江南大学大学英语一阶段

年江南大学-大学英语一阶段————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：答案：1-10: A D B A C A A A A D11-20: C B D A D B C A A A21-30: B B B A C B B D B A31-40: B A D D C D B A B B41-50: D B B A D D C B B DPart IV ocabulary and StructureDirections:There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1.The ship _____ South America.A. is bound forB. bound forC. bound toD. is bound to2.The lifeboat went out to rescue a ship in _____.A. disgraceB. disappointmentC. despairD. distress3.I must _____ my lawyer before I make my final decisions.A. contrastB. contactC. contractD. compare4.The two cars were broken into pieces in the _____.A. collisionB. crashC. collapseD. confusion5.You’d better _____ the warm weather by going for a walk this afternoon.A. take use ofB. take the advantage ofC. take advantage ofD. take the use of6.Jean _____ own a car but I don’t believe her.A. claimsB. claims toC. claims thatD. claims of7.We tried to _____ him _____climbing the mountain without a guide.A. discourage fromB. encourage fromC. persuade .toD. encourage to8.We are _____ to John for bringing the books.A. gratefulB. capableC. appropriateD. owing9.The new engine must be thoroughly _____ before being out on the market.A. tried outB. tried toC. tried inD. tried with10.We will not have the picnic unless more people _____.A. signed inB. signed withC. signed forD. signed up11.Are you _____ that you are sitting on your hat?A. knowB. findC. awareD. assure12.A series of reforms _____ the new regime.A. fell intoB. ushered intoC. ended upD. resulted from13. Victory is _____, but not impossible.A. unnecessaryB. unimportantC. unpredictableD. unlikely14.Every time she quarreled with her husband she would end up ______.A. cryingB. to cryC. in cryD. cry15.He should really quit _____.A. to smokeB. with smokeC. in smokeD. smoking16.The chair is _____, so move it please.A. under wayB. in the wayC. by the wayD. under the way17.I do feel a little nervous _____.A. at the timeB. at one timeC. at timesD. at a time.18.______ such a kind person.A. Never before have I metC. Never before I have metB. Never before I metD. Never before did I meet19.It happened in the day ______ the evening.A. as opposed toB. opposed toC. as contrasted toD. contrasted to20.The company has the _____ right to print Mr. Dare’s books.A. exclusiveB. inclusiveC. excludeD. include21.They kept him locked up for five days and even prevented him from _____ his family.A. contractingB. contactingC. contrastingD. conforming22.She _____ to fight off her attacker, and escaped down a side street.A. triedB. managedC. enduredD. handled23.It’sa very old car and the spare parts are _____ available.A. no any longerB. no longerC. not any longerD. not longer24.Many small investors are taking _____ of these attractive share offers to make a quick profit.A. advantageB. benefitC. interestD. use25.Why don’t you take physics next term? It’s not _____ to understand as you might think.A. that hardB. too hardC. so hardD. such hard26.She has no idea what the book is about. She _____ have read it very carefully.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t27.Why is she looking at me as if she _____ me? I have never seen her before in my life.A. knowsB. knewC. had known meD. has known28.There is something wrong with my TV set. I must have it _____.A. checkB. checkingC. to checkD. checked29.These chairs may look good, but are very uncomfortable _____.A. to sit on themB. to sit onC. sitting on themD. sitting30.All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend _____ against the riots.( 叛乱者)A. themselvesB. themC. himselfD. himPart II. Reading ComprehensionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You sho ulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Passage oneO. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. H e didnot go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. Wh en hewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry wasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writin g. Hewrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simpl e as thetales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.31. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.32. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________.A. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City33. O. Henry went to prison because ________ .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his34. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.35. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.Passage twoOne day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at on eof London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airporton his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skele ton(人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenlythought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to theshop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonder swhat they said when they got home and found Rupert.36. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbor’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbor.37. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.38. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .39. Whichof the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .40. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.Passage threeOn the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful ha lloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom ofbicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations(目的地)wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.Hewillcomplete his trip in Pakistan.41. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be __________.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims42. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because_________.A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him43. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: ________.A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India44. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo.B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .45. Friedlander can be said to be _____.A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—mindedPassage fourMr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to wo rkby train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him someexercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You maynot remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stop ped youinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewilling to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go onwith your story!”“Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”46. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.47. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way48. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money49. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then50. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent them.。