英语

《大学英语一》（第二版）2011年1月考试考前练习题
一单选题
1．What he has done can be praised as a real _____.
A．adventure
B．venture
C．risk
D．torture
2．Mid-autumn Festival is round the _____ and everyone looks excited.
A．wall
B．time
C．occasion
D．corner
3．"If I hadn't practiced when I was younger," the musician says, "I _____ able to play so well now."
A．wouldn't be
B．won't be
C．wouldn't have been
D．couldn't have been
4．As soon as he succeeded in stealing, the thief ran into the crowd and _____.
A．appeared
B．diminish
C．departed
D．vanished
5．Homer sat _____ the dry candy while the Mexican woman talked.
A．chew
B．chewed
C．chewing
D．to chew
6．The flock of geese was flying through the sky in perfect formation following _____ leader.
A．its
B．their
C．his
D．her
7．Everything _____ if Albert hadn't called the fire brigade.
A．will be destroyed
B．will have been destroyed
C．would be destroyed
D．would have been destroyed
8．My hand was hurt. Could you do _____ typing for me?
A．some
B．many
D．any
9．_____ a half hour at lunchtime, there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work.
A．Besides
B．Beside
C．Except for
D．Except
10．Vingo and his family _____ in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville.
A．used to live
B．used to living
C．were used to living
D．got used to live
11．I slept through her _____ speech.
A．interesting
B．odd
C．internal
D．dull
12．He is very _____ to call on me this afternoon.
A．likely
B．probable
C．possible
D．maybe
13．He was caught parking his car in a wrong place and was fined $ 10 on the _____.
A．place
B．spot
C．ground
D．sport
14．Sam set out to improve _____ at the shirt factory, but he failed at last.
A．efficiency
B．sufficiency
C．affect
D．effect
15．Once you _____ the knack of it, you will have no further difficulty.
A．shall have
B．had had
C．are having
D．have
16．The young man is swift _____ anger.
A．to
B．in
C．at
D．off
17．Jane had never married again, but had seemed _____ to live with her daughter.
A．context
C．contract
D．content
18．That so many advances have been made in _____ is the most valid argument for retaining the research unit.
A．such short time
B．so a short time
C．such a short time
D．such short a time
19．He could see that she _____ patient all her life.
A．was
B．were
C．had been
D．has been
20．With _____ fingers she tore the letter from her husband into little bits.
A．trembling
B．trembled
C．tumbling
D．tumbled
21．I should say I come at the _____ time; I really didn't know you were so busy.
A．mistake
B．wrong
C．right
D．poor
22．A compass _____ the captain of a ship to find his direction and keep in the right direction.
A．enables
B．disables
C．allows
D．permits
23．He got gradually _____ in the case, though he didn't intend to originally.
A．connected
B．related
C．interfered
D．involved
24．We must keep away from some _____, for they will do harm to our health.
A．chemistry
B．chemists
C．chemical
D．chemicals
25．The woman began to sob when Homer was sitting there. He really wanted to get _____ and run.
A．off
B．out
C．down
D．up
26．There is a deep love between the young couple _____ in understanding and support.
A．root
B．rooting
C．rooted
D．being rooted
27．He scarcely knew a word of French, _____?
A．didn't he
B．did he
C．doesn't he
D．hasn't he
28．The rocket will weigh about 200 tons when _____.
A．being completed
B．completed
C．completing
D．have been completed
29．No one can prove that the earth _____ not round.
A．is being
B．is to be
C．is
D．has been
30．I shall tell you what he _____ at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A．had done
B．would do
C．was doing
D．had been done
31．When I got there, the train had already _____ out of the station.
A．broken
B．dragged
C．pulled
D．come
32．He was just about to jump up when he felt something _____ near his feet.
A．to move
B．move
C．moving
D．moved
33．Now that you _____, what are you going to do?
A．are being returned
B．have been returning
C．have been returned
D．have returned
34．At sixty-five Chichester decided to sail _____ round the world.
A．single handed
B．single handing
C．single-handed
D．single-handing
35．The _____ mother beat her son black and blue, for the boy had said so many _____ words.
A．annoying …annoyed
B．annoyed …annoying
C．annoying …annoying
D．annoyed …annoyed
36．Y ou should not be so angry. Anyway, I have only made a _____ mistake.
A．major
B．serious
C．minor
D．senior
附：参考答案
（二）挑错题
1．Enough have been said about it.
A B C D
2．I found strange that she had not come yet.
A B C D
3．The pen is missing, for we cannot find it everywhere.
