江南大学网络教育第一阶段练习题及答案，这是其中一个阶段共3个阶段。答案在后面
考试科目:《大学英语（一）》第 章至第 章（总分100分） __________学习中心（教学点） 批次： 层次： 专业： 学号： 身份证号： 姓名： 得分：
一 阅读理解 (共3题 ，总分值45分 )
1. Herman had worked for the bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a
clerk. He was not satisfied with the position and wanted to find something better. Yet he did not want to lose his position in bank before he had got another one, so he prepared a letter about himself, with the words \THE BANK OF RURITANIA!\other banks, asking them for a job.
A few days later, one of these letters came into the hands of Herman's boss at the bank; someone had given it to him at a party. The next morning, Herman's boss asked him to come into his room and said, \setting you free!\
（15 分） (1). Herman was not happy because he was in prison in the bank. （3 分）
A. T
better job yet. （3 分） A. T
B. F B. F
(2). Herman did not want to leave the Bank of Ruritania immediately because he had not found a
(3). He wished some other bank to give him a better job. （3 分）
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A. T B. F
(4). A few days later, Herman's boss found one of these letters in his office. （3 分） A. T
B. F
(5). The boss asked Herman to come into his room as he decided to fire him. （3 分） A. T
B. F
2. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to take the oath of office in the nation's permanent capital, Washington D.C. Although Washington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the capital's streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several tools.
Jefferson lived in the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms, where the President could entertain congressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly because there was no First Lady. Jefferson's wife had died in 1782. But it was also because Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up for an important meeting wearing old clothes and slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually.
Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in other ways, too. He disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.
（15 分） (1). According to the passage, the Presidential Palace was built to be
__________________. （3 分） A. an office building and home C. a home
except __________________. （3 分） A. a writer
B. a city planner
C. the third president of the United States D. a carpenter
B. a meeting place for congressmen D. an office building
(2). According to the passage, Thomas Jefferson was all of the following
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(3). Thomas Jefferson did not entertain very often in Washington D.C. because __________________. （3 分）
A. he did not have new clothes B. the food there was bad
C. he did not enjoy carefully prepared parties and there was no First Lady D. his wife did not like it
(4). Which of the following statements about Washington D.C. is TRUE? （3 分） A. It was not the first capital of the United States.
B. All the American presidents took the oath of office in Washington D.C. C. There were many old streets in Washington D.C. before 1801. D. Washington D.C. was planned by Thomas Jefferson.
(5). It can be inferred from the passage that George Washington and John Adams both __________________. （3 分）
A. lived in the Presidential Palace B. were rather formal gentlemen
C. were different from Thomas Jefferson only in how to run the country D. dressed casually
3. Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveller in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played 'long, long ago.' Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name 'chess' is interesting. When one player is attacking the other's king, he says in English, 'check'. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says 'check mate'. These words come from Persian 'Shah mat' means 'the king is dead'. That is when the game is over, and one player has won. Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened. Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people played chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world.
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