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学位英语考试复习资料

学位英语考试复习资料

学位英语考试复习资料成人高等教育学士学位英语考试题型分为:词汇、语法、阅读理解、完形填空、翻译、(辨认错误)写作七个部分历年真题练习2009年4月北京地区成教英语统考真题_完形填空题Conversation begins almost the moment we come into contact with another and continues throughout the day56the aid of cell phones and computers. However, we am so often absorbed in conversation that we57sight of its true purpose and value.One important58of a good conversation is that the words are 59 used to express thoughts and feelings. We are60deep thoughts and strong emotions, yet our vocabularies are not61for this expression, and many . 62 little effort to expand that. Perhaps you see a movie that63. you deeply, yet you have the following conversation: "So, what did you think of the film?Oh, my God, it was so sad, I swear. I went through 64 a box of tissues(面巾纸)。

I was in tears." This dialogue is65an effective way of expressing feelings. It gives no66of how or why the movie truly67you. Such commonly-used phrases are certainly not enough to describe a deeply moving experience. However, not only68 try to avoid overused words, you must69be careful in your selection. The purpose of expanding vocabulary is not to use the70or most impressive words, but to find those best suited.What is lacking in many conversations is the ability to talk to another rather than just talking with that person. A 71person will find that even in the most ordinary conversations. There are a thousand questions72to be asked if you have courage and a desire for exchange. Good conversations should not be73nonsense, but of a meeting of two74the human condition. It should bring a better understanding of others and offer a release of emotions more than drive away75 thoughts or kill time,56. A. with B. at C. under D. for57. A. miss B. have C. win D. lose58. A. issue B. aspect C. problem D, question59. A. funny B. careful C. only D. properly60. A. lack of B. short of C. fond of D. full of61. A. short B. much C. enough D. bad62, A. take B. get C. make D. try63. A. teaches B. touches C. pushes D. directs64. A. using up B. to use C. used up D. using off65. A. partly B. actually C. hardly D. truly66. A. fact B. model C. pattern D. sign67. A. affected B. infects C. affects D. infected68. A. you will B. must you C. you must D. will you69. A. too B. never C. yet D. also70. A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. important71. A. careless B. thoughtful C. efficient D. able72. A. waiting B. wait C. waited D. waits73. A. make up for B. made up ofC. make up ofD. made up for74. A. are sharing B. shared C. sharing D. shares75. A. unpleasant B. pleasant C. clever D. happy2009年4月北京地区成教英语统考真题_翻译题76. Much unfriendly feelings towards computers has been based on the fear of widespread unemployment resulting from their introduction.77. After the new system has sealed down, people in non-computer jobs are not always replaced when they leave, resulting in a decrease in the number of employees.78. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet that it is necessary to make special provision to supply the missing vitamins.79. It used to distress large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice.80. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way.81. 每当听到这首歌时,我就会想起你。

江苏省成人学位英语复习资料

江苏省成人学位英语复习资料

词汇部分命题特点
• 1. 词汇部分共20道题。(15道书上原题+5道课 外题),有时候也可能全部是书上的原题,但 一般这部分都会有少许课外的题目。 • 2. 所选的题目考固定搭配、同义词辨析、短语 辨析较多。难度适中。 • 3. 过于简单的人人都会的,特别偏的,不太常 用的,或句子结构过于复杂,用词较难的句子 一般不考。
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广东省成人高等教育学位英语复习资料

广东省成人高等教育学位英语复习资料

一般现在时1)经常性或习惯性的动作,常与表示频度的时间状语连用。

时间状语:every…, sometimes,at…, on Sunday。

例如:I leave home for school at 7 every morning. 每天早上我七点离开家。

2)客观真理,客观存在,科学事实。

例如:The earth moves around the sun. 地球绕太阳转动。

Shanghai lies in the east of China. 上海位于中国东部。

3)表示格言或警句。

例如:Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败。

注意:此用法如果出现在宾语从句中,即使主句是过去时,从句谓语也要用一般现在时。

例:Columbus proved that the earth is round. 哥伦布证实了地球是圆的。

4)现在时刻的状态、能力、性格、个性。

例如:I don't want so much. 我不要那么多。

Ann writes good English but does not speak well. 安英语写得不错,讲的可不行。

二、一般过去时1)在确定的过去时间里所发生的动作或存在的状态。

例如:时间状语有:yesterday, last week, an hour ago,the other day, in 1982等。

例如:Where did you go just now? 刚才你上哪儿去了?2)表示在过去一段时间内,经常性或习惯性的动作。

例如:When I was a child, I often played football in the street.Whenever the Browns went during their visit, they were given a warm welcome.那时,布朗一家无论什么时候去,都受到热烈欢迎。