A B C D
4．"Do you mind getting me some water?" "Certainly don't."
A B C D
5．The little girl hurried home with the remained money.
A B C D
6．He seems to be a bright student, isn't he?
A B C D
7．"Help yourselves with the fish. It's very delicious."，mother said to the guests.
A B C D
8．She had done nothing but cried all day.
A B C D
9．He thinks he needs not do it in a hurry.
A B C D
10．After mixing the three together, he dipped one of his finger into the cup.
A B C D
11．I lent him the book I bought the day before.
A B C D
12．Speak slowly and try to make yourself understand.
A B C D
13．Being Sunday today, we don't have to work.
A B C D
（三）完型填空
Passage 1
The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have 1 powerful enough to shoot astronauts 2 the earth's gravitational pull and 3 them on the moon. We have now become 4 in space.
Impressive and complex 5 it may appear , the rocket , which was 6 in China over 800 years 7 is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is 8 in the rocket engine changes 9 gas. The hot and rapidly 10 gas must escape, but it can do so only 11 an opening that 12 backward. As the gas is 13 with great force, it 14 the rocket in the 15 direction. Like the kick of a gun 16 it is fired, it 17 the laws of nature 18 by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that " 19 every action , there is 20 equal and opposite reaction."
1. A. shown B. been C. appeared D. proved
2. A. against B. despite C. beyond D. from
3. A. send B. land C. take D. carry
4. A. travelers B. astronauts C. researchers D. explorers
5. A. that B. so C. as D. sometimes
6. A. made B. discovered C. developed D. invented
7. A. in advance B. before C. earlier D. ago
8. A. found B. contained C. stored D. burned
9. A. as B. into C. for D. the
10. A. heating B. escaping C. expanding D. conducting
11. A. in B. at C. by D. through
12. A. turns B. goes C. faces D. directs
13. A. transmitted B. dispersed C. erected D. radiated
14. A. attracts B. leads C. pulls D. pushes
15. A. same B. other C. opposite D. wrong
16. A. that B. when C. if D. although
17. A. states B. proves C. follows D. breaks
18. A. described B. discussed C. considered D. made
19. A. like B. as C. with D. for
20. A. no B. an C. another D. the
Passage 2
For the past two years, I have been working on students' evaluation of classroom teaching. I have kept a record of informal conversations 1 some 300 students from at 2 twenty-one colleges and universities. The students were generally 3 and direct in their comments 4 how course work could be better 5 . Most of their remarks were kindly 6 with tolerance rather than bitterness and frequently were softened by the 7 that the students were speaking 8 some, not all, instructors. Nevertheless, 9 the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel 10 with things-as-they-are in the classroom.
Professors should be 11 from reading lecture notes. "It makes their 12 monotonous （单调的）." If they are going to read, why not 13 out copies of the lecture. Then we 14
need to go to class. Professors should 15 repeating in lectures material that is in the textbook. " 16 we've read the material, we want to 17 it or hear it elaborated on, 18 repeated." "A lot of students hate to buy a 19 text that the professor has written 20 to have his lectures repeated."
1. A. involving B. counting C. covering D. figuring
2. A. best B. least C. length D. large
3. A. reserved B. hard-working C. polite D. frank
4. A. over B. at C. on D. of
5. A. presented B. submitted C. described D. written
6. A. received B. addressed C. made D. taken
7. A. occasion B. truth C. case D. fact
8. A. on B. about C. at D. with
9. A. though B. as C. whether D. if
10. A. dissatisfied B. unsatisfactory C. satisfied D. satisfactory
11. A. interfered B. interrupted C. discouraged D. disturbed
12. A. voices B. sounds C. pronunciation D. gestures
13. A. hold B. leave C. drop D. give
14. A. couldn't B. wouldn't C. mustn't D. shouldn't
15. A. refuse B. prohibit C. prevent D. avoid
16. A. Once B. Until C. However D. Unless
17. A. remember B. argue C. discuss D. keep
18. A. yet B. not C. and D. or
19. A. desired B. revised C. required D. deserved
20. A. about B. how C. but D. only
Passage 3
