted treasury but also the supplies that were vitalCto the colonists as well.D10.I’d like to sit near to the stage, as I have very poor sight.A B C D11.In his memories he represents himself as an epic heroic but engages inA Bempty arguments quite out of touch with reality.C D12.Due to the failure of the air-cooling system, many in the audience had leftA Bthe meeting before the principal speaker arrived.C D13.The political candidate talked as if she has already been elected to theA B C Dpresidency.14.The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar forA B Canother helping.D15.Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than myA B Ctwenty-year-old sister.D16.Despite his smiling face, the second-place-contestant is more sadder thanA B C Dthe winner.17.I do not believe that I have ever seen as many expensive cars than were inA B Cthat shopping center.D18.The members of the orchestra had to arrived an hour prior to theA B Cperformance for a short rehearsal.D19.We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the oneA B Cthat I bought.D20.If Monique had not attended the conference, she never would meet her oldA Bfriend Dan, whom she had not seen in years.C D21. The book which you are looking for it can be found in the new bookstore.A B C D22. She thinks forty dollars for the skirt are too much.A B C D23. Look, the ground is wet. It must have been rained during the night.A B C D24. Would you mind me to close the windows ?A B C D25. I'll try getting the work done by two o'clock this afternoon.A B C D26. Only recently scientists have begun to realize the damage that human beings have done to theA B C Dozone layer.27. Listen to his speech twice and you find his real intention.A B C D28. For the whole night the baby remained quietly.A B C D29. It takes a lot of nervous to say “No” to one’s employer.A B C D30. I’d rather you mail the letter for me right away.A B C DIII. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1A barber was in his shop, busily cutting a man's hair, when a handsome young stranger came in. He had a small boy with him. They sat down together and waited until the barber had finished. Then the young man told the barber to shave him and to cut the small boy's hair.The barber said, "Do you want me to cut the boy's hair first , or to shave you?""Oh shave me,' said the young man. "Then I'll go down the road and have a glass of wine while you're cutting the boy's hair.The young man sat down in the barber's chair, and the barber began to shave him.When he had finished, the young man got up and said, "I'll go down the road now and have my wine while you're cutting the boy's hair.""All right, but don't take long," the barber warned him. The young man went out, the small boy obediently sat down in the barber's chair, and the barber began to cut his hair.As he had said, he soon finished, and then the boy sat down and waited. At the end of half an hour, when the young man had still not come back, the barber said to the boy. "It is a pity that your daddy's taking such a long time. Where is he likely to be now?""I can't guess," answered the small boy" and that man wasn't my daddy. I've never seen him before in my life, I was playing in the street this morning, and he came up to me and asked me whether I'd like to have my hair cut without having to pay anything. I said I would, because my hair was rather long, so he brought me here.1. The young man wanted the barber to shave him first, because ______.A.he wanted to have a glass of wine while the barber was cutting the boy's hairB.he wanted to have a free hair-cutC.he knew the boy was obedient and was willing to waitD.he the barber would shave his beard quickly2. As the young man was leaving, the barber warned him not to take long, because ______.A. the barber had know he would never come backB. the barber was afraid that he wouldn't come backC. the barber was afraid that he wouldn't come back earlyD. the barber was afraid that the boy was not his own child.3. The young man left the barber's shop, the barber began to cut the boy's hair . He thought that______.A.the boy must be the young man's sonB.the boy must be very obedientC.the young man must come back very lateD.the young must be a strange man4. At the end of half an hour, the young man had not come back, he must ______.A.have lost his wayB.have run awayC.have drunk too muchD.have forgotten the boy5.The small boy couldn't tell where the man was, because ______.A.he wanted a free hair-cutB.he had never known that the man beforeC.he wanted to help the young manD.he was afraid of the young manPassage 2After four years, the time has come. In less than two weeks, I will have graduated. I look back now and I can't believe how fast it all went. I can still remember the first day of classes, looking on the map on the back of the Schedule of Classes and asking where the classroom building was. Now I'm a senior, looking at freshmen with envy. Every day I wish I could freeze time and make the next two weeks go more slowly. I know a lot of people who can't wait to graduate, but for me it's the opposite. I want to turn back time instead and cherish every day of my college experience once again.For me, college has been a great learning experience, and most of the learning process has taken place outside of the classroom. My sophomore year of the college was perhaps the most remarkable year of my life. This was the year that I finally convinced my mom that I was going to be OK