3)句型:It is time for sb. to do sth"到……时间了""该……了"例如:It is time for you to go to bed.你该睡觉了。

成人学位英语复习资料

成人学位英语复习资料

一、时态和语态1. 如何解答时态问题例1You’ve already missed too many classes this term. You ______ justlast week.A. missedB. would missC. had missedD. have missed例2Anne asked Tom ______ the key.A. when he leftB. where he had leftC. how he leftD. why did he left2. 与完成时有关的时态★现在完成时(have done) since, for/ in the past few months, up tonow例1Collectingtoy cars as a hobby becomesincreasinglypopular duringthe pastfifty years.A B C D例2English ______ in a new way at my college in the past few years.A. has been taughtB. was being taughtC. has been taughtD. had been taught.★过去完成时(had done)例3Anne asked Tom ______ the key.A. when he leftB. where he had leftC. how he leftD. why did he left例4The chemistry class_____ for five minutes when we hurried there.A. had been onB. had begunC. has been onD. would began★将来完成时(will have done) by例5We’re late I expect the film_____ by the time we get to the cinema.A. had already startedB. have alreadyC. will already have startedD. have already been started.★现在完成进行时(have been doing)例6It seems oil ___________ from this pipe for some time. We'll haveto take the machine apart to put it right.A. had leakedB. is leakingC. leakedD. hasbeen leaking★过去完成进行时(had been doing)★将来完成进行时(will have been doing )例7By the time you arrive this evening, _______for two hours.A. I will studyB. I will have been studiedC. I had studiedD. I will have been studying.3. 在时间和条件状语从句中不用将来时态▲用一般现在时代替一般将来时例1When the mixture_____, it will give off a powerful force.A. will heatB. will be heatedC. is heatedD. hasheated例2please be sure to telephone me the next time you ______. A. will come B. would come C. shall come D. come▲用现在完成时代替将来完成时例3Smith is to study medicine as soon as he_______ military service.A. will finishB. has finishedC. finishD.would finish例4No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her untilhe or she______ them.A. triesB. will tryC. are tryingD. have tried4. 考试小窍门案。

成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料全

成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料全

成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料一、考试题型本考试包括5个部分:阅读理解、词汇和语法、完形填空、英译汉和写作。

客观题目全部按顺序统一编号。

考试时间为120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解(ReadingComprehension),共4篇短文,共20题,占总分的40%。