Rumor is the most 1 way of spreading stories by passing them on from mouth 2 mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 3 of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and 4 , 5 , rumor 6 and becomes widespread. At such 7 the different kinds of news are in 8 , the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 9 rumors spread when war requires censorship（审查，检查）on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer 10 enough information. Since the people cannot learn 11 legitimate（合法的，正规的）channels all 12 they are anxious to learn, they pick up "news" 13 they can and when this 14 , rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated 15 by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is 16 the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims--the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to 17 directly. Pessimistic（悲观的）rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 18 and anxious. 19 rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency（满足，自得）or confidence and often to 20 .
1. A. primitive B. important C. impossible D. outstanding
2. A. till B. to C. for D. by
3. A. means B. ways C. sources D. resource
4. A. confusion B. peace C. prosperity D. worried
5. A. and B. however C. so D. therefore
6. A. emerges B. immerge C. immerse D. immense
7. A. time B. the times C. times D. the time
8. A. compete B. competition C. common D. harmony
9. A. do B. did C. are D. were
10. A. give up B. give off C. give out D. send off
11. A. through B. by C. in D. across
12. A. what B. why C. which D. that
13. A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what
14. A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. happen
15. A. ever B. even C. forever D. much
16. A. that B. what C. why D. how
17. A. act B. voice C. behave D. do
18. A. happy B. relieved C. crazy D. worried
19. A. Bad B. Pessimistic C. Optimistic D. Good
20. A. overconfidence B. overweight
C. overconsiderate
D. overproduce
附：参考答案Passage 1
Passage 2
（四）阅读理解
Passage 1
In many parts of the world，a young person's husband or wife is chosen by the person's parents．In the United States，the choice is usually made by the young people themselves．A few people now employ private companies to help them in their search for the right husband or wife．Such a company collects a great deal of information about each man and woman who is
interested in marrying and puts the information on a card，which is called an IBM（国际商用机器公司）card．All the cards are then classified（分类）by a computer，a machine which organizes the cards into groups．The theory is that such a machine can make the best decision about matching the right man with the right woman because machines are not influenced by emotions （情感）．Mr. Walker and Miss Brown are such a couple．When they first met，they did not have much to talk of since everything was written on their cards．They are so perfectly matched that they seem to have everything in common．For instance，they have the same interests，future plans and even living styles．
1. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. how to choose a husband or a wife in America
B. the computers in private companies
C. a new way that some people choose the right husband or wife in America
D. people who are interested in computers
2. Y oung people in the United States usually become husband and wife _____.
A. following their parents' decision
B. with the help of private companies
C. out of their own choices
D. after they study together in universities
3. In this passage the word "influence" means _____.
A. affect strongly
B. have feelings
C. get into trouble
D. become interested in
4. After all the cards are sent into a computer, the computer _____.
A. organizes them into groups and corrects some of the mistakes
B. makes the best decision about matching the right man with the right woman
C. will "ask" a certain man if he would like to marry a certain woman
D. will make some changes about the cards
5. Mr. Walker and Miss Brown didn't have much to talk of because _____.
A. they had known each other long before
B. they didn't want to be husband and wife
C. their information had been written on their cards
D. It was the first time they had met each other
Passage 2
The journey two divers（潜水员）made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth make us realize how much of the world still remains to be studied. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small ball to find out if there are any ocean currents（水流）or signs of life.
It was necessary to set out early, so that the ball would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations （准备）early in the morning and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.