living on campus, and she finally let me go. This was the year that I made some lifelong friends and through many triumphs and failures I came to know more about myself. My sophomore year involved experimenting with new things, such as camping in mountains, attempting to present some lousy poems to newspapers and drawing cartoons of my teachers in class.As I walk down the familiar route on campus, I find myself doing a lot of soul-searching and reminiscing. I find myself wanting to start all over again and recapture the fun and excitement of my college days. I have been panicking at the idea of graduating. I have been going to school for as long as I can remember, and I feel like there is so much more that I want to learn, but instead I have to graduate. The world is enormous and the possibilities are endless. For the past four years I have been surrounded with a safety net. The student status has been a somewhat comforting feeling, giving me an escape from the realities of the world outside.With less than two weeks left of school, I'm getting a queasy feeling deep down every time I think about the fact that I'm going to be graduating. For as long as I can remember, I have been a student. I feel like I'm living in denial about graduating. Every time I get asked about what I'm going to do after college I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs. Idon't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. It's too difficult to even contemplate the idea that soon I will be waking up in the mornings and not have a class to which I should be going.On a recent interview, I was asked, "Is this the profession you want for the rest of your life ?' I was amused and almost laughed at the question, but I gave an honest answer. I don't know what the future holds. During the last four years I have changed my mind so many times, the idea of a lifetime commitment to a certain job seems like torture.Walking on campus in the middle of the night I realize how much I will miss my college days. Every little thing seems so much more beautiful. And every little thing makes me realize how wonderful and special my college experience has been. I will cherish these days forever as I reluctantly close the doors on my college life.6.Why was the author less eager to graduate than his classmates ?A. He wished he could learn more in the next two weeks.B. He valued his college life and wished it would not have to end.C. He didn't want to find a job after graduation.D. He didn't envy the freshmen who could enjoy their college life.7.Which of the following is not true according to paragraph 2 ?A.The author finally convinced his mom that he was going to be OK living on campus.B.The author made some lifelong friends that year.C.The author came to know more about himself through many triumphs and failures.D. The author attempted to contribute some cartoons of his teachers to newspapers.8.What was he thinking about while he was taking a walk on campus ?A.His first day on campus.B.His lifelong friends.C.The four years of his college life.D.The excitement of becoming a college student.9.Which of the following is true, according to paragraph 4 ?A.The author was very excited that he wold graduate within two weeks.B.The author was reluctant to say good-bye to college life.C.The author was sure to find a lifelong job.D.The author was ready to face the approaching challenge after graduation.10.What is the main idea of the passage ?A.The author cherished college life and is reluctant to graduate.B.The author is extremely eager to graduate.C.The author feels slightly sorry about having to leave the college.D.The author feels ready for his future career.Passage 3A well-balanced life is necessary to live in today's world. Without a well-balanced life a person can neither function properly nor develop into a well- rounded individual. Without some sort of balance in life people tend to be unfulfilled and unhappy.I've experienced great stress in my study and work. And I've tried every means to adjust myself and relieve my stress. Finally I found a way out in my leisure time. Leisure time is very important and necessary for me. Without it I am sure I would go insane. I spend most of my extra time reading, listening to music, talking to my real life friends, or talking on the Internet with people I meet. I really enjoy going out into a quiet place and reading poetry or books byWalt Whitman and Robert Frost. If I did not make time for all of this I would not be able to handle everything else in life. Along with reading to relax, listening to music is very important to me. If I feel sad, I listen to the slow songs, while if Iam happy I like listening to fast songs. Music is the universal language and it can express different feelings. It can relate to the soul, or in fact I think it is the soul of feelings.My real life friends and my Internet friends are also part of my leisure and social time. Friends have always been important to me. They are the backbone in everything I do. The good friends that I have are always there for me in every situation I am in. Without them I would not have led a healthy, balanced life. Not so long ago I went through a short time of depression. I fell behind in all my work and stopped talking to my friends. After a week of acting this way, one of my good friends pulled me aside and invited me to go for a walk with her. We talkedabout what was going on in my life and she helped me to figure out what I wanted