新发展大学英语 学习指南

新发展大学英语学习指南

Unit 1

Reading comprehension

1.The reason why the son was not happy is thatD__

A.He didn’t feel good because of the cold air in the room where the birthday party was

held.

B.He could not eat ice-cream at the birthday party.

C.He was not allowed to eat the birthday cake.

D.His mother did not agree to buy him some ice-cream.

2.Sometimes when the author is with one of her children without doing anything, she feels

A__

A.Happy

B.Relaxed

C.Empty

D.Nervous

3.The author writes about her childhood story in order to tell the readers_A_

A.What happiness really means

B.Her parents’ intentions in buying her the piano

C.Her thankfulness for what her parents did for her at that time.

D.Her great regret for giving up learning to play the piano

4.Another possible title for this passage is _B_

A.Happiness is having a peaceful mind.

B.Happiness is a matter of feeling

C.Happiness is being together with the people you love

D.Happiness is being useful to others

UNIT 2

5.The word burden in the article means all of the following except_B_

A.Ashes

B.Heating system

C.Negative feeling

D.The painful past

6.According to the author, what prevented Jean from attending her grandmother’s birthday

celebration was _C_

A.Her former husband

B.Her children’s perception of the relationship with their parents

C.Her false pride

D.Her children’ behavior after the divorce

7.The 104-year-old woman wanted to convert her heating system to gas because_D__

A.Gas is cheaper and safer than coal

B.She had to carry the coal home by herself

C.Coal causes pollution

D.She had to lug 拉the ashes out of the basement

8.Which of the following is true of John? (C)

A.He was the author’s patient

B.He was not on Medicare because he was not 104 years old.

C.He was with a government agency and in charge of loan application approval.

D.He undertook an investigation into the 104- year-old woman’s age claim.

9.The tone of the article is _C_

A.Indifferent

B.Objective

C.Persuasive

D.Pessimistic

Unit 4

10.From the passage, we see that _C_

A.The author tries to persuade us to give and receive highly –valued compliments

B.The author tells us how to give and receive highly-valued compliments

C.The author thinks it is greatly significant to give and receive highly-valued compliments

D.The author offers us some different ways to give and receive highly-valued compliments.

11.If you compliment others sincerely and quickly, __A_

A.It’s likely that you are welcome

B.You are possibly considered having everything planned beforehand

C.You are probably thought to be manipulative

D.You are possibly considered being pure hearted

12.According to the author, which of the following statements is true? (A)

pliments are supposed to be conveyed in simple terms

pliments should be made in private

pliments must be in a written form

pliments have to be original

13.According to the passage, which of the following is not true?(C)

A.Sincere compliments are profitable to the persons who give them

B.Sincere compliments are advantageous to the persons who receive them.

C.Sincere compliments are beneficial to the persons who give and receive them

D.Sincere compliments are instructive to the persons who give and receive them

14.The tone of this passage is_ B__

A.Neutral

B.Instructive

C.Critical

D.Ironical

Unit 5

15.If you are a typical Chinese and go to any airport or train station, you will see scenes of

greeting and good-bye with all the feelings expressed__B_

A.By exchanging hugs in public

B.In the face and the eyes

C.By saying “ I love you”

D.Through mobile phones

16.Why don’t you hug a foreigner according to the text? (C)

A.Because a foreigner is a dangerous person

B.Because a foreigner has some infectious disease