The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers
（层）of water. In time, the temperature dropped to freezing point. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone telling how they felt. Then, at a depth（深度）of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were frightened by a loud, cracking（爆裂）noise: even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer（外部的）windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the ball touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of "dust" made up of small dead sea-creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the great water pressure（压力）. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long , as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint（微弱的）but clear voices of the divers were heard on the mother ship seven miles away. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience.
1. The purpose of the diver's journey to the deepest point on the earth was to find _____.
A. if there are water currents and life in the great depths
B. if people can stand the severe cold in the great depths
C. if there are steps in the great depths
D. if the telephone works well in the great depths
2. The divers set out early in the morning so that _____.
A. they could return to the surface during the day
B. they could see at the bottom of the ocean
C. they could avoid the cold at night
D. they could stay long at the bottom
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The ocean water temperature decreases steadily with the depth
B. There are steps on the way to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
C. There are steps between the water layers of different temperature
D. The water layers of different temperatures made the divers feel as if they were going down
steps
4. As the divers went down to the ocean floor, the telephone _____.
A. kept working all the time
B. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again after they reached the
bottom
C. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working at 30,000 feet
D. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again when they returned to
the same depth
5. On the ocean floor, the divers found that _____.
A. there was no life but some small dead sea-creatures
B. fish were swimming as freely as they do near the surface
C. fish were not swimming freely in the dark water
D. fish were not swimming freely under the high water pressure
Passage 3
Suppose we built a robot（机器人）to explore the planet Mars. We provide the robot with seeing detectors（探测器）to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times? No. The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning.
According to the evolutionary（进化的）theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny（否认）that sleep provides some important restorative functions（恢复功能）. It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into；it does not protect us form trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent.
The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do. But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival（生存）depends on their ability to run away from attackers.
1. The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us _____.
A. the differences between robots and men
B. the reason why men need to sleep
C. about the need for robots to save power
D. about the danger of men working at night
2. Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him _____.
A. keep up a regular pattern of life
B. prevent trouble that comes looking for him
C. avoid danger and inefficient labour
D. restore his bodily functions
3. According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we _____.
A. are worrying about our safety
B. are overworked
C. are in a tent
D. are away from home
4. Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats _____.
A. need more time for restoration
B. are unlikely to be attackers
C. are more alive than horses when they are awake
D. spend less time eating to get enough energy
5. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? _____
A. Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.
B. The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory.
C. Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.
D. The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.
附：参考答案
主观题
（一）翻译
（一）汉译英
1．到那座房子步行约半个多小时。