第二部分词汇和语法(Vocabulary and Structure),共40题,占总分的20%。

第三部分完形填空(Cloze),共20题,占总分的10%。

第四部分英译汉(Translation from English into Chinese),1一2个段落,占总分的15%。

第五部分写作(Writing),占总分的15%。

阅读理解专项练习Passage 1The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetime’s good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you are born has an enduring influence on levels of optimism and self-reported luck, according to a research by British and Swedish scientists. May was the luckiest month in which to be born, with 50 percent of those born then considering themselves lucky, while October was the least lucky month, with just 43 percent claiming good fortune.The findings add to growing evidence that the phenomenon of luck is not all down to chance, but is affected by a person’s general disposition. Other research has shown that whether people think themselves fortunate depends less on objective success than on having a “glass half-full” or “half-empty” approach to life. “What we are seeing suggests that something is influencing how people perceive their luckiness. My hypothesis is that people create their own luck by traits such as optimism, that luck is a psychological phenomenon rather than a matter of blind chance,” said Profe ssor Richard Wiseman, who led the research.The pattern of the result, with those born in spring and in summer reporting themselves luckier than those born in autumn or winter, could have two potential explanations, Professor Wiseman said.1.According to the passage, whether people think themselves lucky or not dependson the following factors EXCEPT _______.A. one’s objective successB. one’s general dispositionC. one’s attitude to lifeD. one’s place of birth2. According to the passage, those who were born in ________ regard themselves as the most fortunate.A. MarchB. AprilC. MayD. October3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Optimistic people tend to be luckier.B. Devoted people tend to be luckier.C. Objective success is more important than one’s general disposition in feeling lucky.D. People drinking more water tend to be luckier.4. Which of the following words can be best replace the word “trait” (Line7, Para.2)?A. Quality.B. Expectation.C. Belief.D. Idea5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Luck is Something BornB. Luck is Not All Down to ChanceC. Luck is a Matter of Blind ChanceD. Luck and AgePassage 2Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.1. Leonardo Da Vinci _______.A. said that man would fly in the sky one dayB. built a kind of machine which never flewC. made designs for flying machinesD. drew many beautiful pictures of birds2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _______.A. made a kind of flying machineB. tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathersC. wanted to build a kind of balloonD. tried to fly on a large bird3. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _______.A. got badly woundedB. succeeded in flyingC. lost his lifeD. flew only 8 minutes4. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _______.A. two animalsB. the MontgolfiersC. two FrenchmenD. the King and Queen5. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?A. In December 1783.B. In September 1783.C. In the 17th century.D. In November 1783.Passage 3Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more nutritiously(有营养的) and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so called “plastic” fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients(成分) in a quiet restaurant with a more leisurely atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxing dinner without phone or TV interruptions.While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological addiction(依赖). They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body weight, and although they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.The current waves of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and magazines, for example, are offering classes, printing booklet articles, etc. to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet, of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to “diet addiction”.1. These days people are dieting more because _______.A. they have become fatter and fatterB. they have realized the danger of eatingC. they have become more health consciousD. they have taken better care of themselves2. What changes have people made in the atmosphere of mealtime?A. They are taking more time for each meal.B. They are eating in quiet restaurants with more leisurely atmosphere.C. At home they are eating without phone or TV interruptions.D. All of the above.3. “They look like skeletons” in the third paragraph most probably means ________.A. they are very prettyB. they are very uglyC. they are too thinD. they are starving4. The main idea of the last paragraph is about ________.A. how the organizations try to help people with dieting addictionB. what kind of media can be used to educate the publicC. where people with dieting addiction can go to ask for helpD. what causes the organizations to begin educating the public5. According to the passage, we can infer that the atmosphere of eating has something to do with ________.A. dietingB. mannersC. healthD. exercisingPassage 4Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did? Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal education, but he mostly borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock, he became well known and people would visit him just to see his creation.Banneker ran his family farm from many years, but when he was in his late 50s, a neighbor’s son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, the stud y of the planets and stars, and again taught himself a new science. He made calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets, and even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today, he is best known for publishing six almanacs, called “Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac” between 1792 and 1797.In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington, D. C., which became the nation’s capital. For a look at Banneker’s amazing life, visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland.1. What was the status of most African-Americans at Banneker’s time?A. Most African-Americans could have formal education.B. Most African-Americans could be self-educated.C. Most African-Americans had freedom.D. Most African-Americans were slaves.2. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself?A. Science and mathematics.B. Science, mathematics and astronomy.C. Astronomy only.D. Six Almanac.3. He became famous at the age of 22 because of ______.A. a watchB. a telescopeC. a bookD. a clock4. The word “almanac” (Line 5, Para. 2) probably means ________.A. a bookB. an objectC. a surveyD. a diary5. Which of Mr. Banneker’s w orks is best known?A. Eclipse prediction.B. Helping surveying the capital.C. Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac.D. A wooden clock.Passage 5The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact, I dare not.The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried.“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.The clock stroke one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned.I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.”My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were _______.A. quietly laughing at himB. outsideC. working in bedD. asleep2. The underlined word “wretched” in Para. 3 probably means ______.A. very happyB. very unhappyC. disappointedD. hopeful.3. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because _______.A. he hadn’t studied hard before the examinationB. he was very tiredC. his eyes lid wer e so heavy that he couldn’t keep them openD. it was too late at night4. What do you suppose happed to the author?A. He went to church to pray again.B. He failed in the exam.C. He passed the exam by sheer luck.D. He was punished by his teacher.5. The best title for the passage would be ______.A. A Slow StudentB. Working Far into the NightC. The Night before the ExaminationD. Going over My LessonsPassage 6Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal pr paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest money. Other animals were used as money too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.1. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?A. To sell a bicycle for $20.B. To get some money for old books at a garage sale.C. To buy things you need or want.D. To get paid for your work.2. Where were shells used as money in history?A. In the Philippines.B. In China.C. In Africa.D. We don’t know.3. Why did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?A. Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.B. Because it would be lighter for people to carry from place to place.C. Because people wanted to make it look nicer.D. Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.4. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?A. Because they are difficult for people to obtain.B. Because they themselves are expensive, too.C. Because they are not easy to carry around.D. Because they are easy to steal.5. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?A. Money and Its UseB. Different Things Used as MoneyC. Different Countries, Different MoneyD. The History of MoneyPassage 7In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national course, they are allowed a lot of choices in deciding what to teach.Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils. Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so the courses include yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.B. The school has to follow the national courses.C. The school has to have at least 27 students.D. All of the above.2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in the Ireland because ________.A. it was set up by parents who are not people of DenmarkB. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”C. there are only twenty-four childrenD. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 123. What makes this kind of school special?A. It is set up by parents not by government.B. It is free to decide what to teach.C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.4. “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means _______.A. what we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the officeB. children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachersC. children should learn by themselves not rely on teachersD. children should learn through practice not just from books5. The courses include _________.A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama andenvironmental river studies, except writing, maths and scienceB. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and scienceC. not only reading, writing, maths and science,but also yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studiesD. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) writing, maths and sciencePassage 8In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support the idea.Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didn’t watch television.Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts: The more the men run, the more body fat they lost. The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate. Thus, those who run the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.1. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that ________.A. they are too slimB. they work too hardC. they are too fatD. they lose too much body fat2. According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, ________ will have a weight problem.A. 30B. 50C. 100D. 1503. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a weight problem?A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support that.D. We don’t know because the information is not given.4. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s _______.A. ate more food and had more physical activities.B. ate less food but had more activitiesC. ate less food and had less physical exerciseD. had more weight problems5. Modern scientific researchers have reported to us that ________.A. fat people eat less food and are less activeB. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intakePassage 9Mass media, the tools of communication, can be divided into two groups: print media and electronic media. By print media, we mean books, newspapers and magazines. Electronic media include television, computer, radio and movie. Mass media allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to talk to each other by helping us overcome barriers cause by time and space.Mass media make daily life easier for us in various ways. Firstly, they help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to obtain on our own.Secondly, mass media help us arrange our time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings in newspapers or on TV. Because we are exposed to different points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to evaluate all sides of a certain issue.Thirdly, the media are used to persuade people. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.Fourthly, the media also entertain. All media make efforts to entertain their audience. For instance, even though the newspaper is a prime medium of information, it also contains entertainment features. Television, motion picture, some radio stations and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is estimated that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.1.What makes it possible for people living in different places to communicate witheach other?A. Printed media.B. Mass media.C. Electronic media.D. Computers.2. Which of the following functions of mass media is NOT mentioned?A. To make people well informed about the world.B. To amuse and entertain people.C. To help people arrange their time and life.D. To give people a sense of honor.3. Certain matters in newspapers or on TV tend to be talked about when people get together because ________.A. people are curious about themB. people are influenced by those mass mediaC. it is fashionable for people to do soD. it is easy for people to communicate in this way4. How does advertisement make people purchase certain goods according to the passage?A. By giving an attractive account of the goods.B. By asking people to buy them.C. By forcing people to buy them.D. By giving people something extra.5. Which of the following media is mainly devoted to information according to the passage?A. TV.B. Magazine.C. Motion pictures.D. Newspapers.Passage 10Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fil l a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.1. Leonardo Da Vinci _______.A. said that man would fly in the sky one dayB. built a kind of machine which never flewC. made designs for flying machinesD. drew many beautiful pictures of birds2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _______.A. made a kind of flying machineB. tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathersC. wanted to build a kind of balloonD. tried to fly on a large bird3. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _______.A. got badly woundedB. succeeded in flyingC. lost his lifeD. flew only 8 minutes4. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _______.A. two animalsB. the MontgolfiersC. two FrenchmenD. the King and Queen5. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?A. In December 1783.B. In September 1783.C. In the 17th century.D. In November 1783.Passage 11Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in Math and English.You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose help a child with Math, English, or both. Half-hour lesson are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors ---- he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.I’m sure you will enjoy this community service and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week.1. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.B. To interest students in a new community program.C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.2. What is the purpose of the program that the passage describes?A. To find jobs for graduating students.B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.D. To provide funding for a community service project.3. What does Professor Dodge do?A. He advices students to participate in the special program.B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.D. He helps students prepare their resumes.4. What should students interested in the tutorials do?A. Contact the elementary school.B. Sign up for a special class.C. Submit a resume to the dean.D. Talk to Professor Dodge.5. Whom do you think the passage dresses to?A. Faculty.B. Students.C. Freshman.D. Graduating students of the university.Passage 12Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾) toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the message.Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.In Africa, people learn to send messages by beating on a series of large drums. Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speeches sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds. 1. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon _________.A. fine weatherB. high towerC. the spelling systemD. arm movements2. Which of the following statements is true?A. Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message.B. African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message.C. Telephone was invented by a French engineer.D. Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly.3. The African way of communication sent messages _________.A. with arms.B. over a very short distanceC. by a musical instrumentD. at a rather slow speed4. The _______ way of communication made use of visible signs.A. FrenchB. RomanC. AfricanD. American5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?A. Shields and Drums。