to do. I do not know what would have happened if she had not been there.Many things add to having a well-balanced life. Stress can be a very dangerous and tiresome experience. It can lead to depression and unhappiness. But when it happens, you can do something other than wait, like talking to your friends or listening to music. Then you may not think you should have been so stressed and depressed.A well-balanced life is important to maintain. Without some sort of balance it is hard to get by in everyday life. And the creative use of leisure time plays a vital role.11.What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?A. A well-balanced life is not easy to have in today's world.B. She has experienced great stress in her study and work.C. Satisfying work is crucial to having a well-balanced life.D. Leisure time plays a vital role in maintaining a well-balanced life.12. What does the author mean by saying "Finally I found a way out in my leisuretime"?A.She found leisure time could help relieve her stress and maintain a well- balanced life.B.She found a way to enjoy herself in her leisure time.C.She got to know how to spend her leisure time.D.She came to understand what "a well-balanced life" means.13. When does the author listen to slow music?A. When she is happy.B. When she is lonely.C. When she is sad.D. When she is trying to work.14. How important are good friends to the author?A. They usually help her life the physical burden with their strong backbone.B. They support her in everything she does and help her in every situation she is in.C. They often pull her aside and invite her to go for a walk.D. They will do everything that she wants them to do.15. What main suggestion does the author give us in the passage on how torelieve stress?A. Talking to friends.B. Listening to music.C. Reading poetry.D. Pursuing some leisure activities.Passage 4As a resource, the World Wide Web (Web) contains huge amounts of information. The Web is extensive, relativelyeasy to access, and provides virtually unlimited information. An excellent resource to gain knowledge, the Web is leading the "information revolution." It has made a huge difference in the world, and will continue to do so. When you need current information and you need it now, there are few alternatives.Over the past 12 years I have been involved in technology research. Originally, I obtain software information from printed reference materials and then from CDs. The advent of the Web as a research tool has greatly expanded the availability of information while reducing the amount of time needed on each task.The majority of my time on the Web involves looking up technical computer information, which I use for providing technical advice at work. Outside of work I really like following all aspects of the financial world, and the Web has turned into a great resource for this hobby.I can't imagine being without it. Although it takes time to sift through the multitude of sources, I find that after years of use I can quickly analyze the search results to find the most appropriate site. The amount of information on Web is staggering, so it is important to remember what it is you are searching for and not get sidetracked.The Web is a wonderful resource when you can substantiate that the information provided is accurate and true. Like any other resource, the Web has good and not so good information to share. Depending on what you are looking for, you have to judge for yourself how relevant the material is for you. It is important not to believe everything you read and to attempt to stay away from personal sites, and I try to know who is responsible for the site before treating the information as fact.The more you use the Web, the more comfortable you get, and the more likely you are to use it even more. The Web certainly helps save time and allows you to focus resources in doing research and seeking out useful information.Overall, The Web has given me the opportunity to be much more times effective at obtaining data. If I find material but do not have time to read it, I print it out and read it later or on the commuter train. In addition, as I find things of interest, it takes only a few seconds to share that information with my team members and other professional associates. This enhances my networking capability to be in touch with many people with the same interest looking at a particular subject.The Web provides an excellent way to find information fast. It enables users to find research as it is occurring, rather than waiting for it to be published. It also provides a highly collaborative environment in which it is quick and easy to exchange ideas with colleagues.The Web is an excellent way to acquire knowledge quickly and easily, visit company websites, e-mail any questions you might have, research topics, conduct surveys, participate in special interest discussions, and gather information for further analysis without having to be physically present.16.How good a resource is the Web in the author's opinion?A. It's quick, easy to access, and full of useful information.B. It's only useful when it's very easy to substantiate the data.C. It's mainly useful for researching new or unfamiliar topics.D. It's only useful if you can avoid all the distracting websites.17.Which of the following does the author Not say he does on the Web?A. Look up technical computer information.B. Frequently enjoys music and movies.C. Follows all aspects of the financial