2．工作时间必须全力以赴。

3．大部分孩子几乎是给他们什么都吃。

4．好环境会给人好心情。

5．森林已经变成一排排的房屋。

6．该镇的10万居民中，有一半不是在本地出生的。

7．一部小说的深度不在题材大小。

8．这个著名作家的故居在一条大街上。

9．她不顾别人的劝阻。

10．中国和美国的青年生活在不同的社会环境中。

11．那时他已经在音乐界中享有盛名。

12．参观者可以自己去动手操作，自己细心观察。

13．加拿大国土面积比中国还大。

14．独享欢乐是一种愉快，独自忧伤也是一种愉快。

15．博物馆起到了传播科学知识的作用。

16．大家走到一起，谈论的一个重要话题就是奥运会。

17. 他年轻时脾气暴躁。

18．他们有着各自不同的生活经历。

19．他父亲嗜烟好酒。

20．他们周末也往往会抽出一天甚至两天的时间加班。

21．上海有它作为一座现代大城市的另一面。

22．美国吸收许多外来移民。

23．这些探险家的目的是为了弄清大自然的真相。

（二）英译汉
1．She has a perfect figure.
2．He is far from what I expected.
3．We have the same problem as you do concerning the learning of English．4．A long life is thought to be a full one.
5．Lives are measured by the impressions they leave on the world.
6．He was sentenced as much as six months in jail for drunk driving.
7．His marriage suffered and ended in divorce.
8．The only other people who knew the secret were his father and mother.
9．If you want to go, I would give you my advice that you take an umbrella. 10．This is indeed a most pressing problem.
11．Some couples have children in order to maintain or improve their marriage 12．I remained confused about the problem.
13．American literature is completely unlike that of Europe.
14．Much progress has been made in computer science in less than a century. 15．Would you please pass me a piece of paper to write on?
16．We managed to repair the door.
17．Wet paint.
18．Our two countries are neighbors whose friendship is of long standing. 19．He was sentenced as much as six months in jail for drunk driving.
20．He went so far as to cheat openly on test.
参考答案：
（一）汉译英
1. 解答: The house was within the reach of half an hour's walk.
2. 解答: Nothing but work during the working hours.
3. 解答: Most children are ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them.
4. 解答: Good environment keeps people in good mood.
5. 解答: The forest has been replaced by rows and rows of houses and buildings.
6. 解答: Among the 0.1 million residents of this town, half of them are non-natives.
7. 解答: The depth of a novel can never be judged by the significance of the theme.
8. 解答: The former residence of the famous writer is situated on a big street.
9. 解答: She ignored the dissuasions from others.
10. 解答: The young people of China and of the U.S. live in different social environments.
11. 解答: At that time he already enjoyed a high reputation within the musical circle.
12. 解答: Visitors are allowed to operate with their own hands and to observe closely.
13. 解答:Canada has a territory larger than that of China.
14. 解答:Happiness enjoyed alone is a pleasure, so is sorrow tasted privately.
15. 解答:Those museums help to spread scientific knowledge.
16. 解答:Whenever we gather together, an important topic of discussion has been the Olympic Games.
17．解答:He had a sharp temper when he was young.
18．解答:They have their individually different experiences of life.
19．解答:His father is addicted to alcohols and cigarettes.
20．解答:Even on weekends, they would spend one day, or even two days, on working overtime. 21．解答:There is a different picture of Shanghai as a modern city.
22．解答:The United States attracts many immigrants from other countries.
23．解答:Happiness enjoyed alone is a pleasure, so is sorrow tasted privately.
（二）英译汉
1. 解答:她身材不错。

2. 解答:他远不是我想象的那样。

3. 解答:在学英语的问题上，我和你有同样的问题。

4. 解答:能度过漫长的一生被认为是甚为圆满的。

5. 解答:衡量生命的尺度乃是留给世界的印记。

6 解答: 他因酗酒驾驶而被判入狱半年。

7. 解答:他的婚姻也受到影响，最后还是离了婚。

8. 解答:别的知道这个秘密的人就是他的父母。

9. 解答:你要去，我建议你别忘了带把伞。

10. 解答:这的确是一个非常棘手的问题。

11．解答:有些夫妇生儿育女是为了维系或改善婚姻。

12．解答:这个问题我还是不懂。

13．解答:美国文学完全不像欧洲文学。

或者：美国文学与欧洲文学大相径庭。

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14．解答:不到一个世纪，计算机科学取得了很大进步。

15．解答:你能否递张纸给我，我想写点东西。

16．解答:我们努力把门修好。

17．解答:油漆未干。

18．解答:我们两国是友谊长存的友好邻邦。

19．解答:他因酗酒驾驶而被判入狱半年。

20．解答:他居然敢公开作弊。

（二）写作
根据题干要求，在30分钟内写出一篇80字的作文。

Exercise 1:
Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the outline below．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
Suppose you are Jane. Write a letter to Tom, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you
during the week-long holiday. You should write at least 80 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.
1. 表示欢迎
2. 提出对度假安排的建议
3. 提醒应注意的事项
A letter to a Schoolmate
January 23, 2011
Dear Tom,
Yours,
Jane
Exercise 2:
Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Chinese outline below．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
Recently there has been an increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere，which，in turn，causes global warming．
1．increased power generation using coal or oil；
2．increasing numbers of gasoline engines-cars，trucks，etc．；
3．growth of industrial production；
Exercise 3:
Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
Write an essay on the topic "How to Prepare for an Important Exam"．
Exercise 4:
Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction
Y our role: a tour guide
Y our audience: a group of foreign tourists
Y our introduction should include:
●some welcoming words
●the schedule for the day
● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting
(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)
Exercise 5:
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic given below．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
Why are Computers So Popular？
Exercise 6:
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic given
below．Y ou should write at least 80 words．
Advertisement, Bad or Good?
参考答案：
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