成人函授学士学位英语复习资料

成人函授学士学位英语复习资料

(一)Fire Prevention on Campus 1. 前段时间校园火灾频发,造成生命和财产损失2. 分析火灾发生的原因3. 作为学生,如何预防校园火灾发生●审题概述●这是一篇分析火灾原因和如何预防火灾为中心的文章,撰写的重点即在于此。

开篇综述校园火灾频发情形及造成的生命和财产损失,然后说明火灾原因,最后提出可能的火灾预防措施。

第一段,主要概述;第二段,说明原因;第三段,详细论述措施。

【范文】l Fire Prevention on Campus People are alarmed by the succession of campus fires in recent years. In each of these accidents, heavy casualties were reported—houses were burned down, students lost their lives, and properties were damaged. Faced with such a chilling fact, people keep asking, “What on earth results in these repeated tragedies?”A brief survey of them reveals that human factors still prove to be the leading causes. For example, three of these fires were caused by the students’ use of electric water-heaters. As students often leave the heaters unattended, the risks are rather high. In other cases, fires were also caused by stoves, candles, cigarette butts, etc.Since most of these disasters could have been prevented if proper precautions had been taken, students should be better educated on the importance and measures of fire control. The following three reminders are of particular importance for us students: First, learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Second, double-check candles, heaters, stoves and otherelectric appliances, and make surethere are no open flames beforeleaving rooms. Lastly, do not smokein the dorm.◇第一段思路点评:概述并引入下文◇语言点提示:(1)此句What on earth results inthese repeated tragedies?常可作为过渡句,引出下文(2)注意描述有关火灾客观事实,多使用被动语态,如are alarmed by,were reported,were burned down,were damaged,Faced with。

成人高考_专升本英语复习资料大全

成人高考_专升本英语复习资料大全

专升本英语词汇和语法考点总结词汇一、名词和代词一)重点名词和代词辨析1、result,effect,outcome,ending,consequence,fruitresult 普通用词,多指好的结果.另:比分,成绩;effect 名词:效果,影响。

动词:实现;outcome 多指成就,成果;ending 结局,结尾;consequence 多指不良的结果,后果;fruit 水果,产物。

2、feature,appearance,virtue,character,characteristicsfeature 1,特色,2,面貌,相貌;appearance 1,出现,露面 2,外观,外貌,外表;virtue 1,美德,2,优点,长处;character特征,品质,角色;characteristics特性,特色。

3、accident,incident,event,conflict,trouble,occurrence,crash,crisisaccident 事故,意外。

意想不到的事情,往往引起损伤或伤害;incident事件,小插曲。

事变(外交,政治中的政变);event 特指重大事件;conflict冲突,矛盾;trouble烦恼,麻烦;occurrence 1,发生,出现。

2,突发事件;crash使(飞机)坠毁、使(车辆)猛撞等;crisis危机,紧急关头。

4、currency,income,wage,bonus,salary,award,reward,fee,allowance,honour,benefit,profit,interest, prize, wealth,capital,money,cash,coin,fund,debt,loancurrency 流通货币,经济学用词;Income泛指收入;Wage 特指工资;Bonus指提成的奖金;Salary = wage + bonus 薪水;Award授予的奖项,包括奖励的奖金;Reward 回报,报酬,酬金;Fee泛指费用;Allowance 表示津贴,补贴;honour荣誉,名誉。