world.D. Uses email, and gather a lot of data.18.What does the author do with the information he has found on the Web when he's in a hurry to leave the office?A. He emails it to his home computer.B. He says in the office until he analyzes it.C. He prints it out and reads it later or on the commuter train.D. He sends personal notes about it to his colleagues.19.How has the Web changed the author's access to information?A. There's no major change in his approach.B. He finds new information much more quickly and easily.C. He finds many kinds of information more quickly and easily.D. He finds most kinds of information more quickly and easily.20.How regularly does the author use the Web as a research tool?A. He only starts his research using the Web.B. He usually finishes his research using the Web.C. He does most of his research using the Web.D. He only uses the Web to substantiate data from other sources.Passage 5Some radio signals were heard in 1967. They were coming from a point in the sky where there was no known star. They were coming very regularly too: about once a second. It was as if they were controlled by a clock.The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else. They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people. The signals were coming from a very small body-no bigger, perhaps, than the earth. Was that why no light could be seen from it? Or were the signals were coming from a planet that belonged to some other star?There was no end to the questions, but the scientists kept the news secret. "Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there," they thought, "who are trying to send messages to other planets, or to us!" So the news was not given to the newspapers. Instead, the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them…Well, all that happened in 1967 and 1968. Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange, regular, radio signals. And they have told the story, of course. The signals do not come from a planet; they come from a new kind of star called a "pulsar". About a hundred other pulsars have now been found, and most of them are very like the first one.Pulsars are strong radio stars. They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present. A handful of pulsar would weight a few thousand tons. Their light- if they give much light - is too small for us to see. But we can be sure of this: no intelligent beings are living on them.21. The radio signals discussed in this passage ______.A. were regularB. were controlled by a clockC. were heard in 1967 onlyD. were secret messages22. The radio signals were sent by ______.A. a satelliteB. a planetC. a sky body which was unknown at that timeD. intelligent beings who were unknown at that time.23. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because ______.A.the signals stood for secret messagesB.people would ask them too many questionsC.they did not want to frighten peopleD.they stood for unimportant messages24. A pulsar is ______.A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenB. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenC. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen25. Which of the following is true?A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B.Pulsars began to send radio signals in 1967.C.Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.D. Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.Passage 6A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice-looking gold watch. He saw one that he liked, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred U.S. dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came to the shop, snatched the watch out of the owner's hands, and ran away with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran into the street, the thief was already lost among the crowds.The American went on. At the next corner he saw the young thief with the stolen watch in his hand. "Do you want to buy a fine watch, minister?" he whispered. "It's only a hundred dollars.""It's clear the thief doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch," the American thought. He paid at once and went back to his hotel with the watch. He couldn't help telling his friend about his good luck.His friend took a look at the watch and laughed, saying, "You've been made a fool of. This watch isn't worth even ten dollars. I'm sure that the shop owner and the thief planned this together. Why don't you ask the police to help you get your money back?"The rich man decided not. He thought he'd better keep quiet about it.26.A young man snatched the watch out of the owner's hand, so ______.A.he must have taken it very quicklyB.he must have taken it gentlyC.he must have taken it without any forceD.he must have taken it without any haste27.The thief stood at the next corner, for ______.A.he knew that the American must pass hereB.he thought that it was a quiet placeC.he though that he wouldn't be seen there by the policeD.he used to stand there after stealing a watch28.The American bought the watch at once, because he thought ______.A.the watch was very niceB.the watch was very cheapC.the thief was very sillyD.it was a stolen watch29.The American told his friend the whole story, because he thought ______.A.the story was funnyB.the story was interestingC.the watch was a nice oneD.he was very luck30. The American didn't ask the police to help him to get his money back,because ______.A.he wanted to get it back by himself。