大学英语A——复习题(08)

大学英语A——复习题8
一、阅读理解
From the time we were babies we have been taught our manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and a fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.
Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that you are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. They politely turn their backs on each other when they are taking food.
Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）. They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well, or to bless a new born baby. In most other places, spitting means just something completely different. It's something to do to show that you hate someone.
When we go to visit someone we say "Hello" and "How are you" and things like that. If you were visiting an East African village, everyone would be very careful not to pay any attention to you. The polite thing there would be for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You would wait until he had finished what he was doing and then he would begin talking to you.
In a village in Arab, a visitor walks behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passed in front，he would be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It was rude to refuse.
1、We have been taught________.
A、it's bad manners to stand and to sit
B、it's good manners to hold a knife and a fork
C、it's good manners not to talk with our mouths full
D、how to shake hands when we introduce people
参考答案:C
2、In parts of Polynesia it's not polite________.
A、to be eating alone
B、to stand eating
C、to be seen eating
D、to take food away
参考答案:C
3、In most places，spitting means________.
A、a kind of blessing
B、you want a sick person to get well
C、you give a new-born baby the blessing
D、you hate someone
参考答案:D
4、If you visit an East African village, you________.
A、had better say "Hello" or "How are you" to others
B、will keep quiet and not to speak to anyone
C、should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others
D、must wait until the villagers have finished their work and then begin to talk to them
参考答案:B
5、If you pass in front of the tents in Arab, ________.
A、you would be invited in and eat in each tent
B、you just refuse to go into the tent
C、you can walk behind all the tents
D、you can't get to the one you want to visit
参考答案:A
6、In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.
A、rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B、small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C、Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D、most Americans are ready to offer help
参考答案:D
7、It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.
A、culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B、courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated
C、various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D、social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
参考答案:A
8、Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.
A、to improve their hard life
B、in view of their long-distance travel
C、to add some flavor to their own daily life
D、out of a charitable impulse
参考答案:C
9、The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.
A、tends to be superficial and artificial
B、is generally well kept up in the United States
C、is always understood properly
D、has something to do with the busy tourist trails
参考答案:B
10、What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?
A、Favorable.
B、Unfavorable.
C、Indifferent.
D、Neutral.
参考答案:A
二、词汇与语法
11、John was _______ a car accident yesterday.
A、involved in
B、related to
C、included in
D、damaged by
参考答案:A
12、Most of the workers were _______ until the firm received new orders.
A、laid off
B、called off
C、put off
D、taken off
参考答案:A
13、They had to put the meeting off ________ so many people didn't show up.
A、since
B、unless
C、for fear that
D、though
参考答案:A
14、Maggie ____the floor when she _____the door bell ring.
A、was sweeping … heard
B、swept … heard
C、was sweeping … was hearing
D、swept … was hearing
参考答案:A
15、- I have taken someone else's T-shirt by mistake. Is it Jane's? - It _______ be hers. She seldom wears red.
A、won't
B、can't
C、needn't
D、mustn't
参考答案:B
解析:can’t: 不可能，表示猜测，其他三个选项意思不符合，因此选择B。

16、The hurricane left, _______ the ruins to this area.
A、to be left
B、leaving
C、to leave
D、left
参考答案:B
解析:非谓语动词结构leaving the ruins to this area补充说明前面一句话，因此选择B。

17、Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.
A、as if
B、provided
C、even if
D、whatever
参考答案:C
解析:as if 的意思是“似乎”，even if 的意思是“即使”，根据句意，只有C最合适。

18、Their idea is _______ to us all and you don't need to tell us more about it.
A、apparent
B、appearing
C、approaching
D、apart
解析:apparent：显而易见的；approaching：正接近的。

只有A符合句意。

19、By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for two days.
A、shall stay
B、have been staying
C、will have stayed
D、have stayed
参考答案:C
解析:By the time 表示将来，for two days 表示动作的完成，因此根据句意，此处应该选择将来完成时, C是正确答案。

20、Some people waste a lot of food _______ some others haven't enough to eat.
A、after
B、when
C、as
D、while
参考答案:D
解析:while 引导的是表示相反意思的状语从句，根据句意，此处应该选择while, 答案为D。

三、完型填空
Indians in the United States are faced with significant problems. First as groups of people with their 21 languages and cultures, each tribe wants to keep 22 its traditional and preserve some of its native customs. The 23 want their children to be proud of being Indians, as well as to survive in the outside world. The young people want to enter the modern world, 24 they see on television and in movies. Like everyone 25 , they are anxious to get a good education and a good job. 26 , the Indians see little prospect 27 success and become frustrated because they usually go to 28 schools and often cannot adjust 29 in the city. In addition, many Indians feel that they are discriminated against, partly because they always see themselves 30 losers in movies and history books. They have lost much of their self-confidence and pride, and they must acknowledge this fact in order to get rid of their problem.
21、
A、own
B、self
C、selves
D、owns
参考答案:A
22、
A、on
B、down
C、up
D、from
参考答案:C
23、
A、adult
B、youth
C、adults
参考答案:C
24、
A、that
B、in that
C、in which
D、which
参考答案:D
25、
A、own
B、else
C、owns
D、body
参考答案:B
26、
A、While
B、Therefore
C、However
D、Although 参考答案:C
27、
A、for
B、with
C、at
D、from
参考答案:A
28、
A、noble
B、senior
C、junior
D、inferior 参考答案:D
29、
A、to live
B、to life
C、to lives
D、to walk 参考答案:B
30、
A、for
B、as
C、and
D、but
参考答案:B
31、天气预报说后天天气会变得更冷。

参考答案:The weather forecast said that it would/will be colder/will become colder the day after tomorrow.
32、由于2008年的奥运会，北京发生了重大变化。

参考答案:Due to/Because of 2008 Olympic Games, great changes in Beijing/great changes have taken place in Beijing.
解析:此句注意词组due to/because of, take place的用法。

33、女性职员占这个公司的三分之一。

参考答案:The women/female clerks/staff make up one-third of the company.
解析:考查词组make up 的用法。

34、我们想知道她是否会出席这个音乐会。

参考答案:We are wondering whether she will attend/come to this concert.
解析:此句注意使用be wondering whether的句型
五、写作
35、写作Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.What is the focus or the most important task for students, study or housework? Write an essay on the topic "Should We Learn to Do Housework?" You should base your essay on the outline below.1.学生应否学做家务？有人认为应该。

2.有人认为没必要。

3.我认为……。