学位英语重点复习资料

学位英语重点复习资料

学位英语重点复习资料一、词汇与语法1、词汇:积累词汇量是英语学习的关键。

复习时,应注重对常用词汇的理解和应用。

记忆单词的方法可以是结合语境进行记忆,这样更有利于理解和记忆。

2、语法:语法是英语学习的另一重要部分。

复习时,应注重对各种语法规则的理解和应用,尤其是时态、语态、从句等高级语法。

二、阅读理解阅读理解是学位英语考试的重要部分,复习时应注意提高阅读速度和理解能力。

可以通过阅读英文文章、新闻报道、学术论文等来提高阅读理解能力。

同时,学会根据上下文理解文章的意思,注意总结文章主旨和结构。

三、写作与翻译1、写作:写作部分要求考生能够写出结构清晰、语法正确的英语文章。

复习时,可以练习写作各种类型的文章,如议论文、说明文、记叙文等。

注意提高写作的逻辑性和条理性。

2、翻译:翻译部分要求考生能够准确地将英文翻译成中文。

复习时,可以多做一些翻译练习,注意对英文句子结构和含义的理解。

四、听力与口语1、听力:听力部分要求考生能够听懂英语口语中的常用表达和基本对话。

复习时,可以听一些英语新闻、电影、讲座等来提高听力理解能力。

2、口语:口语部分要求考生能够用英语进行基本的交流和表达。

复习时,可以与英语母语者进行对话练习,或者通过英语角等活动来提高口语表达能力。

以上是学位英语重点复习资料,希望能够帮助大家更好地准备考试。

祝大家成功!复习资料电大本科学位英语复习资料标题:复习资料:电大本科学位英语复习资料一、考试概述电大本科学位英语考试旨在测试学生的英语综合能力,包括词汇、语法、阅读理解、写作和听力。

考试形式为闭卷笔试,总分为100分,及格分数为60分。

了解考试大纲和题型,有针对性地进行复习,是提高考试成绩的关键。

二、词汇复习词汇是英语学习的基础,也是学位英语考试的重要部分。

复习时,建议采取以下策略:1、制定复习计划,每天背诵一定数量的单词,包括课内和课外的重点词汇。

2、运用记忆规律,如艾宾浩斯曲线,进行复习和巩固,提高记忆效果。

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成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习资料一、考试题型本考试包括5个部分:阅读理解、词汇和语法、完形填空、英译汉和写作。

客观题目全部按顺序统一编号。

考试时间为120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解(ReadingComprehension),共4篇短文,共20题,占总分的40%。

第二部分词汇和语法(Vocabulary and Structure),共40题,占总分的20%。

第三部分完形填空(Cloze),共20题,占总分的10%。

第四部分英译汉(Translation from English into Chinese),1一2个段落,占总分的15%。

第五部分写作(Writing),占总分的15%。

阅读理解专项练习Passage 1The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetime’s good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you are born has an enduring influence on levels of optimism and self-reported luck, according to a research by British and Swedish scientists. May was the luckiest month in which to be born, with 50 percent of those born then considering themselves lucky, while October was the least lucky month, with just 43 percent claiming good fortune.The findings add to growing evidence that the phenomenon of luck is not all down to chance, but is affected by a person’s general disposition. Other research has shown that whether people think themselves fortunate depends less on objective success than on having a “glass half-full” or “half-empty” approach to life. “What we are seeing suggests that something is influencing how people perceive their luckiness. My hypothesis is that people create their own luck by traits such as optimism, that luck is a psychological phenomenon rather than a matter of blind chance,” said Professor Richard Wiseman, who led the research.The pattern of the result, with those born in spring and in summer reporting themselves luckier than those born in autumn or winter, could have two potential explanations, Professor Wiseman said.1.According to the passage, whether people think themselves lucky or notdepends on the following factors EXCEPT _______.A. one’s objective successB. one’s general dispositionC. one’s attitude to lifeD. one’s place of birth2. According to the passage, those who were born in ________ regard themselves as the most fortunate.A. MarchB. AprilC. MayD. October3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Optimistic people tend to be luckier.B. Devoted people tend to be luckier.C. Objective success is more important than o ne’s general disposition in feeling lucky.D. People drinking more water tend to be luckier.4. Which of the following words can be best replace the word “trait” (Line 7, Para.2)?A. Quality.B. Expectation.C. Belief.D. Idea5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Luck is Something BornB. Luck is Not All Down to ChanceC. Luck is a Matter of Blind ChanceD. Luck and AgePassage 2Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.1. Leonardo Da Vinci _______.A. said that man would fly in the sky one dayB. built a kind of machine which never flewC. made designs for flying machinesD. drew many beautiful pictures of birds2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _______.A. made a kind of flying machineB. tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathersC. wanted to build a kind of balloonD. tried to fly on a large bird3. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _______.A. got badly woundedB. succeeded in flyingC. lost his lifeD. flew only 8 minutes4. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _______.A. two animalsB. the MontgolfiersC. two FrenchmenD. the King and Queen5. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?A. In December 1783.B. In September 1783.C. In the 17th century.D. In November 1783.Passage 3Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more nutritiously(有营养的)and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the s o called “plastic” fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients(成分) in a quiet restaurant with a more leisurely atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxing dinner without phone or TV interruptions.While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological addiction(依赖). They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body weight, and although they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.The current waves of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and magazines, for example, are offering classes, printing booklet articles, etc. to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet, of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to “diet addiction”.1. These days people are dieting more because _______.A. they have become fatter and fatterB. they have realized the danger of eatingC. they have become more health consciousD. they have taken better care of themselves2. What changes have people made in the atmosphere of mealtime?A. They are taking more time for each meal.B. They are eating in quiet restaurants with more leisurely atmosphere.C. At home they are eating without phone or TV interruptions.D. All of the above.3. “They look like skeletons” in the third paragraph most probably means ________.A. they are very prettyB. they are very uglyC. they are too thinD. they are starving4. The main idea of the last paragraph is about ________.A. how the organizations try to help people with dieting addictionB. what kind of media can be used to educate the publicC. where people with dieting addiction can go to ask for helpD. what causes the organizations to begin educating the public5. According to the passage, we can infer that the atmosphere of eating has something to do with ________.A. dietingB. mannersC. healthD. exercising Passage 4Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did? Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal education, but he mostly borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock, he became well known and people would visit him just to see his creation.Banneker ran his family farm from many years, but when he was in his late 50s, a neighbor’s son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, the study of the planets and stars, and again taught himself a new science. He made calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets, and even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today, he is best known for publishing six almanacs, called “Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac” between 1792 and 1797.In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington, D. C., which became the nation’s capital. For a look at Banneker’s amazing life, visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland.1. What was the status of most African-Americans at Banneker’s time?A. Most African-Americans could have formal education.B. Most African-Americans could be self-educated.C. Most African-Americans had freedom.D. Most African-Americans were slaves.2. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself?A. Science and mathematics.B. Science, mathematics and astronomy.C. Astronomy only.D. Six Almanac.3. He became famous at the age of 22 because of ______.A. a watchB. a telescopeC. a bookD. a clock4. The word “almanac” (Line 5, Para. 2) probably means ________.A. a bookB. an objectC. a surveyD. a diary5. Which of Mr. Banneker’s works is best known?A. Eclipse prediction.B. Helping surveying the capital.C. Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac.D. A wooden clock.Passage 5The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examin ation the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact, I dare not.The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.The clock stroke one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.”My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were _______.A. quietly laughing at himB. outsideC. working in bedD. asleep2. The underlined word “wretched” in Para. 3 probably means ______.A. very happyB. very unhappyC. disappointedD. hopeful.3. Revie wing his lessons didn’t help him because _______.A. he hadn’t studied hard before the examinationB. he was very tiredC. his eyes lid were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them openD. it was too late at night4. What do you suppose happed to the author?A. He went to church to pray again.B. He failed in the exam.C. He passed the exam by sheer luck.D. He was punished by his teacher.5. The best title for the passage would be ______.A. A Slow StudentB. Working Far into the NightC. The Night before the ExaminationD. Going over My LessonsPassage 6Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal pr paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest money. Other animals were used as money too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.1. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?A. To sell a bicycle for $20.B. To get some money for old books at a garage sale.C. To buy things you need or want.D. To get paid for your work.2. Where were shells used as money in history?A. In the Philippines.B. In China.C. In Africa.D. We don’t know.3. Why did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?A. Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.B. Because it would be lighter for people to carry from place to place.C. Because people wanted to make it look nicer.D. Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.4. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?A. Because they are difficult for people to obtain.B. Because they themselves are expensive, too.C. Because they are not easy to carry around.D. Because they are easy to steal.5. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?A. Money and Its UseB. Different Things Used as MoneyC. Different Countries, Different MoneyD. The History of MoneyPassage 7In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national course, they are allowed a lot of choices in deciding what to teach.Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils. Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so the courses include yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.B. The school has to follow the national courses.C. The school has to have at least 27 students.D. All of the above.2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in the Ireland because ________.A. it was set up by parents who are not people of DenmarkB. it was taken a s an example of this kind of “small school”C. there are only twenty-four childrenD. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 123. What makes this kind of school special?A. It is set up by parents not by government.B. It is free to decide what to teach.C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.4. “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” What the teachers sayactually means _______.A. what we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the officeB. children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachersC. children should learn by themselves not rely on teachersD. children should learn through practice not just from books5. The courses include _________.A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except writing, maths and scienceB. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and scienceC. not only reading, writing, maths and science,but also yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studiesD. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) writing, maths and sciencePassage 8In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support the idea.Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didn’t watch television.Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts: The more the men run, the more body fat they lost. The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate. Thus, those who run the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.1. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that ________.A. they are too slimB. they work too hardC. they are too fatD. they lose too much body fat2. According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, ________ will have a weight problem.A. 30B. 50C. 100D. 1503. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a weight problem?A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support that.D. We don’t know because the information is not given.4. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s _______.A. ate more food and had more physical activities.B. ate less food but had more activitiesC. ate less food and had less physical exerciseD. had more weight problems5. Modern scientific researchers have reported to us that ________.A. fat people eat less food and are less activeB. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intakePassage 9Mass media, the tools of communication, can be divided into two groups: print media and electronic media. By print media, we mean books, newspapers and magazines. Electronic media include television, computer, radio and movie. Mass media allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to talk to each other by helping us overcome barriers cause by time and space.Mass media make daily life easier for us in various ways. Firstly, they help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to obtain on our own.Secondly, mass media help us arrange our time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings in newspapers or on TV. Because we are exposed to different points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to evaluate all sides of a certain issue.Thirdly, the media are used to persuade people. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.Fourthly, the media also entertain. All media make efforts to entertain their audience. For instance, even though the newspaper is a prime medium of information, it also contains entertainment features. Television, motion picture, some radio stations and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is estimated that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.1.What makes it possible for people living in different places to communicatewith each other?A. Printed media.B. Mass media.C. Electronic media.D. Computers.2. Which of the following functions of mass media is NOT mentioned?A. To make people well informed about the world.B. To amuse and entertain people.C. To help people arrange their time and life.D. To give people a sense of honor.3. Certain matters in newspapers or on TV tend to be talked about when people get together because ________.A. people are curious about themB. people are influenced by those mass mediaC. it is fashionable for people to do soD. it is easy for people to communicate in this way4. How does advertisement make people purchase certain goods according to the passage?A. By giving an attractive account of the goods.B. By asking people to buy them.C. By forcing people to buy them.D. By giving people something extra.5. Which of the following media is mainly devoted to information according to the passage?A. TV.B. Magazine.C. Motion pictures.D. Newspapers.Passage 10Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.1. Leonardo Da Vinci _______.A. said that man would fly in the sky one dayB. built a kind of machine which never flewC. made designs for flying machinesD. drew many beautiful pictures of birds2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _______.A. made a kind of flying machineB. tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathersC. wanted to build a kind of balloonD. tried to fly on a large bird3. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _______.A. got badly woundedB. succeeded in flyingC. lost his lifeD. flew only 8 minutes4. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _______.A. two animalsB. the MontgolfiersC. two FrenchmenD. the King and Queen5. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?A. In December 1783.B. In September 1783.C. In the 17th century.D. In November 1783.Passage 11Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps eleme ntary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in Math and English.You’d have to volunteer two hours a week f or one semester. You can choose help a child with Math, English, or both. Half-hour lesson are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors ---- he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.I’m sure you will enjoy this community service and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week.1. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.B. To interest students in a new community program.C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.2. What is the purpose of the program that the passage describes?A. To find jobs for graduating students.B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.D. To provide funding for a community service project.3. What does Professor Dodge do?A. He advices students to participate in the special program.B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.D. He helps students prepare their resumes.4. What should students interested in the tutorials do?A. Contact the elementary school.B. Sign up for a special class.C. Submit a resume to the dean.D. Talk to Professor Dodge.5. Whom do you think the passage dresses to?A. Faculty.B. Students.C. Freshman.D. Graduating students of the university. Passage 12Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾) toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the message.Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.In Africa, people learn to send messages by beating on a series of large drums. Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speeches sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.1. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon _________.A. fine weatherB. high towerC. the spelling systemD. arm movements2. Which of the following statements is true?A. Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message.B. African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message.C. Telephone was invented by a French engineer.。

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